Bills in the 2011 Regular Session, Senate.
Frank Morse
Sponsored
Became law3
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to undertake study of creating Quality Fresh Waters Program.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Governor to submit outcomes-based budget.
Voids construction agreement provisions that require waiver of right of subrogation, indemnity or contribution for amounts paid by reason of death or bodily injury, or damage to property, caused by negligence of another party.
Passed the Senate1
Provides that certain students are entitled to exemption from nonresident tuition and fees at state institutions of higher education.
Out of committee2
Establishes Regional Education Services Advisory Board to perform duties related to Office of Regional Education Services.
Directs Oregon Health Authority to develop plan for providing health care coverage for all Oregonians, including recommendations for constitutionally-dedicated sales tax, assumptions regarding private sector health care delivery options and elimination of need of employers to provide health insurance coverage to employees, and options to eliminate plan deductibles for persons below certain levels of federal poverty guidelines.
In committee9
Modifies provisions related to written agreements by Department of Environmental Quality that provide certain parties with release from potential liability for releases of hazardous substances.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Modifies required contents of voter registration card.
Prevents Oregon Transportation Commission from adopting or enforcing rules that plan or zone, or otherwise limit development on, private land.
Requires property to be classified based on highest and best use of land for purposes of property tax assessment roll.
Prohibits recording of notice of pending action for inverse condemnation action.
Requires attorney to provide unbiased and effective representation for all clients.
Eliminates certain types of meetings that governing bodies of public bodies may conduct in executive session.
Establishes Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation as public corporation to be governed by board of directors and supervised by executive director.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Directs Department of Transportation to erect and maintain roadside memorial sign under certain circumstances for police officer killed in line of duty.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Eliminates sunset on provisions related to business development loans and entrepreneurial development loans.
Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Removes outdated or redundant provisions related to preparation and distribution of education laws, School Improvement Fund grant evaluation and reporting requirements, school district and school performance reports, Oregon Report Card contents, community learning center evaluations, reports by Department of Education related to high school completion requirements, evaluation and reporting requirements related to Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century...
Directs State Board of Education to adopt guidelines for best practices of administering statewide assessments of students.
Designates February 24 of each year as Edward Dickinson Baker Day in Oregon.
Creates Oregon Low Income Community Jobs Initiative.
Requires Department of Human Services and county partners to implement Strengthening, Preserving and Reunifying Families programs to provide family preservation and reunification child welfare services.
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.
Out of committee · 4
Authorizes school and educational service districts that have access to or enforceable proposals for benefit plans that are comparable to and have premiums equal to or less than premiums for benefit plans offered by Oregon Educators Benefit Board to provide benefit plans for employees that are not provided and administered by board.
Prohibits gillnet fishing in lower Columbia River from March 1 through May 31 except in off-channel fishery enhancement areas specified by rule of State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Authorizes Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties to plan and designate high-value employment sites pursuant to qualifying regional economic opportunity plan.
Directs, for biennia beginning on or after July 1, 2013, Legislative Assembly to leave amount unappropriated for biennium if Legislative Assembly determines that percentage increase in available General Fund revenues is greater than increase in personal income growth.
In committee · 13
Directs Legislative Assembly to review state agencies and programs, taxes and fees administered by state agencies every six years.
Requires that one chiropractic physician serve on Health Services Commission.
Prohibits distribution of list of electors that indicates whether elector cast ballot in election before 8 p.m. on date of election.
Requires health insurers and third party administrators to use standard prior authorization form prescribed by Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Limits collective bargaining agreements between state and state employees to term of not more than two years.
Prohibits handling of ballot of elector unless person is elections official, employee of United States Postal Service or relative of elector.
Prohibits state from indemnifying person in exempt service, unclassified service or management service position for costs of counsel and other costs of defense when judgment is entered against person based on determination that person has engaged in civil rights violation or other unlawful employment practice.
Modifies list of debilitating medical conditions for which medical marijuana is available and removes power of Oregon Health Authority to add other debilitating medical conditions to list.
Specifies that executive branch license fees set by statute prior to effective date of Act may not be collected on or after July 1, 2013, in case of fees set prior to January 1, 2000, or on or after July 1, 2015, in case of fees set on or after January 1, 2000.
Creates work group for purpose of developing comprehensive transportation plan for United States Highway 97 transportation corridor.
Provides that unlawful possession of controlled substance by person under 21 years of age includes unlawful consumption of controlled substance.
Designates United States Senator, Representative in Congress, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, state Senator, state Representative and any state, county, city or district office as voter choice offices.
Creates Task Force on Oregon Business Regulations.