Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, House.
Katie Brewer
Sponsored
In committee2
Establishes personal income tax credit of $250 per dependent child.
Modifies definition of "treatment" for purpose of describing residential facilities that are subject to licensing requirements.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Establishes Oregon Growth Fund and Oregon Growth Board to encourage investment in and availability of capital to Oregon businesses and to further economic development in Oregon.
Authorizes Department of Transportation to enter into contract with specified forest protective associations for certain off-season services.
Directs each school district board to adopt policy regarding teen dating violence.
Requires expungement of juvenile records for contact involving prostitution when subject was under 18 years of age at time of offense without waiting period and, if no objection is filed, without hearing.
Out of committee · 3
Changes permissible use of moneys in Oregon Forest Land Protection Fund.
Requires that annual timber harvest on state forestlands in each subject forest district equal, at minimum, specified percentage of annual amount of harvestable timber expected to be grown on state forestlands in district.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to recommend rules to State Fish and Wildlife Commission regarding creation of pilot program that allows persons to use dogs to hunt or pursue cougars.
In committee · 24
Creates crime of failure to report the death of a child.
Requires state agencies to use federal E-Verify employment verification system to verify employment eligibility of job applicants.
Modifies types of animals qualifying as assistance animals for purposes of accessing places of public accommodation and modes of transportation and for purposes of cause of action for harm to assistance animal.
For purposes of central assessment, excludes from definition of "communication" data transmission services provided through contractual arrangement with person that transmits data through tangible property owned or controlled by that person.
Excludes company owning or leasing data center in enterprise zone from central assessment during period of enterprise zone exemption.
Applies sunsets to filing fee provisions and certain corporate tax provisions of Ballot Measure 67 (2010).
Removes all restrictions on use of hydroelectric power to qualify for renewable portfolio standard.
Reduces rate of personal income and corporate excise tax on capital gains, if gains are attributable to sale or exchange of investment made on or after January 1, 2012, and before January 1, 2014, and are held for at least three years.
Creates income tax credit for hiring of qualified employee by taxpayer with fewer than 100 employees.
Provides that if public body agrees to pay or provide benefit to retired employees other than payments required or provided for in statutes, public body must create separate account for funding of those benefits and make annual contributions to account in amounts necessary to amortize liability for benefits in 25 years or less.
Establishes requirements for evaluation of teachers and administrators.
Modifies Public Employees Retirement System benefits of school employees.
Exempts from application of insurance code sale of policies or certificates of health insurance in this state by insurers licensed to transact insurance in another state.
Prohibits state agencies, during current biennium, from spending General Fund moneys or moneys that are continuously appropriated to agency for purposes that are not essential to perform agency mission or functions or to implement legislative funding priorities.
Requires Department of Revenue to distribute 50 percent of business income taxes attributable to new business or expanded business to local jurisdiction that recruited new business or expanded business.
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to prepare certain revisions to Oregon's State Implementation Plan under federal Clean Air Act.
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for health insurance premium payments made during tax year by individual taxpayer for health benefit coverage of taxpayer, taxpayer's spouse or dependents.
Creates income tax credit for hiring of long-term unemployed worker.
Expands basis for allowing winery to be sited on land zoned for exclusive farm use to include cultivation or production of agricultural products that are used in winemaking, including fruit other than grapes, other cultivated crops and honey.
Requires contracting agency to apply certain preferences in awarding contracts related to certain goods manufactured from recycled materials.
Prohibits publication of advertisement for job vacancy that limits applicants to persons who are not currently unemployed.
Directs specified state agencies to file with Senate and House interim committees on general government affairs annual report describing amount of federal funds received by each agency in preceding fiscal year and containing plan to operate agency if amount of federal funds received by agency in current fiscal year is reduced by 10 percent or 20 percent.
Requires that Public Employees Retirement Board prepare and regularly update information relating to unfunded liabilities of state, cities, counties, school districts and local service districts and make information easily accessible on website for Public Employees Retirement System.
Authorizes issuance of restraining order for certain persons who are subjected to nonconsensual sexual contact.