Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, House.
Ron Maurer
Sponsored
Became law1
Requires Department of Human Services to seek approval from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to operate demonstration project to test alternative health care delivery systems through one or more pilot programs.
Out of committee1
Requires Department of Human Services and local public health authorities to compile Kids' Network List of medical providers available in each county to provide primary care services to children.
In committee8
Applies requirements for exemption from insurance code for self-insured health insurance programs offered by school districts to programs offered by education service districts.
Imposes requirements on owners of retail pet stores for care of pets.
Creates crime of human cloning.
Directs school districts to provide instruction so that students have opportunity to read and study founding documents of United States.
Establishes Oregon Reserve Fund.
Establishes Office of Inspector General for Child Protective Services to investigate actions taken by Department of Human Services in response to allegations of child abuse or neglect.
Changes maximum amount allowed as subtraction from taxable income for contributions to college savings network account.
Includes medical facility operated substantially for purpose of performing abortions in definition of ambulatory surgical center.
Carried from the Senate
Became law1
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.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 8
Creates crime of furnishing sexually explicit material to child.
Permits second Oregon Veterans' Home to admit spouses of veterans.
Amends duties of Department of Human Services and law enforcement agencies with respect to investigations of allegations of child abuse at child care facilities.
Requires city to allow electors, if any, in surrounded territory proposed to be annexed to vote if city charter, ordinance or resolution requires city to hold election in city.
Changes membership of Oregon Facilities Authority from five members to seven members and declares that members serve at pleasure of State Treasurer.
Removes prohibition against imposing assessments on annuities to pay expenses of Department of Consumer and Business Services in administering Insurance Code.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop plan to start to slow rate of diabetes by 2010.
Creates crime of online sexual corruption of child in second degree.
Passed the House · 3
Specifies that public lands used for wildlife management purposes must be accessible for hunting.
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.
Out of committee · 8
Allows student who participates in Oregon Troops to Teachers program to receive funds for cost of tuition at qualified independent institutions.
Grants income tax credit to firefighters who provide volunteer services to rural fire protection districts or fire departments.
Directs Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract for development of kindergarten through grade 12 Mandarin Chinese language curriculum.
Establishes Commission for the Products of Disabled Individuals.
Directs Department of Education to award grants to remote and necessary school districts.
Requires State Forestry Department to establish and maintain fuel breaks between contiguous state and federal forestlands.
Establishes People with Disabilities Task Force to study and make recommendations to Legislative Assembly concerning range of services available and needed to meet needs of children and adults with disabilities.
Excludes natural resource property and property used in commercial fishing operations from value of gross estate of decedent for Oregon inheritance tax purposes.
In committee · 50
Increases amount that joint filing taxpayers may subtract from federal taxable income for contributions to college savings network.
Prohibits members of Legislative Assembly, members-elect, statewide officials and statewide officials-elect from soliciting or receiving political contributions during period beginning on date of general election and ending on first day of next following regular session of Legislative Assembly.
Limits television advertising by Oregon State Lottery to promoting introduction of new games.
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.
Permits establishment of historic districts.
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.
Makes English official language of state.
Requires Department of Human Services to verify lawful presence in United States of applicants for public assistance.
Modifies definition of "disabled individual" for purposes of public contracting law relating to procurement of products or services from qualified nonprofit agency for disabled individuals.
Specifies method of calculating amounts to be distributed to community college districts and community college service districts from Community College Support Fund.
Establishes licensing requirements for adult day services programs.
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.
Provides patient freedom of choice of health care physician and primary care physician from among at least 50 percent of all health care physicians in each geographic service area providing medical, dental, foot or vision care.
Reduces fee charged by Water Resources Department for examining certain new applications for in-stream water right lease.
Creates Adam Walsh Act Task Force.
Directs Department of State Police to establish pilot program to monitor certain sex offenders with electronic monitoring units.
Prohibits public bodies from paying for treatment of erectile dysfunction for sex offenders.
Requires Director of Department of Corrections to evaluate prisoner prior to release from custody to determine if prisoner is violent sexual predator likely to commit violent sexual offense due to mental or emotional disturbance.
Requires person who must report as sex offender to report solely to sheriff of county in which person resides.
Requires that designation of person as predatory sex offender be based solely on application of sex offender risk assessment scale approved by Department of Corrections.
Creates Freedom to Choose My School Grant program.
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 State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish by rule youth hunter mentoring program.
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.
Establishes payment obligation for facility landlord closing manufactured dwelling park or portion of park.
Authorizes Director of Human Services, in consultation with Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services, to provide grants of up to $500,000 to nonprofit organizations to improve access to health care by low-income persons.
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.
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.
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.
Directs school districts to expend at least 65 percent of operational expenditures on classroom instruction expenditures.
Requires district attorney to investigate residency status of convicted persons.
Modifies threshold level of value of estate at which inheritance tax return is required to be filed.
Repeals examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Provides that per diem payments to member of Legislative Assembly be based on distance between member's district residence and State Capitol.
Directs Department of Human Services to develop education program regarding diabetes.
Requires Board of Medical Examiners to reveal certain information about complaints against licensees of board when requested to do so by any person.
Creates tax credit for taxpayer who contributes to charitable organization providing significant social welfare services.
Establishes Oregon State Police Patrol Division Fund.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Requires evidence of citizenship for persons registering to vote for first time in this state.
Clarifies language authorizing city or district to require consent to eventual annexation in exchange for providing extraterritorial service to landowner.