Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Shawn Lindsay
Sponsored
Became law1
Specifies that Department of Human Services may approve application for home study submitted by Oregon resident who is seeking to adopt child in custody of specified government agencies or who is or has been under study or consideration by another public or private agency for placement of child for adoption.
In committee2
Exempts from property taxation items of tangible personal property used exclusively on owner's farm parcel primarily to promote sale of products produced on parcel and on other local farm parcels.
Prohibits public body from burdening person's free exercise of religion even if burden results from application of rule of general applicability.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 6
Allows taxpayer to make direct deposit contribution of income tax refund into Oregon 529 College Savings Network account.
Changes name of Task Force on Stage Two Business Development and Economic Gardening to Grow Oregon Council.
Allows household member to continue to use confidential address on records maintained by Department of Transportation for up to four years after eligible employee or corrections officer is killed in line of duty.
Provides that U.S. Highway 30 between St. Helens and Rainier shall be known as Police Chief Ralph Painter Memorial Highway.
Allows court to renew Family Abuse Prevention Act order upon petition of child who has reached 18 years of age if child was protected by previous order and reasonably fears further acts of abuse by respondent.
Requires person who submits death certificate after decedent's death was caused by suicide to make reasonable efforts to ascertain and to notify Center for Health Statistics whether decedent was veteran, whether decedent served in combat and where decedent served if decedent served in combat.
Passed the House · 2
Authorizes prosecution for failure to report as sex offender in county where defendant is apprehended or last registered, if county where offense was committed cannot be determined.
Establishes process through which person may obtain reservation through city or county to conduct funeral service on public property.
Out of committee · 4
Creates State Agency Innovation Fund.
Establishes subtraction for purposes of income and excise taxation for amounts included in federal taxable income as result of recognition of capital gain due to sale or exchange of property by certain business entities.
Directs Joint Boards of Education to prepare report on strategies for reducing higher education textbook costs.
Establishes For-Profit Independent Colleges Student Assistance Fund .
In committee · 35
Requires state agency that owns real property or operates facilities to establish dedicated account to pay expenses of maintaining, repairing and replacing state agency's real property or facilities.
Requires state employees who participate in health benefit plans offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board to contribute greater of $50 or five percent of monthly salary or wages to health benefit plan premium costs.
Prohibits increase in transit district payroll tax rate without demonstrated increase in level of service.
Requires patient seeking prescription for medication to end patient's life to undergo counseling.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit budget report to Legislative Assembly that contains zero-based budget for state agencies with cumulative total of expenditures of at least 25 percent of General Fund budget.
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.
Establishes Task Force on Classroom Spending.
Allows person to teach courses in career and technical education without being licensed by or registered with Teacher Standards and Practices Commission if certain requirements are met.
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.
Provides that person appointed or elected as member of Legislative Assembly may not become member of Public Employees Retirement System.
Provides that person appointed or elected as member of Legislative Assembly may not become member of Public Employees Retirement System or participate in state deferred compensation plan as legislator member.
Establishes Fair Retirement Plan for persons hired on or after July 1, 2011, who have not established membership in Public Employees Retirement System before July 1, 2011.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Modifies circumstances under which moneys in Oregon Rainy Day Fund may be appropriated.
Creates income tax credit for hiring of qualified employees by taxpayer.
Creates income tax credit for hiring of qualified employees by taxpayer with fewer than 100 employees.
Adds murder of certified reserve officer and murder of reserve officer to definition of aggravated murder.
Establishes uniform corporate minimum tax of $150 and removes provisions basing amount of tax on amount of Oregon sales.
Reduces amount of employee contribution to individual account program of Public Employees Retirement System that public employer may agree to pay from six percent to three percent.
Prohibits public body from requiring persons to participate in health care systems or prohibiting persons from paying health care providers directly for health care services.
Declares that data used to diagnose, maintain or repair motor vehicles that is created, collected or contained in motor vehicle is exclusively owned by motor vehicle owner.
Decreases tax rates for individuals with taxable income above $125,000 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011.
Creates crime of unlawfully residing within 1,000 feet of school and makes crime applicable to sex offenders.
Authorizes law enforcement agency to enforce federal immigration law pursuant to agreement with federal government.
Modifies time frame for allowance of tax credits for energy facilities for credits that must be claimed over multiple tax years.
Creates Task Force on Nuclear Power.
Expands application of laws regarding estray animals to include all bovines.
Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.
Requires district school board to procure and cause to be displayed United States flag in classrooms and to provide time for students to salute United States flag once daily during school hours.
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.
Requires mass transit district to obtain elector approval for issuance of revenue bonds secured by moneys from specified sources, including payroll taxes and federal flexible funds.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Encourages Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to divest investment funds invested in certain companies engaged in mineral-extraction or oil-related activities related to Iran.
Establishes University of Oregon as independent public university, governed by University of Oregon Board of Directors.