Bills in the 2009 Regular Session, Senate.
Vicki Walker
Sponsored
Became law6
Requires Secretary of State to include certain information in voters' pamphlet.
Authorizes State Treasurer to issue Article XI-D bonds, subject to bond amounts issuance limitation, for any purpose specified in Article XI-D of Oregon Constitution.
Directs Department of Transportation to include on driver license examination at least two questions pertaining to practices necessary for safe operation of vehicle around motorcyclists.
Repeals sunset on provisions requiring certain agencies and officials to notify long term care facility or residential care facility that person seeking admission to facility is on probation, parole or post-prison supervision after being convicted of sex crime.
Requires death care consultants to be licensed by State Mortuary and Cemetery Board.
Changes name of Consumer Protection and Education Revolving Account to Department of Justice Protection and Education Revolving Account.
Passed the Senate1
Requires applicants seeking to construct certain energy facilities to enter into written agreement with state in which applicant agrees to compensate state for costs associated with state agency review and evaluation of certain permits, authorizations and certifications before applicant may be granted permit, authorization or certification.
In committee16
Prohibits person from serving as chief petitioner of initiative, referendum or recall petition if person has outstanding obligation to pay civil penalty for violation of election law or rule.
Creates task force to study and report on acquisition and delivery of food commodities for use in school lunch programs.
Creates Task Force on School Reform.
Creates task force to study governmental regulation of commodities.
Provides that following notice from State Department of Agriculture, retailer dealer, nonretail dealer or wholesale dealer may not sell or offer for sale gasoline unless 20 percent of gasoline sold contains 10 percent ethanol by volume.
Directs Supreme Court to rule on ballot title petition not later than 45 days after oral argument or 45 days after all memoranda have been filed in response to petition, whichever is later.
Allows either party entering into domestic partnership to retain surname or to change surname to surname of other party or hyphenated combination of surnames of both parties.
Changes Superintendent of Public Instruction from elected office to appointed position.
Prohibits school administrator and school district, education service district or public charter school from entering into certain contracts or agreements related to termination of employment of administrator.
Requires public charter school proposal to describe financial management systems for school.
Requires motor vehicle insurance policy to provide discount for principal operator of covered motorcycle who successfully completes motorcycle rider education course.
Prohibits Legislative Administration Committee from banning dogs from State Capitol.
Imposes fee for filing prospective petition to initiate state measure.
Requires local government annexation election to include electors on property not proposed for annexation, but abutting public right of way proposed for annexation.
Prohibits insurance policy or contract with prescription drug coverage from excluding coverage for drugs that are prescribed for covered condition and for which no generic equivalent is available, if in clinical judgment of prescribing physician there is no appropriate therapeutic alternative.
Establishes licensing qualifications and procedures for bookkeepers that keep and maintain tax returns and documents relating to tax returns.
Carried from the House
Became law3
Limits access to certain public records of State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation.
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 Legislative Counsel to solicit bids for printing of Oregon Revised Statutes each biennium.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 21
Repeals provision prohibiting elector from participating in more than one nominating process for each partisan public office to be filled at general election.
Establishes Oregon Civics Day for Teachers on first Friday in December.
Modifies crime of animal abandonment to include abandonment of equines.
Prohibits employer from taking adverse employment action against employee who declines to attend meeting or participate in communication concerning employer's opinion about religious or political matters.
Restricts number of acres to be burned.
Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct study of fish hatcheries for purposes relating to environmental impact and fiscal feasibility of producing trout that are free, or almost free, of pathogens.
Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property.
Deletes certain tuition waiver eligibility requirements for service members.
Modifies definition of "hazardous substance" to include decabrominated diphenyl ether.
Establishes February 9 of each year as Ewing Young Day.
Changes contents of notice of default that lender must deliver to grantor before sale to foreclose residential trust deed.
Requires adoption of integrated pest management plans for schools.
Creates Task Force on Veterans' Reintegration.
Creates Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Program for purpose of providing loan repayments for certain nurse educators at nursing schools in Oregon.
Includes victim of human trafficking as person eligible for Address Confidentiality Program.
Prohibits person from charging fee or deposit for assistance animal in rented housing.
Requires Department of Human Services to determine whether immunosuppressant drug used in connection with organ transplants is narrow therapeutic index drug within 180 days of expiration of United States patent on drug.
Requires applicant for renewal of disabled person parking permit to submit certificate from medical professional stating that applicant is person with disability.
Removes requirement that proposals for purchase of real property from state be accompanied by certified check or by sufficient bond furnished by surety company in sum not less than 10 percent of total amount of value of proposal.
Requires government agency that hires employee who voluntarily leaves employment of original employing governmental agency to reimburse original employing governmental agency for certain costs incurred by training employee.
Requires Department of Education to grant waiver that allows school district to contract with entity that administers nationally normed assessments if entity meets specified requirements.
Passed the Senate · 1
Modifies priority of land for inclusion within urban growth boundary.
Out of committee · 5
Directs Department of Human Services, when department secures sufficient funding, to establish registry and advisory committee related to birth anomalies and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Expands eligibility for medical assistance for low income and uninsured women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer.
Requires Department of Human Services to provide screening for breast and cervical cancer to persons who meet eligibility requirements for Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
Allows Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program to receive State School Fund distribution.
Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance Program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
In committee · 7
Requires that minimum continuing legal education requirements of Oregon State Bar include cultural competency training designed to educate members on providing unbiased and effective representation of clients.
Exempts county that fails to enforce public health laws due to lack of sufficient state funding from requirement that county reimburse Department of Human Services for enforcing laws when county fails to do so.
Directs each public post-secondary institution to report on number of veterans who are attending institution.
Allows reduction of child support awards in consideration of Social Security or veterans' benefits for child support judgments and child support judgment modifications entered on or after January 1, 1995.
Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board to establish health insurance option for employees of Department of Corrections with access to health care at correctional facility.
Requires Department of Corrections to study and make recommendations to Legislative Assembly about recovery of training costs for certain employees who voluntarily leave employment with department.
Provides that mandate to sell gasoline blended with ethanol does not apply to gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above.