Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, House.
Ben Cannon
Sponsored
Became law4
Directs Secretary of State to adopt electronic voter registration system.
Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage for hearing aids for enrollees under 18 years of age and enrollees eligible as dependents who are enrolled in accredited educational institution.
Requires all school buses with diesel engines to be retrofitted with certain engines and technology by 2017 or replaced by recently manufactured school buses by 2025.
Directs Secretary of State to designate organizations to establish citizen panels to review and create statements on specified number of initiated state measures.
Passed the House2
Enacts Interstate Compact for Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Prohibits provision of declaration or bylaws of planned community or condominium from prohibiting installation or use of renewable energy device.
Out of committee1
Approves recommendation of Land Conservation and Development Commission by designating area identified by commission recommendation as area of critical state concern.
In committee11
Allows governing body of county to adopt ordinance to allow county to pay all or part of expense of postage for return identification envelopes for ballots sent to electors registered in county.
Requires city or county to obtain and review comprehensive economic impact study before approving or disapproving application for permit to construct retail facility larger than 75,000 square feet of gross floor area.
Provides that host or operator of Internet site is not liable for defamatory statement published on Internet site by another person unless host or operator failed to exercise due care to prevent publication of defamatory statement.
Imposes prevention, treatment and recovery tax on malt beverages.
Prohibits certain health care facilities from employing or contracting with surgical technologist unless surgical technologist meets certain requirements.
Requires health benefit plans and health insurers to allow dependents to continue coverage past age limit for dependent coverage in plan or policy under specified conditions.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study climate change issues facing Oregon.
Prohibits state agencies from claiming copyright protection for works produced by state employees or using funds provided by State Treasury.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish Construction Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Economic Development Pilot Program.
Reserves ___ percent of federal workforce investment funds allocated to state for training activities that support clean technology and prepare workers for employment in green jobs.
Establishes Voter Owned Elections Fund to provide public financing to candidates for certain public offices.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 27
Creates income tax return checkoff program through which full-year individual income taxpayers may elect to make contribution to major or minor political party.
Requires state institutions of higher education and community colleges to waive tuition for any course audited by Oregon residents 65 years of age or older in specified circumstances.
Establishes Oregon School Facilities Task Force.
Directs Department of Transportation to make report regarding capacity, availability and efficiency of rail transportation in Oregon.
Prescribes ballot titles and explanatory statements for House Joint Resolution 7 (2009) and House Joint Resolution 13 (2009).
Includes removal of noxious weeds as part of Oregon Adopt-a-Highway Program.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to develop and make available Oregon transparency website for purpose of allowing people to view information that is public record and not exempt from disclosure.
Establishes Oregon Environmental Literacy Task Force.
Requires tower who tows vehicle at request of owner of parking facility to take and maintain photograph of vehicle.
Authorizes Department of Environmental Quality to board and inspect certain vessels and to collect ballast water samples.
Directs Director of State Department of Energy to administer energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program for purpose of encouraging investments in energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy conservation.
Prohibits person from intentionally selling or using software to circumvent, thwart, interfere with or evade any control or measure that ensures equitable distribution, sale or resale of admission tickets for entertainment event.
Designates May 8 of each year as Military Family Appreciation Day.
Permits contracting agency that uses public funds to procure goods for public use to give preference to agricultural products produced and transported entirely within state if certain conditions are met.
Establishes way of necessity for private sewer lines.
Directs Attorney General to provide identical draft ballot title for state measure to be submitted if Attorney General determines two or more state measures are substantially similar.
Directs Director of Housing and Community Services Department to convene interdepartmental work group within Interagency Council on Hunger and Homelessness for purpose of identifying and implementing methods to expand number of eligible taxpayers who claim specified earned income tax credits.
Reduces size of identifying hydrologic unit to be used when reporting pesticide use.
Extends period of time during which eligible individual may receive work benefits under shared work plan.
Transfers, credits or allocates certain moneys from specified funds and accounts to other specified funds, accounts or agencies to be used for specified purposes.
Modifies qualifications for dental hygienists authorized to practice dental hygiene without license .
Requires clinical laboratory to release results of test to patient upon receiving authorization from doctor, dentist or person who requested test.
Allows pharmacists to administer vaccines to persons who are at least 11 years of age.
Changes calculation of capitation rates for fully capitated health plans that do not have contract with hospital to provide inpatient or outpatient hospital services under specified statutory provisions.
Approves recommendation of Land Conservation and Development Commission to designate Metolius Area of Critical State Concern as area of critical state concern.
Instructs State Workforce Investment Board to develop plan for initiative to promote growth of green jobs.
Creates process by which Water Resources Department may loan or grant moneys to enable construction of water development projects located in Columbia River Basin.
Passed the House · 1
Removes prohibition against local government imposition of taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products.
Out of committee · 12
Establishes Aging and Disability Resource Center program in Department of Human Services.
Requires drug manufacturers to file with State Board of Pharmacy annual report listing compensation given or paid to physicians and nurse practitioners.
Creates Human Stem Cell Research Committee in Department of Human Services.
Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Establishes Next Generation Fund.
Directs Department of Education to provide reimbursements to school districts that serve Oregon food products as part of United States Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program.
Allows State Board of Forestry to designate and manage areas on state forestlands as natural resource conservation areas.
Establishes tax credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.
Requires state funding for graduate medical education to be used for training primary care medical residents.
Establishes medical education loan program for new primary care physicians in Oregon.
Establishes Commission on Health Care Infrastructure in Department of Human Services.
Revises certificate of need process.
In committee · 34
Requires person operating as scrap metal business to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Prohibits person of any age from operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device for purpose of receiving or transmitting text communication.
Requires agencies of executive department to take certain actions to protect environment.
Defines "medium-speed electric vehicle" for purposes of Oregon Vehicle Code.
Requires that general or special election ballots list name of candidate for partisan office for each nomination candidate receives, with name of each political party that nominated candidate printed opposite one of listings of candidate's name.
Authorizes moneys available for access and habitat programs to be expended on programs that promote access to public and private lands through acquisition of lands or through acquisition of easements.
Requires Legislative Administrator to present plan to Legislative Assembly for State Capitol to achieve zero carbon footprint by December 31, 2015.
Allows tenant to place political signs anywhere on space owned or leased by tenant.
Permits person operating bicycle to enter intersection with specified traffic control device without stopping, provided that person operating bicycle slows to safe speed and yields right of way to traffic or pedestrians.
Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop and implement program to provide technical assistance to Oregon landowners, businesses and communities regarding nonlethal options to reduce conflict between humans and wildlife.
Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of amounts attributable to controlled foreign corporations and excluded from federal taxable income because of operation of certain federal law.
Directs State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to develop recommended state medical malpractice insurance program to be administered by corporation.
Requires health care facilities and health care providers to use interoperable electronic health information system by December 15, 2015.
Adds state and federal tax identification numbers to personal information subject to provisions of Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act.
Transfers responsibility for reviewing ballot titles from Supreme Court to Review Panel composed of retired judges.
Creates Legislative Research Office.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to develop and implement procedures to analyze water samples collected and submitted to the department for presence of cyanotoxins.
Increases allocation of State Highway Fund moneys for footpaths and bicycle trails.
Creates personal and business tax credits for water conservation devices and systems.
Creates Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder and requires commission to provide strategic plan to legislature.
Directs Department of Human Services and Department of Education to develop strategic plan to improve transition from high school to adult living for persons with autism spectrum disorder.
Requires Department of Revenue, in consultation with Legislative Revenue Officer, to prepare and submit reports on tax incidence to legislative committee on revenue.
Authorizes counties to designate educational development zones in which graduates of Oregon post-secondary institutions may defer payment of property taxes on newly purchased homes.
Requires operator of light rail system to provide stickers and lanyards for visible ticketing.
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance Program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of amounts excluded from federal taxable income as fringe benefit available for users of qualified parking but not to users of commuter highway vehicle or transit passes, because of operation of certain federal law.
Directs Department of Revenue to prepare and mail to taxpayers "Oregon Annual Review," describing how state has spent tax revenues in preceding calendar year.
Prohibits discrimination for medical services based on individual's eligibility for Medicare if individual has existing relationship with service provider.
Requires Department of Human Services to use Oregon Prescription Drug Program to purchase drugs for medical assistance recipients if cost-effective.
Increases personal income tax rate on individual taxpayers with taxable income above $250,000, or above $500,000 if married filing jointly.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide ward with assistance obtaining driving privileges as part of case plan to transition into independent living.
Prohibits person from distributing hard copies of telephone directories to residences unless specifically requested.
Establishes Election Day as legal holiday in Oregon.
Requires applicant seeking to construct liquefied natural gas terminal or pipeline directly related to terminal to enter into certain written agreement with state.