Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Jason Atkinson
Sponsored
Became law3
Modifies law that requires that statutes authorizing or mandating award of attorney fees to parties in civil proceeding be construed as authorizing or mandating that award on appeal.
Requires Legislative Assembly to maintain reports of legislative committee witnesses and post reports on legislative website.
Requires health benefit plan to provide coverage of telemedical health service provided in connection with treatment of diabetes that meets certain criteria if health service is otherwise covered by plan.
Out of committee1
Authorizes holder of off-premises sales license, under certain conditions, to store wine at licensed premises for transport to other licensed premises for sale at retail.
In committee22
Permits owner of moped or motorcycle to request Pacific Wonderland registration plate.
Authorizes administration of polygraph examination to applicants for position as police officer or reserve officer.
Authorizes county sheriff or municipal police chief to make community notification when person found guilty except for insanity of homicide or felony sex offense is conditionally released from state hospital.
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer and public institution of higher education to prepare revenue estimate in January of odd-numbered year of total anticipated revenues for next biennium.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to prepare, in January of odd-numbered year, estimate of revenue available for next biennium and present estimate to organizational session of Legislative Assembly.
Directs Legislative Assembly to leave unappropriated three percent of amount of General Fund revenues estimated to be available for biennium.
Prohibits public body from discharging drainage or storm water into facilities owned by specified districts without intergovernmental agreement.
Directs Legislative Administration Committee to repair and restore stairwells on either side of rotunda of State Capitol and equip stairwells with modern glass skylights over stairs.
Authorizes person that obtains written assertion of zoning status of property before purchasing property to rely on asserted zoning status in land use application submitted after purchasing property.
Requires insurer offering retail value coverage in policy for insured item to pay retail value to insured if valid claim is filed by insured.
Creates income or corporate excise tax credit for taxpayer that creates or maintains employment positions.
Prohibits insurers from denying cancer treatment provided by specified medical facilities on basis that treatment is experimental or investigational.
Requires state employees who participate in benefit plan provided by state to contribute 15 percent of cost of premiums for coverage.
Modifies income tax credit allowable for political contributions to include contributions to food bank or other charitable, nonpolitical organization.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop system by which certain law enforcement employees may determine whether person is medical marijuana registry identification cardholder or designated primary caregiver of cardholder or whether location is authorized marijuana grow site.
Requires all mandatory arbitration provisions in insurance policies between insureds in this state and insurers to make State Insurance Arbitration Board arbitrator.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Creates subtraction for net capital gain for purposes of personal income and corporate income and excise taxation.
Modifies definition of "acupuncture" to include insertion of solid needle into body to treat disorder.
Allows qualifying association to obtain accreditation as bargaining association for purpose of negotiating price to be paid by seed dealer of perennial ryegrass seed, annual ryegrass seed or tall fescue seed produced by association members or sold by association.
Requires seed dealer to maintain bond as condition of licensure.
Establishes required terms and format for production contracts between agricultural seed producers and seed dealers.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 5
Requires state agencies to ask if customer or client is veteran and provide information from Department of Veterans' Affairs and reintegration team within Oregon Military Department to veterans.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to undertake study of creating Quality Fresh Waters Program.
Modifies circumstances under which manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic liquor may purchase advertising space or time.
Designates February 24 of each year as Edward Dickinson Baker Day in Oregon.
Establishes Law Enforcement Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice and creates procedure for awarding medal to family of law enforcement officer who died while performing duties or was killed because of employment as law enforcement officer.
Passed the Senate · 3
Requires school employees to report acts of harassment, intimidation or bullying and acts of cyberbullying.
Requires instruction in Oregon Studies in middle school.
Creates unlawful practice of manufacturing, distributing, selling or offering for sale child's beverage container or reusable bottle made or lined with bisphenol A or replacement material that is carcinogenic or is reproductive toxicant.
Out of committee · 1
Prohibits use of single-use checkout bags except in certain cases.
In committee · 8
Changes date of primary election from third Tuesday in May to third Tuesday in September in even-numbered years.
Limits collective bargaining agreements between state and state employees to term of not more than two years.
Prohibits agencies from adopting any rule that becomes effective on or after effective date of Act and before July 1, 2012.
Provides that unlawful possession of controlled substance by person under 21 years of age includes unlawful consumption of controlled substance.
Creates Assistance to Victims of Sex Trafficking Program.
Revises definition of ambulatory surgical center to include medical facility operated substantially for purpose of performing abortions.
Modifies authority for siting destination resort and for development as part of destination resort.
Creates Task Force on Oregon Business Regulations.