Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Chris Telfer
Sponsored
Became law3
Requires Administrator of Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research to adopt rules for approval of community-based health care initiative and of community-based health care improvement program operated by initiative.
Directs Economic and Community Development Department to reimburse local filmmakers for all or portion of actual expenses paid in Oregon by local filmmaker to produce film.
Requires Department of Human Services to determine whether immunosuppressant drug used in connection with organ transplants is narrow therapeutic index drug within 180 days of expiration of United States patent on drug.
Passed the Senate1
Modifies priority of land for inclusion within urban growth boundary.
In committee3
Provides that public improvement contract for construction or certain reconstruction or major renovation of public building is considered to contain amount equal to at least 1.5 percent of total contract price for inclusion of certain types of energy technology.
Provides that court order or judgment relating to custody, parenting time or visitation rights include provision that neither parent may move to residence more than 200 miles further distant from other parent without providing reasonable notice to other parent and court.
Authorizes development of Skyline Forest Sustainable Development Area.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Allows local governments that are unable to meet funding requirements of transportation planning rule adopted by Land Conservation and Development Commission to apply for extensions, submit alternative plans for funding or apply to adjust various traffic performance measures.
Passed the House1
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Keep Kids Safe registration plates.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 13
Establishes Oregon Civics Day for Teachers on first Friday in December.
Provides that U.S. Highway 97 in Oregon shall be known as World War II Veterans Historic Highway.
Exempts individual under age of 17 from requirement to obtain business license or permit.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Repeals five-year time limit for exemption from taxation of Indian tribal land.
Permits Indian tribe member of State Interoperability Executive Council to be designee of Indian tribe.
Establishes February 9 of each year as Ewing Young Day.
Authorizes certain Indian tribes to request Economic and Community Development Department to designate reservation enterprise zones.
Requires certain health insurers to cover tobacco use cessation programs.
Requires applicant for renewal of disabled person parking permit to submit certificate from medical professional stating that applicant is person with disability.
Removes requirement that proposals for purchase of real property from state be accompanied by certified check or by sufficient bond furnished by surety company in sum not less than 10 percent of total amount of value of proposal.
Requires government agency that hires employee who voluntarily leaves employment of original employing governmental agency to reimburse original employing governmental agency for certain costs incurred by training employee.
Requires Department of Education to grant waiver that allows school district to contract with entity that administers nationally normed assessments if entity meets specified requirements.
Out of committee · 4
Requires State Department of Agriculture to establish program for issuing grants to counties for noxious weed control.
Makes definition of "highway work zone" for provisions relating to highway work zones contingent on presence of workers.
Allows Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program to receive State School Fund distribution.
Classifies crime of murder as aggravated murder if defendant committed murder knowing victim was pregnant.
In committee · 35
Allocates portion of Criminal Fine and Assessment Account to Emergency Medical Services Enhancement Account.
Raises threshold for filing inheritance tax return to $2 million for estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2009, but before January 1, 2010, and $3.5 million for estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2010.
Eliminates taxes on capital gains.
Extends period of time for which school district may receive additional distribution for small high school if high school no longer qualifies as small high school only because two school districts merged and new school district's weighted average daily membership exceeds limitations on weighted average daily membership to qualify as small high school.
Increases weighted average daily membership for school district for purpose of determining which schools qualify as small high schools.
Requires additional persons to file statement of economic interest with Oregon Government Ethics Commission, including staff of commission, board members of public benefit corporations and statewide representatives of labor organizations.
Allows electricity from certain older generating facilities to be used as qualifying electricity for purpose of compliance with renewable portfolio standard.
Reduces personal income tax rates for certain taxpayers by modifying income tax brackets.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish program to issue active duty military registration plates to qualified owner of motor vehicle.
Expands range of activities that count as providing drug test falsification equipment.
Directs Department of Human Services to adopt rules requiring drug testing of persons applying for or receiving public assistance who have been convicted of certain offenses related to controlled substances.
Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to prepare quarterly revenue estimates for state purposes.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for transportation projects for nonmotorized vehicles and pedestrians.
Provides that public improvement contact for construction or certain reconstruction or renovation of public building is considered to contain amount equal to at least 1.5 percent of total contract price for inclusion of solar, geothermal or wind energy technology.
Clarifies and modifies basic speed rule and speed limit.
Limits recovery of attorney fees and costs in nuisance or trespass cases that involve farming or forest practices to defendants.
Suspends for 2009-2011 biennium requirements placed on school districts related to self-evaluations, local district improvement plans, alternative placements for students, alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs, instructional materials, substitute teacher salaries, talented and gifted students, instructional time, guidance and counseling programs, media programs and class sizes.
Temporarily reduces amount of required income tax withholding.
Encourages contracting agencies to use emergency procurement methods for capital construction projects in biennium beginning July 1, 2007.
Suspends cost-of-living increases, salary step increases, upward reclassifications, filling of vacant positions, creating new positions and out-of-state travel for state government employees in current biennium.
Requires local government to demonstrate adequacy of 20-year supply of buildable lands for each discrete portion of local government's urban growth boundary.
Permits Governor to declare state of financial emergency under certain conditions, suspend pay increases to state government and school district employees, suspend certain terms of collective bargaining agreements and services contracts and take other actions.
Establishes policy direction for management of state forestlands, including management for timber harvesting.
Requires that minimum continuing legal education requirements of Oregon State Bar include cultural competency training designed to educate members on providing unbiased and effective representation of clients.
Allows property owner to obtain disallowance of supplier liens for materials, equipment, labor or services that are basis of lien.
Directs Joint Legislative Audit Committee to select Legislative Auditor to serve as director of Government Accountability Office.
Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules for face-to-face interviews with specified persons within 72 hours of receiving child abuse report.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program.
Expands exemption from taxable income allowed for compensation earned by members of Armed Forces of United States by including inactive duty training pay.
Requires Department of Corrections to study and make recommendations to Legislative Assembly about recovery of training costs for certain employees who voluntarily leave employment with department.
Provides for enforcement of judgment against current or former public employee convicted of crime that occurred while employee was engaged in performance of duties, or that employee's position allowed employee to commit.
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for first $2,400 of unemployment compensation paid to taxpayer in tax year.
Provides that mandate to sell gasoline blended with ethanol does not apply to gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above.
Establishes Oregon Other Funds Reserve Fund.
Expands criminal homicide to include causing death of unborn child.