Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, Senate.
Rick Metsger
Sponsored
Became law2
Prohibits caller from using automatic dialing and announcing device unless device disconnects within 10 seconds after subscriber terminates call.
Directs Department of Human Services, after application for and approval of federal waiver, and after approval of federal funding, to disregard amount of annual cost-of-living adjustment for monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits when determining financial eligibility for food stamp benefits.
Passed the Senate2
Prohibits prepaid managed care health services organizations that contract with Department of Human Services to provide health care services from excluding nurse practitioners from panels of service providers.
Directs employers that participate in enterprise zone program to report employment growth.
Out of committee3
Prohibits state agency or program from expending funds to implement Real ID Act of 2005 unless federal funds are received by state to cover estimated costs and certain other conditions are met by Department of Transportation.
Requires Department of Education to provide full-time equivalent employee to administer talented and gifted program.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop 25-year plan to enhance opportunities for angling in Oregon.
In committee6
Removes tenancy in common or other undivided estate from definition of "security" when interests are owned by at least two but not more than 35 owners and when management agreement for rental real property subject to ownership interests contains certain terms.
Grants income tax credit to emergency medical technicians, firefighters and first responders who provide volunteer services to rural fire protection districts.
Prohibits, in specified areas of law, discrimination against persons based on sexual orientation.
Eliminates authority of city to annex territory surrounded by city by ordinance.
Establishes maximum assessed value at conclusion of 15-year period of historic property special assessment for residences where owner filed application for assessment prior to June 19, 1997.
Authorizes court to terminate parental rights of parent with respect to child conceived through first- or second-degree rape for which parent is convicted.
Carried from the House
Became law1
Allows public agency in agreement for joint or cooperative action with public agency in another state to require that public agency in other state indemnify public agency in this state.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 12
Creates Oregon Healthy Kids Program, which includes private health option to provide affordable, accessible health care to children.
Declares nursing workforce and nursing faculty shortage.
Expands list of individuals and entities that may participate in Oregon Prescription Drug Program.
Expands prohibition of smoking in public places and places of employment.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Creates State Capitol State Park.
Creates Shipping Transport of Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force.
Allows public body to release condensed version of factual information in record in lieu of disclosing record.
Directs State Board of Education to adopt by rule process that school district must follow to resolve complaints.
Requires Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon to commission independent study to make findings and recommendations regarding pedestrian crossing safety.
Establishes renewable portfolio standard for electric utilities and electricity service suppliers.
Restricts local government power to impose construction excise taxes.
Vetoed · 1
Establishes Committee on Performance Excellence.
Passed the Senate · 2
Directs Department of Transportation to issue Gold Star Family registration plates to family members of person killed during active service in Armed Forces of United States.
Requires lenders involved in residential property nontraditional mortgage products to ensure loan terms and underwriting standards for products and consider borrower's repayment capacity and risk mitigation factors.
Out of committee · 3
Creates Oregon Better Health Trust Fund to pool state and federal expenditures for health care in Oregon and to finance treatment of defined set of essential health conditions for all Oregonians.
Allocates moneys from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for science and technology partnership program.
Establishes congenital defect and birth abnormality registry system.
In committee · 9
Creates crime of Internet solicitation of a minor.
Directs Department of Transportation to collect fingerprints of applicants for each issuance, renewal or replacement of driver license, driver permit or identification card.
Requires health benefit plan to make check for payment for health care services payable jointly to provider of health care services and enrollee if provider has not contracted with enrollee's health benefit plan to provide health care services.
Prohibits member of Legislative Assembly from accepting appointment to position in executive department while in office.
Directs Department of Education to prepare financial education program.
Requires that operator of or individual in charge of certain mass transit equipment or facilities owned or operated by Tri-Met contact 9-1-1 emergency reporting system before contacting mass transit system dispatch operator when emergency arises.
Allows exemption from requirement that children must attend public schools for children who are taught by foster parents.
Requires insurers, self-insured employers, claims administrators and third party administrators to provide certain injured workers inventory of workers' compensation claims records in their possession.
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.