Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, House.
Scott Bruun
Sponsored
Became law4
Specifies minimum standards for food and beverages sold in public schools.
Changes crime of failing to maintain metal purchase record to offense of failing to maintain metal purchase record.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop plan to start to slow rate of diabetes by 2010.
Exempts alternative energy system from property tax if system is net metering facility or other system primarily designed to offset onsite electricity use.
In committee11
Provides that attorney lien does not attach to real property in which client has homestead exemption.
Makes participation in Bureau of Labor and Industries' annual wage survey voluntary.
Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Requires law enforcement agency to take DNA sample of persons arrested for specified felony crimes.
Adds independent contractor to definition of "loan originator" and specifies conditions under which mortgage banker or mortgage broker may treat individual as independent contractor for purposes of regulating mortgage loan transactions.
Reduces rate of tax imposed on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Requires splash and spray guards on truck tractor and semitrailer combinations.
Allows Director of Economic and Community Development Department to approve designation of additional 10 urban or rural enterprise zones.
Prohibits State Board of Higher Education, board of education of community college and Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors from increasing tuition, fees and other charges imposed on residents of Oregon.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop education program regarding diabetes.
Establishes annual statewide limits for emissions of carbon dioxide by electricity providers.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Extends exemption from Construction Contractors Board licensing to owner who contracts with one or more licensed contractors to perform work on not more than three existing residential structures of owner within same calendar year.
Prohibits person from selling gift card that expires or has face value that declines over time or with lack of use.
Creates Task Force on Comprehensive Revenue Restructuring consisting of 30 members.
Increases number of directors appointed to State Board of Higher Education.
Requires employees of Legislative Administration Committee to post material on or install links from official webpage of member of Legislative Assembly in manner directed by member.
Establishes statewide system administered by Department of Environmental Quality for collection, transportation and recycling of certain electronic devices.
Permits state employee or state officer to authorize deduction from salary or wages for Oregon Veterans' Home Account.
Authorizes Department of Transportation to include question regarding fuel efficient driving techniques in examination for driver license.
Requires insurer providing workers' compensation coverage to provide notice of termination of coverage 45 days prior to effective date of termination.
Allows articles of incorporation delivered for filing to office of Secretary of State to contain provision authorizing or directing corporation to conduct business in environmentally and socially responsible manner.
Creates crime of furnishing sexually explicit material to child.
Modifies definition of "dental hygiene." Modifies educational requirements for obtaining permit as limited access permit dental hygienist.
Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for income from TRICARE paid to health care provider in first two years of provider's participation in TRICARE system.
Creates categories and levels of endorsement for construction contractors.
Creates Sustainability Board.
Adds fees for requests for preliminary certification of reforestation projects by State Forester to costs included in project costs for purposes of income tax credit for reforestation projects.
Changes membership of Oregon Facilities Authority from five members to seven members and declares that members serve at pleasure of State Treasurer.
Passed the House · 10
Provides that person commits offense of refusal to take test for intoxicants if person refuses to submit to blood test or to take urine test if requested to do so under implied consent law.
Establishes corporate income and excise tax credit for certain facility costs of business firms that construct facilities and engage in business operations in which average annual gross payroll and increase in number of employees meet specified requirements.
Requires state agency authorized to finance construction, purchase or renovation of structures used by state to reduce by June 30, 2015, amount of energy agency uses in facility by 20 percent from amount agency used in 2000.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Emergency Financial Assistance Fund for purpose of funding Oregon Military Emergency Financial Assistance Program.
Requires that certain causes of action related to improvement to large commercial structures be commenced within six years after substantial completion or abandonment of construction, alteration or repair.
Establishes personal income tax credit for individuals donating certain transplanted organs during tax year.
Adds member of order Crocodylia to definition of exotic animal.
Creates Task Force on Establishing Mental Health Database to identify issues, explore solutions and make recommendations to Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly regarding establishment and implementation of database to aid law enforcement officers in assisting mentally ill individuals to obtain medical, mental health and social services.
Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to name Fall Creek hatchery research center Lindsay Ball Research Hatchery.
Requires motor vehicle locator service provider to furnish information about location of motor vehicle to law enforcement agency upon request.
Out of committee · 11
Makes findings on employment of individuals who are not authorized to work in United States.
Requires State Forestry Department to establish and maintain fuel breaks between contiguous state and federal forestlands.
Appropriates moneys from ___ to Economic and Community Development Department for purpose of assisting development of targeted small businesses and microenterprises.
Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance public parking facility in downtown area of City of Hillsboro.
Allows employer credit against income taxes for amounts paid as compensation to employees who are members of military reserves, Oregon National Guard or other organized militia, during periods in which employees are providing active duty military service.
Allows Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program to receive State School Fund distribution.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program.
Increases exemption from taxable income allowed for compensation earned by members of Armed Forces of United States.
Creates tax credit for taxpayer who is war veteran and who pays or incurs premium costs during tax year for long term care insurance that provides long term care coverage of taxpayer.
Establishes credit against personal income tax for amounts paid by eligible taxpayer who paid for and received instruction leading to degree or recognized certificate from post-secondary institution.
Directs Department of Education to establish farm-to-school program.
In committee · 43
Increases percentage of federal earned income tax credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax.
Requires that periodic charges under residency agreement in continuing care retirement community be fair, just and reasonable and based on specified expenses.
Requires student who receives diploma from school district to complete three years of science prior to high school graduation.
Allows tax credit to individual who owns and occupies manufactured dwelling as primary residence and who ends tenancy in manufactured dwelling park as result of closing of park or portion of park.
Requires state agencies that print public documents in more than two colors to disclose information on documents regarding which agency is responsible for printing documents, total number of copies printed, total cost for printing all copies and cost per copy.
Repeals examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Allows State Parks and Recreation Commission to acquire property rights or interests necessary to develop memorials in honor of veterans and war memorials.
Requires school districts to give students opportunity to salute United States flag each school day by reciting pledge of allegiance.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Permits law enforcement agencies to apprehend person based upon probable cause that person is in violation of immigration law.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Conforms Oregon Vehicle Code to provisions of federal Real ID Act of 2005.
Adds sheriff services to types of services that can be provided by county service districts.
Establishes program in Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide payment for reasonable funeral expenses for eligible veterans.
Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace.
Provides that use of state provided Internet access by members and staff of Legislative Assembly is considered to be use on state business for purposes of Legislative Assembly.
Prohibits commencement of civil action against school district until after claim has been submitted to legal review panel.
Provides that, for purposes of modifying child support order, incarceration of obligor does not constitute substantial change of circumstances.
Modifies required findings for Territorial Sea Plan or amendments to Territorial Sea Plan or Oregon Ocean Resources Management Plan.
Requires contractors submitting bids or proposals on state public contracts to certify where services would be performed.
Provides that person who is legally present in any place is not liable for failing to retreat from attacker.
Prohibits person acting in official capacity during state of emergency from seizing firearm with intent to interfere with lawful possession of firearm.
Directs each public post-secondary institution to report on number of veterans who are attending institution.
Directs school district to issue health report card for each student.
Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board to ensure, when developing health benefit plan, that eligible employees and their family members have option of using health savings accounts authorized under Internal Revenue Code.
Allows State Parks and Recreation Department to enter into agreement with Willamette River Channel Maintenance Group for performance of maintenance activities needed to improve river navigability and safety, to improve marine access to public parks, landings and other accesses and to encourage tourism and transportation.
Requires Legislative Assembly to fully fund Department of State Police from General Fund revenues.
Expands criminal homicide to include causing death of unborn child.
Requires physicians to inform pregnant females considering abortion about fetal pain and to report on abortions performed.
Includes medical facility operated substantially for purpose of performing abortions in definition of ambulatory surgical center.
Requires information to be given to pregnant female 24 hours prior to abortion.
Eliminates civil liability of seller or manufacturer of firearm or ammunition for damages resulting from unlawful use of firearm.
Establishes Oregon State Police Fund.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income taxpayers and corporate income and excise taxpayers.
Allows state employee to report to federal immigration enforcement authorities information about individual who cannot produce valid, independently verifiable documents to prove that individual is legally present in United States.
Modifies threshold level of value of estate at which inheritance tax return is required to be filed.
Establishes tax credit for employer that pays all or part of community college tuition and related textbook expenses of employee in workforce training program.
Allows school districts to aggregate districts' energy requirements for purchase and delivery of utility services as one entity to qualify for lower industrial rates.
Creates Task Force on Civics Education.
Requires Board of Medical Examiners to reveal certain information about complaints against licensees of board when requested to do so by any person.
Establishes Oregon State Police Patrol Division Fund.
Makes legislative findings that many individuals have significant personal, emotional and economic relationships with other individuals, but are prohibited from marrying.