Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, House.
Matt Wand
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires counties to deposit moneys received from State Lottery Fund for purpose of furthering economic development in dedicated fund .
In committee4
Directs Multnomah County to establish detention facility within city limits of City of Gresham, City of Troutdale, City of Wood Village or City of Fairview.
Requires public notice and hearing before governing body of municipality may activate urban renewal agency.
Requires that circuit court in Gresham accept all civil filings, including family abuse protection petitions, small claims actions and forcible entry and detainer proceedings.
Requires assessor in county authorized to levy local option tax to compute average effective rate of tax and submit average effective rate to governing body of county for purposes of determining estimated tax revenues and certifying property tax rate for subsequent property tax year.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 14
Allows taxpayer to make direct deposit contribution of income tax refund into Oregon 529 College Savings Network account.
Expands green jobs growth initiative to include analysis of growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in forest products industries.
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial sign under certain circumstances for police officer killed in line of duty.
Requires school district to give priority for participation in Expanded Options Program to at-risk students who are eligible students if school district has met credit hour cap.
Expands definition of "bakery product" for purposes of laws regulating bakeries.
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.
Allows State Department of Agriculture to waive routine inspection of certain food establishments.
Allows commercial production and sale of bread, rolls and buns made only with whole grain flours.
Requires state institutions of higher learning to allow military recruitment on campus on equal footing with other employment recruitment.
Provides that U.S. Highway 30 between St. Helens and Rainier shall be known as Police Chief Ralph Painter Memorial Highway.
Modifies provisions for development and maintenance of telephone service that provides referral information regarding services after emergency and health and human services.
Establishes World War II Memorial Task Force to solicit private funding and arrange for development, design and construction of memorial to honor Oregon's World War II veterans.
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.
Expands types of entities that may sponsor public charter school.
Passed the House · 2
Requires wholesale dealers of gasoline to offer for sale gasoline containing 10 percent ethanol and gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above that is not blended with ethanol.
Regulates certain activities of agents and attorneys who prepare, present or prosecute claims for veterans' benefits before United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Out of committee · 1
Authorizes Oregon Medical Board to issue certificates of prescriptive authority to certain licensed psychologists who meet specified requirements.
In committee · 32
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.
Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Allows public school to create innovation plan or group of public schools to create group innovation plan.
Expands authority of court and violations bureau to reduce fines for violations.
Authorizes enterprise zone sponsor to suspend employment requirements for exemption from property taxation for qualified business firm under certain economic conditions.
Requires that certain agreements for acquisition of real property by condemner contain provision relating to repurchase of property in event property is not used for public purpose.
Authorizes court, as part of settlement or judgment in class action, to approve process for payment of damages.
Creates crime of unlawfully residing within 1,000 feet of school and makes crime applicable to sex offenders.
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.
Eliminates authority for metropolitan service district to establish urban growth boundary.
Directs Secretary of State to divide state into 36 contiguous regions of equal population for purpose of statewide distribution to local governments of federal funds and other funds directed to State of Oregon to alleviate economic distress.
Expands scholarships for children of public safety officers killed or injured in line of duty to include children of reserve police officers and volunteer firefighters killed or injured in line of duty.
Requires state trial court administrator to provide to victim of crime, upon request, status of state efforts to enforce certain criminal judgments.
Requires, under certain circumstances, that notice and opportunity to be heard be provided to person with privacy interest in certain records subject to criminal subpoena and motion for early production.
Modifies provisions relating to inclusion of names or titles of persons or organizations in argument or statement in voters' pamphlet.
Creates income tax credit for hiring of long-term unemployed persons by taxpayer.
Extends sunset of enterprise zone program to June 30, 2023.
Authorizes Oregon Liquor Control Commission and Department of State Police to enter into interagency agreement for state police force members to act as agents of commission.
Prohibits public employer from agreeing to pay or provide retirement benefit to member of Public Employees Retirement System other than payments required or provided for in statutes governing retirement benefits of members of system.
Prohibits pharmacist from dispensing drug that is not therapeutically equivalent to drug ordered or prescribed unless prescriber and patient have consented in writing.
Permits contracting agency that procures goods for public use to give preference to food produced within this state if cost of food is not more than 10 percent more than food that is not produced within this state.
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.
Prohibits retail store that sells tobacco from operating powered machine that rolls cigarettes or allowing customer to operate powered machine that rolls cigarettes.
Allows entity that is classified by Construction Contractors Board as exempt commercial contractor to provide board with proof of personal health insurance coverage for proprietor or each partner, corporate officer or member of limited liability company as alternative to procuring and maintaining workers' compensation coverage.
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.
Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.
Expands definition of "farm use" to include facilities for training dogs in canine skills on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Expands immunity from liability for health care provider who provides services for charitable organization without compensation.
Modifies provisions of Oregon Medical Marijuana Act.
Modifies composition of and scope of review to be performed by Task Force on Educator Health Benefits.
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.
Requires Oregon Health Authority, Department of Human Services and Department of Consumer and Business Services to report to Legislative Assembly on steps taken to streamline regulatory requirements in specified areas and reduce administrative burdens on persons contracting with or regulated by authority and departments.