Bills in the 2007 Regular Session, House.
R. Tom Butler
Sponsored
Became law3
Changes collateralization procedures and requirements for deposits of public funds.
Provides that manufacturer of roll-your-own tobacco must make escrow payments in same manner as manufacturers of cigarettes for purpose of providing source for payment of certain judgments and settlements on claims against manufacturer.
Revises definition of "consolidated billing tax rate" to include urban renewal plans substantially amended.
Passed the House2
Directs State Court Administrator to prepare report every two years on compensation of state judges.
Makes livestock district and open range laws inapplicable to some bovine animals.
Out of committee5
Establishes program in Bureau of Labor and Industries to provide grants to Oregon Building Congress for purpose of supporting partnerships between public high schools and apprenticeship programs.
Creates Oregon 529 College Savings Incentive Program.
Establishes Oregon Main Street Program in Economic and Community Development Department to encourage preservation of historic character of commercial neighborhoods.
Modifies manner in which retirement credit is calculated under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Modifies requirements for self-insurance programs established by three or more public bodies.
In committee40
Provides credit against personal income taxes for repayment of principal of loans used to attend law school, if attorney is district attorney or deputy district attorney or provides public defense services or nonprofit legal aid program services.
Dedicates certain cigarette tax revenues to certain rural health safety net programs and services.
Requires Department of Human Services to conduct home study of prospective adoptive parent who applies to department for adoption services and who currently is under study or consideration by another public or private agency for placement of child for adoption.
Creates Illegal Alien Stop-Loss Program for Small Oregon Hospitals in Department of Human Services.
Prohibits public contracting agencies, Oregon University System and Oregon Health and Science University from requiring, in public contracts or other agreements or when issuing grants or guaranteeing bonds or loans, participation by labor organization.
Dedicates ___ percent of revenues collected by Oregon Liquor Control Commission to establishment, operation and maintenance of programs related to fetal alcohol syndrome.
Prohibits sale, delivery or transfer of firearm to visibly intoxicated person.
Requires Office of Rural Health to adopt rules to determine unreimbursed expenses incurred by rural hospitals in serving patients who are not United States citizens.
Directs each school district board to adopt policy prohibiting persons from viewing pornography in schools.
Excepts disposition of fish hatcheries owned or controlled by State Department of Fish and Wildlife from provisions relating to terminal disposition of state property.
Requires that Oregon State Lottery Commission conduct biennial survey to determine revenue generated by certain persons playing lottery games.
Directs school districts to expend at least 65 percent of operational expenditures on classroom instruction expenditures.
Authorizes city or district providing urban services within urban growth boundary to extend services to land within jurisdiction of federally recognized Indian tribe.
Increases amount that joint filing taxpayers may subtract from federal taxable income for contributions to college savings network.
Authorizes local governments to seek protection under federal bankruptcy law.
Prohibits sales of tobacco products without tobacco vending license.
Prohibits wholesalers and retailers from selling cigarettes and other tobacco products below actual wholesale cost or in retail sales below actual retail cost except with Department of Revenue approval or in specified circumstances.
Allows county community corrections agency to reject, based on offender's noncompliance or outstanding warrants, application for transfer of offender's supervision to county.
Permits owner of any qualified residential property to apply for second 15-year term of historic property special assessment.
Exempts public school construction, reconstruction, renovation and painting projects from requirements of prevailing wage rate law if public school is used by rural school district.
Eliminates taxes on capital gains.
Requires Oregon State Board of Nursing to issue reciprocal license and provisional license to practice nursing to certain applicants.
Requires Board of Medical Examiners to issue provisional license to practice medicine to certain applicants.
Requires local government taxes imposed on or measured by income to be imposed on or measured by taxable income as determined for state personal income tax purposes or Oregon taxable income as determined for state corporate excise or income tax purposes.
Reduces Oregon inheritance tax by specified percentage annually over four-year period.
Allows person to use landowner preference tag to hunt in game management unit within which landowner's land is located.
Permits Economic and Community Development Department to approve second or subsequent applications for annual certification for property tax exemptions when business retains similar characteristics to prior certification years.
Directs school districts to reimburse community colleges for cost of providing remedial courses to students who received high school diploma.
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.
Creates Rainy Day Fund.
Provides that home address, home telephone number and electronic mail address of district attorney and deputy district attorney are exempt from disclosure.
Extends property tax exemption for certain property interests in electric transmission lines to electric cooperatives providing service outside this state.
Removes sunset on property tax exemption for certain summer homes located on federal land and occupied under permit or lease.
Creates main street property incremental tax credit of one-third of increase in assessed property value for owners rehabilitating main street property.
Creates task force to study mortgage financing for houses that are not connected to electric power grid.
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to sell Timms Hamby Computer Archive Center to Burns Paiute Tribe.
Establishes tax credit for employer that pays all or part of community college tuition and related textbook expenses of employee in workforce training program.
Prohibits Department of State Lands from requiring lessee to allow public access to or across property used for growing agricultural crops.
Creates Task Force on Property Tax.
Creates main street property special assessment for unoccupied properties at least 50 years of age at time of application for special assessment.
Carried from the Senate
Became law3
Allows imposition of civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 if violation of pesticide application, sale or labeling laws results from gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Allows Public Utility Commission to adopt rules to conform universal service fund to federal law and related rules to extent that commission determines is appropriate.
Provides definition of "telecommunications" and modifies definition of "telecommunications service" for purpose of laws governing regulation of telecommunications.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 7
Modifies definition of Class II all-terrain vehicle.
Creates crime of furnishing sexually explicit material to child.
Allows issuance of fine not to exceed $720 for violation of maximum weight limits if vehicle could have qualified for variance permit at time of offense.
Imposes $10 fee for filing of petitions for marital annulment, dissolution or separation, and for filing of responses to petitions for marital annulment, dissolution or separation.
Promotes informed choice in delivery of in-home care services.
Permits second Oregon Veterans' Home to admit spouses of veterans.
Creates crime of online sexual corruption of child in second degree.
Passed the House · 2
Directs Water Resources Department to issue permits to appropriate water from Upper Columbia River for use in Columbia Basin.
Directs State Fish and Wildlife Commission to name Fall Creek hatchery research center Lindsay Ball Research Hatchery.
Out of committee · 7
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.
Authorizes State Board of Psychologist Examiners to issue certificate of prescriptive authority to certain licensed psychologists.
Requires state agency to report to Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services when full-time equivalent budgeted position is vacant for six months.
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.
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 · 36
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.
Modifies procedures that State Mortuary and Cemetery Board must follow when investigating complaints and imposing sanctions.
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.
Creates crime of subjecting another to involuntary servitude in first degree.
Conforms Oregon Vehicle Code to provisions of federal Real ID Act of 2005.
Modifies crime of failing to maintain a metal purchase record.
Adds sheriff services to types of services that can be provided by county service districts.
Directs State Parks and Recreation Commission to authorize use of day use fee areas without charge by persons 65 years of age or older who have resided in state for not less than 50 years.
Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace.
Permits coastal counties to apply for designation of wave energy enterprise zones for development of wave energy facilities.
Amends definition of "renewable energy resource" to include any hydroelectric generating facility, regardless of installed capacity.
Creates Freedom to Choose My School Grant program.
Prohibits person acting in official capacity during state of emergency from seizing firearm with intent to interfere with lawful possession of firearm.
Allows certificate of death to be completed in ink of any color.
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.
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.
Requires information to be given to pregnant female 24 hours prior to abortion.
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.
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.
Repeals examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by private teacher, parent or legal guardian.
Increases maximum amount of research and development tax credits.
Increases amount of research and development tax credit.
Establishes five tiers of corporate minimum tax on corporations that are not S corporations, based on level of Oregon sales.
Creates tax credit for investments in personnel and equipment that lead to job creation.
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.