Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, Senate.
Joanne Verger
Sponsored
Became law6
Allows shipbreaking in Oregon only in dry dock.
Eliminates restriction on issuance of sturgeon propagation permits.
Modifies definition of "beverage" for purposes of beverage container refunds to include water and flavored water.
Adds ocean wave energy to definition of "renewable energy resource" for purposes of tax credit certification provisions.
Expands types of public bodies exempt from Insurance Code requirements related to health insurance coverage to include public bodies whose number of covered employees and dependents and retired employees and dependents is at least 500.
Prohibits tenant of manufactured dwelling park or floating home moorage from renting or leasing dwelling or home to another person for more than three days unless tenant renter and park or moorage landlord enter into written agreement.
Out of committee1
Authorizes State Treasurer, at request of Economic and Community Development Department, to issue lottery bonds for payment of expenses of Coos Bay Channel Project.
In committee3
Creates crime of Internet solicitation of a minor.
Creates Beverage Product Stewardship Board.
Makes otherwise valid noncompetition agreement between employer and employee void and unenforceable if employee is laid off by employer.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Exempts certain wave energy projects from certain provisions relating to hydroelectric projects.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Creates Oregon Healthy Kids Program, which includes private health option to provide affordable, accessible health care to children.
Expands list of individuals and entities that may participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Requires Office of Emergency Management to prepare written animal emergency operations plan to provide for animals during major disaster or emergency.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Provides that Administrator of the Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office be appointed by board consisting of chairpersons of commissions served by office and Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries.
Creates Shipping Transport of Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force.
Prohibits discrimination against disabled person and discrimination due to race, color, sex, marital status, source of income, familial status, religion or national origin by multiple listing service, real estate brokers' organization or other service, organization or facility relating to business of selling or renting dwellings.
Vetoed · 1
Establishes Committee on Performance Excellence.
Out of committee · 2
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for psychiatric day treatment for eastern Oregon children.
Establishes congenital defect and birth abnormality registry system.
In committee · 12
Expands types of relationships covered by Family Abuse Prevention Act to include dating relationships.
Directs Department of Transportation to collect fingerprints of applicants for each issuance, renewal or replacement of driver license, driver permit or identification card.
Modifies definitions of "beverage" and "beverage container" in Bottle Bill.
Requires applicant for energy facility site certificate to obtain land use approval from local government.
Directs Legislative Counsel Committee to introduce appropriate legislation to address rules found by committee to be outside scope and intent of enabling legislation.
Establishes income tax credit for qualified senior citizen whose residential property tax equals or exceeds $1,500 or 3.5 percent of earned income.
Establishes principal residence property tax exemptions for homesteads of senior citizens.
Requires financial institution and employee or agent of financial institution to report suspected abuse of elderly person.
Requires certain state agencies to develop plans for mitigating effects of natural disasters and for recovery and reconstruction efforts after natural disaster has occurred.
Creates personal income tax credit for contributions to food bank or other charitable organization.
Requires State Department of Energy to confer with governing body of local government within whose jurisdiction certain facilities may be located.
Requires that first $7.7 million of amounts collected under public purpose charge in calendar year 2008 be distributed to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for purpose of paying costs of Oregon territorial sea mapping project at Oregon State University.