Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, House.
Donna Nelson
Sponsored
Became law1
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.
Passed the House3
Requires motor vehicle telematics service provider to furnish information about location of motor vehicle to law enforcement agency upon request.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Emergency Financial Assistance Fund for purpose of funding Oregon Military Emergency Financial Assistance Program.
Requires motor vehicle locator service provider to furnish information about location of motor vehicle to law enforcement agency upon request.
Out of committee7
Allows student who participates in Oregon Troops to Teachers program to receive funds for cost of tuition at qualified independent institutions.
Allows certain disabled veterans to qualify for Oregon Health Plan benefits.
Establishes one-time tax credit for health care provider participating in TRICARE system.
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.
In committee35
Makes English official language of state.
Increases business energy tax credit.
Defines "quadricycle" for purposes of Oregon Vehicle Code.
Creates crime of human cloning.
Allows person to auction real estate without real estate license if auctioning real estate is only professional real estate activity in which person participates.
Directs Employment Department, for biennium beginning July 1, 2007, to use all unobligated moneys in Oregon JOBS Plus Unemployment Wage Fund for payment of wages and certain expenses of participants in JOBS Plus Program who are otherwise eligible to receive unemployment insurance and who reside in severely distressed areas designated by Economic and Community Development Department.
Requires Department of Transportation to expend moneys on bypass between Newberg and Dundee.
Establishes program in Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide payment for reasonable funeral expenses for eligible veterans.
Expands criminal homicide to include causing death of unborn child.
Conforms Oregon Vehicle Code to provisions of federal Real ID Act of 2005.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for Oregon prekindergarten program.
Allows person to claim refund on tax for motor vehicle fuel in vehicle equipped with power take-off unit without having to use metering device.
Allows person to accompany person with disability to assist with hunting activities.
Exempts children under 16 years of age from limitations on hours of work during summer and any vacation period of five or more consecutive school days in school year.
Requires that one in every four accessible parking spaces for persons with disabilities be van accessible or, if more than four spaces are designated as accessible, then one in every eight be van accessible.
Establishes presumptive life sentence for person convicted of certain sex offenses and found by jury to be sexually violent dangerous offender.
Creates crime of knowingly infecting another person with sexually transmitted disease.
Precludes Department of Corrections from releasing inmates as result of participation in alternative incarceration program.
Prohibits use of medical marijuana by law enforcement officer.
Allocates funds to and limits expenditures by Economic and Community Development Department for payment of expenses related to repairs of reservoir serving City of Carlton.
Directs each public post-secondary institution to report on number of veterans who are attending institution.
Directs President of Senate to designate member of Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives to designate member of House, to monitor rulemaking proceedings by state agencies.
Requires health insurance to cover services of chiropractor subject to same conditions as coverage of physician services.
Allows county to sell land acquired for delinquent taxes and use proceeds for public improvement projects.
Requires inmates at Department of Corrections facilities to participate in functional literacy program until reaching designated level of reading proficiency.
Establishes Access to Appropriate Health Care Program in Department of Human Services to provide to public telephone access to health care information and referrals to appropriate facilities.
Allows personal income taxpayers to subtract amounts paid as personal interest from taxable income.
Creates Task Force on Zero-based Budgeting.
Requires overhead to be shown as separate item in state budget report.
Appropriates money from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for Oregon Health and Science University for Rural Scholars Program.
Requires person to notify parent before person performs abortion on minor or ward, with specific exceptions.
Expands criminal homicide to include causing death of unborn child.
Creates tax credit for wages paid to new employees in amount equal to difference between federal minimum wage and state minimum wage.
Requires Economic and Community Development Department to develop process for making annual grants from Oregon Community Development Fund to governing bodies of counties to promote economic development.
Eliminates sunset on law that doubles fines for traffic offenses committed in safety corridors.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 17
Prohibits person from selling gift card that expires or has face value that declines over time or with lack of use.
Establishes Oregon Health Care Acquired Infection Reporting Program.
Permits state employee or state officer to authorize deduction from salary or wages for Oregon Veterans' Home Account.
Specifies minimum standards for food and beverages sold in public schools.
Creates crime of furnishing sexually explicit material to child.
Directs school districts and public charter schools to award diplomas, modified diplomas and alternative certificates to students.
Sets maximum finance charge or interest rate at charge or rate not to exceed 36 percent per annum or 30 percentage points in excess of discount rate on 90-day commercial paper in effect at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, established annually by Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services, for all consumer finance, payday and title loans of $50,000 or less.
Modifies requirement that health care provider notify law enforcement officer or agency, or Oregon State Police dispatch center, if person believed to be driver in motor vehicle accident has blood alcohol level exceeding legal limit for operating motor vehicle.
Requires health benefit plan to cover treatment of child under 18 years of age who has been diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder subject to same conditions as treatment of physical illness.
Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide veterans and health care providers with educational materials on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of hepatitis C. .
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.
Modifies threshold amounts municipal corporation may spend before municipal corporation must obtain annual audit or review.
Directs Department of Transportation to establish program to issue veterans' recognition registration plate to qualified owner of motor vehicle.
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.
Modifies procedures involved in child abuse investigations.
Authorizes State Department of Agriculture to receive and distribute grants for any purpose related to laws administered or enforced by department.
Creates crime of online sexual corruption of child in second degree.
Passed the House · 6
Establishes state policy that state-funded research benefiting private enterprise must encourage economic development and job creation in Oregon.
Adjusts fines for minors who attempt to purchase, purchase or acquire alcoholic liquor, and for minors who enter or attempt to enter prohibited portion of premises licensed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
Requires persons obtaining economic development assistance from Economic and Community Development Department to enter into signed agreement with department assuring that recipient employs or will employ only individuals lawfully authorized to work in United States.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Department of Human Services to collect data and report to appropriate interim legislative committee regarding citizenship or legal residence requirements for Department of Human Services assistance programs.
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 · 31
Creates personal income tax credit for physicians who provide medical care to residents of Oregon Veterans' Home.
Repeals provisions requiring Department of Human Services to eliminate or limit Oregon Health Plan coverage of dental, vision, hospital and drug services for 2005-2007 biennium.
Grants income tax credit to firefighters who provide volunteer services to rural fire protection districts or fire departments.
Declares findings of Legislative Assembly on economic benefit of services provided by Oregon State Police.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Housing and Community Services Department and Department of Human Services for Senior Corps programs.
Establishes Commission for the Products of Disabled Individuals.
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.
Creates task force on transportation needs of persons with developmental disabilities.
Creates Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Directs Department of Education to award grants to remote and necessary school districts.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for Oregon territorial sea mapping project at Oregon State University.
Increases amount of property tax exemption for disabled veterans and surviving spouses of war veterans to $25,000 of value of homestead or personal property.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for senior citizen services and programs.
Requires State Forestry Department to establish and maintain fuel breaks between contiguous state and federal forestlands.
Creates Community Mental Health Housing Trust Account.
Appropriates moneys from ___ to Economic and Community Development Department for purpose of assisting development of targeted small businesses and microenterprises.
Directs general or special election ballots to list name of candidate for partisan office for each nomination candidate receives, with name of each political party that nominated candidate printed opposite one of listings of candidate's name.
Modifies definition of "disabled person" for purposes of homestead property tax deferral to include disabled veterans.
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 certain veterans to receive state aid for course of study or professional training and federal educational aid concurrently.
Creates Oregon Veterans' Business Enterprise Program.
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.
Establishes principal residence property tax exemption from local option property taxes for dwelling units of senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to consult with Department of Education for purpose of helping Department of Education develop Farm-to-School program.
Allows members of Oregon National Guard to enroll in specified classes at state institution of higher education or community college at no cost.
Enhances penalties for crime of strangulation in certain circumstances.
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.
Allows retired member who is employed by Legislative Assembly or Oregon State Police for purpose of service during regular or special session of Legislative Assembly to be employed for all or any part of session without affecting status of person as retired member.
Authorizes courts to impose additional assessment on persons convicted of specified crimes involving minors.
Excludes natural resource property and property used in commercial fishing operations from value of gross estate of decedent for Oregon inheritance tax purposes.
Provides ballot title for House Joint Resolution 56 (2007).
In committee · 76
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for Oregon prekindergarten program.
Requires authorization by Legislative Assembly before Department of Transportation may construct or operate, or enter into agreement for construction or operation of, tollway.
Requires pharmaceutical manufacturing companies to annually disclose to Department of Justice certain economic benefits provided in conjunction with marketing of prescription drugs.
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.
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.
Modifies crime of failing to maintain a metal purchase record.
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.
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.
Requires person working at call center and making or receiving telephone communications to disclose location of call center and, upon request, name of person who has contracted to use services of call center.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Commission to allow free use of day use fee areas by persons 60 years of age or older and persons with disabilities.
Requires long term care facilities to serve meals that address nutritional needs of residents.
Prohibits sex offender released on probation from residing in community unless community has police officer on duty at all times.
Permits police officer to take breath test of person operating motor vehicle when officer has reasonable suspicion person is driving while under influence of intoxicants.
Extends annual filing requirement for veteran homestead exemption to December 31 of assessment year.
Establishes General Assistance Program Fund.
Allows circuit courts to establish mental health court departments.
Amends definition of "renewable energy resource" to include any hydroelectric generating facility, regardless of installed capacity.
Authorizes charitable, fraternal or religious organization licensed to conduct bingo, lotto, raffle or Monte Carlo event to use independent contractor in conducting event.
Exempts public school construction, renovation and painting projects from requirements of prevailing wage rate law.
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.
Increases from $50,000 to $100,000 amount of public contract for transportation project that may be awarded under procedure for competitive quotes.
Prohibits person acting in official capacity during state of emergency from seizing firearm with intent to interfere with lawful possession of firearm.
Requires alternative incarceration program participants to authorize release of information prior to release from custody.
Allows certain organizations purchasing former illegal drug manufacturing site to arrange for decontamination of site without being licensed as construction contractors.
Requires imposition of maximum term of imprisonment followed by supervision for chronic criminal offenders convicted of any crime.
Requires public employer to provide preference to veteran or disabled veteran and to appoint veteran or disabled veteran to civil service position if veteran's score or evaluation on civil service test is equal to or higher than score or evaluation of person who is not veteran or disabled veteran.
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.
Creates personal and business tax credits for water conservation devices and systems.
Creates income tax credit for qualified investments in new machinery and equipment.
Gives tenants' association, facility purchase association or tenants' association supported nonprofit organization 14-day right of first refusal for offer or agreement by landlord to sell facility.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Housing and Community Services Department for biennial expenses related to financing of manufactured dwelling park purchases by or on behalf of tenants with low incomes.
Requires Legislative Assembly to fully fund Department of State Police from General Fund revenues.
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.
Creates crime of criminal gang recruitment.
Allows Director of Economic and Community Development Department to approve designation of additional 10 urban or rural enterprise zones.
Requires city to allow electors in surrounded territory proposed to be annexed to vote if city charter, ordinance or resolution requires city to hold election in city.
Directs elected officials and state agencies who provide electronic information to public to provide notice of any electronic tracking feature embedded in electronic communication.
Establishes Board of Trustees of Oregon State School for the Deaf.
Authorizes school districts to site school on tract of land within three miles of urban growth boundary without adopting exception to statewide land use planning goal.
Requires Department of Corrections to take all reasonable steps to have criminal alien transported to birth country to serve remaining sentence.
Reduces rate of tax on capital gains of personal income taxpayers and establishes graduated capital gains tax rates based on amounts of capital gains realized by taxpayers.
Establishes requirements for telephone directories.
Appropriates funds to Department of Transportation for projects of statewide significance.
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.
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.
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 mandatory minimum sentences of up to 48 months for subsequent repeat property crime convictions.
Modifies threshold level of value of estate at which inheritance tax return is required to be filed.
Expands Oregon Prescription Drug Program to include individuals with private prescription drug benefit program that does not cover one or more necessary drugs taken by individual.
Directs State Land Board to adopt management plan for Elliott State Forest that ensures rate of return at or above rate of return received by Oregon Investment Council for Common School Fund.
Repeals examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
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.
Adds dairy processors to food processors eligible for property tax exemption.
Allows Department of Education to award grants to school districts for capital costs.
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.
Creates tax credit for investments in personnel and equipment that lead to job creation.
Prohibits person from knowingly employing or knowingly permitting labor services of illegal alien on project financed by state grant or loan.
Excludes farm use real property and equipment from gross estate of decedent subject to inheritance tax.
Establishes Oregon State Police Patrol Division Fund.
Adds dairy processors and egg processors to food processors eligible for property tax exemptions.
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.