Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, House.
Patrick Sheehan
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Authorizes owner of real property that is located within urban growth boundary of metropolitan service district and, due to certain impediments, not provided with sanitary sewer or water services to cause public or private provider of sanitary sewer and water services to connect service facilities and serve property if owner pays all costs to connect and deliver service.
In committee1
Requires Office of Emergency Management to distribute 9-1-1 tax revenues directly to 9-1-1 jurisdictions.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
Increases penalty for crime of disorderly conduct if crime is committed within 200 feet of property on which person knows funeral service is being conducted.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Authorizes Department of Transportation to enter into contract with specified forest protective associations for certain off-season services.
Directs Oregon Investment Council and State Treasurer to try to ensure that moneys in Public Employees Retirement Fund are not invested in companies with interest in energy sector of Iran.
Changes procedures for local government to sell land or tract and any improvements to enforce unpaid liens for final assessments for local improvements.
For state agencies with more than 100 employees and with ratio of less than 11 to 1 of nonsupervisory employees to supervisory employees , restricts hiring and requires layoffs or reclassifications of supervisory employees for purpose of attaining certain ratio.
Out of committee · 4
Allows Jackson, Josephine and Douglas Counties to enter into intergovernmental agreement.
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.
Makes findings regarding Columbia River Basin.
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 · 13
Creates crime of failure to report the death of a child.
Directs state agencies and local governments with functions related to issuance of registrations, licenses, certifications or permits necessary to conduct business in Oregon to provide nonmonetary assistance to qualified persons.
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.
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.
Modifies Public Employees Retirement System benefits of school employees.
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 Oregon Health Authority to use competitive bidding process for purchase of generic drugs prescribed for recipients of medical assistance.
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.
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.