Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Bill Garrard
Sponsored
In committee7
Allows community college district to use certain factors to determine employee eligibility to participate in benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board.
Authorizes community colleges to partner with employers in establishing new jobs training programs.
Requires Department of Human Services, law enforcement agency and other entity or person responsible for taking child into protective custody to provide parents or guardian with written information about parents' and guardian's rights and responsibilities, and resources for legal assistance, when child is taken into protective custody.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide emergency and nonemergency dental services in Oregon Health Plan.
Establishes five regional land use planning commissions.
Permits person who is serving on active duty and has served as military officer for certain number of days to qualify for veterans' recognition registration plate.
Prohibits reduction in sentence or release from custody that would cause person to serve less than 80 percent of original term of imprisonment.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 23
Includes removal of noxious weeds as part of Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to develop and make available Oregon transparency website for purpose of allowing people to view information that is public record and not exempt from disclosure.
Defines "comparable" for purposes relating to arbitration of wages for Department of State Police troopers.
Authorizes issuance of criminal process that authorizes or commands seizure or production of papers, documents, records or other things to recipient outside State of Oregon.
Exempts from definition of "gift," for purposes of ethics laws, specified program material, specified expenses for attendance at conference and reasonable expenses paid to public school employee for accompanying students on educational trip.
Modifies definition of "vulnerable user of a public way.".
Allows certain veterans with honorable discharges to pay tuition and fees at discounted rates.
Allows Department of Education to award grants for school library programs.
Directs Director of State Department of Energy to administer energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program for purpose of encouraging investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy conservation.
Exempts employee of United States Department of Agriculture in course of lawful taking of wildlife from criminal laws related to possession and discharge of firearms.
Modifies definition of online communication for purposes of online sexual corruption of child.
Creates Work Group on Prescriptive Authority for Licensed Psychologists for purposes related to psychologists prescribing medications.
Requires person engaged in floral retail sales to disclose principal place of business .
Establishes way of necessity for private sewer lines.
Extends statute of limitations for action based on conduct that constitutes child abuse or conduct knowingly allowing, permitting or encouraging child abuse.
Directs Secretary of State to designate organizations to establish citizen panels to review and create statements on specified number of initiated state measures.
Requires court to make written findings that set forth reasons why placement of child or ward with relative is not in best interest of child or ward when Department of Human Services decides to place child or ward with that relative and court makes contrary determination.
Permits certain health professional regulatory boards to adopt rules that permit practitioners to prescribe or dispense antibiotic drugs to partners of patient without examining partner for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
Prohibits county, city, special district or 9-1-1 jurisdiction from punishing or penalizing public or private safety agency for failure to meet contractually mandated response times during declared state of emergency for which agency has provided resources for emergency response outside normal jurisdiction.
Limits State Department of Agriculture responsibilities regarding estray livestock to cattle and equines.
Allows Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish temporary programs to train and certify specialized building inspectors to enforce portions of specialty codes.
Provides that mandate to sell gasoline blended with ethanol does not apply to gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above.
Classifies crime of assault in second degree as assault in first degree if defendant knows victim is pregnant.
Passed the House · 7
Transfers administration of Rural Health Services Program from Oregon Student Assistance Commission to Office of Rural Health.
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Exempts records and information that identify person as holder of or applicant for concealed handgun license from disclosure.
Increases amusement device tax to fund Oregon Youth Conservation Corps.
Reduces to 72 hours minimum time before first day of employment that employer is required to notify employee in written employment offer that arbitration agreement is required as condition of employment.
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Provides that mandate to sell gasoline blended with ethanol does not apply to gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above.
Out of committee · 4
Establishes Aging and Disability Resource Center program in Department of Human Services.
Requires Department of Transportation to study feasibility of constructing highway between Coos Bay and Ontario.
Creates Director of Legislative Audit Office appointed by Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
Creates income tax credit for qualified investments in machinery and equipment.
In committee · 64
Specifies amount of income from Common School Fund that Department of State Lands must transfer each calendar year to Superintendent of Public Instruction for apportionment among counties and school districts.
Modifies required contents of statement of economic interest.
Authorizes election of board of directors from within district for service district formed to serve unincorporated community or unincorporated area.
Specifies that statutes and rules that apply to school district boards, school districts or public schools do not apply to small schools.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Establishes Oregon Scholars Program.
Provides that consumer contract may not contain provision to renew contract for additional term automatically or unless consumer declares intention to terminate or not renew contract.
Requires that certain public officials submit to drug test two times every calendar year.
Modifies distribution of proceeds from sale of certain property owned by Department of Corrections.
Prohibits possession of replica firearm on school grounds under certain circumstances.
Authorizes imposition of sentencing enhancement of 36 to 60 months upon conviction of gang-related felony.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules setting fees payable by labor organizations that receive amounts deducted from salary or wages of certain public employees.
Requires escrow agent to arrange for interpreter services at closing of real estate transaction for single family dwelling if principal is non-English-speaking individual.
Limits fees governing bodies may charge for conducting reviews of proposed changes to property in historic districts.
Prohibits public employer from laying off or terminating employee who does not speak Spanish.
Creates tax credit for educational expenses or contributions to qualified scholarship granting organization.
Requires public agency to include amount in contract for construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building equivalent to 1.5 percent of total contract price for inclusion of appropriate green energy technology.
Exempts foreign insurers licensed to sell health insurance in another state from requirements of Insurance Code and certain other requirements.
Allows certain municipal corporations to publish budget summary on website.
Prohibits certain persons from simultaneously holding more than three permits issued pursuant to restricted vessel permit system.
Authorizes weddings and other commercial gatherings that do not involve overnight stay, including siting of associated structures, under conditionally allowable use of land in exclusive farm use zone as private park.
Exempts irrigation district from duty to maintain easement held by district and from civil action for failure to maintain easement.
Allows Department of Transportation to issue group registration plate for group that promotes prevention of wildfires.
Creates State Police Patrol Fund, separate and distinct from General Fund.
Requires policy or certificate of health insurance to cover 90-day supply of prescription drugs covered by policy or certificate if prescribed by health care provider.
Requires counties to appoint service officers.
Modifies authority for issuance of bonds by public bodies.
Establishes bicycle registration and licensing system.
Prohibits discrimination in real property transactions based on person receiving federal rent subsidy payments and other local, state or federal housing assistance.
Requires supervising agency to determine if supervised person is predatory sex offender.
Grants recipient of unemployment insurance benefits $25 weekly allowance for each dependent child living in household.
Suspends adjustment to Oregon minimum wage rate if Oregon unemployment rate exceeds national unemployment rate.
Authorizes counties to designate educational development zones in which graduates of Oregon post-secondary institutions may defer payment of property taxes on newly purchased homes.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop plan for reforming hatchery operations and reconstructing hatchery facilities.
Increases amount of personal exemption income tax credit.
Creates income tax credit for capital improvements to business facilities or homes that are commenced prior to later of September 1, 2009, or effective date of Act.
Decreases minimum vineyard acreage requirement for low-volume winery located in exclusive farm use zone.
Allows person who filed claim with county or with state under Ballot Measure 37 (2004) to file claim under Ballot Measure 49 (2007) even though person did not file claim with both county and state.
Requires employers to verify immigration status of employees hired after January 1, 2009.
Prohibits motor vehicle liability insurance policies containing provision requiring arbitration of disputes.
Reduces amount of long-term capital gain subject to capital gains tax by removing gain attributable to inflation.
Directs court to award certain damages in action involving false statement of material fact relating to candidate, political committee or measure.
Defines statutory term regarding management of acquired lands designated as state forests, common school forest lands and the Elliott State Forest Lands.
Provides statutory authorization for Oregon University System student code of conduct.
Allows community colleges and state institutions of higher education to recover from school districts costs of providing remedial education to students.
Permits small woodland owner to register vehicle as farm vehicle.
Requires State Forestry Department and other state agencies to support expeditious harvesting of downed trees as part of state forest recovery and restoration plans and policies.
Requires Department of Human Services to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly on programs that serve senior citizens.
Allows Department of Human Services to establish automated, online provider payment submission system for medical assistance program.
Allows person to occupy state-owned submersible or submerged lands, without fee, to operate and maintain streambank and stabilization structures.
Provides exception to rebuttable presumption that both spouses contribute equally to acquisition of property for certain property that is separately titled and held continuously by one spouse.
Creates limited license for physicians licensed in Idaho, California, Washington or Nevada who intend to work in certain rural Oregon settings.
Creates limited license for nurses licensed in Idaho, California, Washington or Nevada who intend to work in certain rural Oregon settings.
Replaces personal exemption credit for dependent with income tax subtraction of $1,000 per dependent.
Eliminates 15-year limit for preference in public employment for veterans.
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish and maintain alfalfa control areas in Malheur County.
Describes circumstances in which gray wolf may be taken.
Modifies provisions related to training, licensure and certification of private security professionals.
Allows school districts to submit information to Department of State Police for purpose of conducting criminal records checks.
Authorizes board of elections officials to enhance or duplicate ballot for purposes of counting ballot by vote tally machine.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Prohibits state government from employing individual who is not legal resident or does not have legal authorization to work.
Requires Department of Human Services to verify legal presence in United States for applicants of public assistance.
Requires county to verify immigration status of person incarcerated in county correctional facility.