Bills in the 2012 Regular Session, House.
Matt Wingard
Sponsored
In committee2
Requires Environmental Quality Commission to prepare certain revisions to Oregon's State Implementation Plan under federal Clean Air Act.
Creates income tax credit for hiring of long-term unemployed worker.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Revises authority of charitable or nonprofit organization to sell alcoholic beverages in factory-sealed containers without license.
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.
Out of committee · 3
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.
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 · 15
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.
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.
Establishes personal income tax credit of $250 per dependent child.
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.
Creates income tax credit for capital improvements to business facilities or homes that are commenced prior to May 30, 2012, or effective date of Act, whichever is later.
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.
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.