Current Measure Status Report For OSCC Courtesy of Western Advocates, Inc. Tuesday, June 30th

Bill No. Title | Note / Priority / Position Status Date Items with a change in status since last report: HB 2078 S Increases personal income tax rate on taxpayers with taxable income above certain level. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Burdick. Passed. Ayes, 21; nays, 9--Atkinson, Boquist, Ferrioli, George, Girod, Kruse, Starr, Telfer, Whitsett 6/29 HB 2152 S Changes name of Oregon Economic and Community Development Commission to Oregon Business Development Commission. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Johnson. Passed. Ayes, 26; nays, 3--Ferrioli, George, Kruse; excused, 1--Boquist 6/29 HB 2180 H Establishes Oregon Renewable Energy Grant Account and allows credit against income taxes for contributions to account. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Rules suspended. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 60 6/29 HB 2227 H Modifies provisions for siting destination resorts. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Work Session scheduled 6/29 HB 2228 H Establishes pilot program to conserve resource lands by facilitating transfer of residential development rights from farm or forest property to other property. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/29 HB 2398 S Requires adoption of standards for certain workforce development plans and submission of plans by local workforce investment boards to State Workforce Investment Board. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill 6/29 HB 2732 S Creates Career and Technical Education Collaboration Task Force for purpose of increasing collaboration and partnerships among kindergarten through grade 12 schools, labor, business and industry in relation to career and technical education. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill 6/29 HB 3483 S Creates Wage Option Program. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Second reading 6/29 SB 51 H Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries by order to set fee adequate to pay costs of education and enforcement related to prevailing wage law and in amount between 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent of contract price for public works. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Rules suspended. Second reading 6/29 SB 101 H Makes legislative findings regarding global warming and electricity. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Recommendation: Do pass 6/29 SB 880 H Directs Department of Revenue to establish general tax amnesty program of limited duration. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Barnhart. Passed. Ayes, 31; Nays, 27--Barton, Bentz, Berger, Bruun, Cameron, Edwards C., Esquivel, Freeman, Garrard, Gilliam, Gilman, Hanna, Huffman, Kennemer, Krieger, Matthews, Maurer, Olson, Richardson, Schaufler, Smith G., Sprenger, Thatcher, Thompson, Weidner, Whisnant, Wingard; Excused, 1--Komp; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Jenson 6/29 SB 5511 H Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for certain biennial expenses. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Rules suspended. Second reading 6/29 SB 5534 H Maintains lottery revenues available to benefit public purposes during biennium beginning July 1, 2009, in Administrative Services Economic Development Fund. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Rules suspended. Second reading 6/29 SB 5548 H Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation for rail programs. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Rules suspended. Second reading 6/29 SB 5549 H Approves certain new or increased fees adopted by Department of Transportation. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gilman. Passed. Ayes, 36; Nays, 23--Bentz, Bruun, Cameron, Clem, Edwards C., Esquivel, Freeman, Garrard, Gilliam, Hanna, Huffman, Kennemer, Krieger, Maurer, Olson, Richardson, Smith G., Sprenger, Thatcher, Thompson, Weidner, Whisnant, Wingard; Excused, 1--Komp 6/29 Items with no change in status since last report: HB 2009 H Establishes Oregon Health Authority Board and Oregon Health Authority and specifies duties, functions and powers. Note: Health Care  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/26 HB 2015 H Establishes certain requirements before applicant seeking to construct liquefied natural gas terminal or related pipeline may be issued specified permits and authorizations. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/16 HB 2017 H Authorizes community colleges to partner with employers in establishing new jobs training programs. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Labor with subsequent referral to Revenue 3/12 HB 2031 H 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. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Veterans and Emergency Services with subsequent referral to Revenue 1/12 HB 2032 H Provides $1,000 credit against income taxes for provision of pro bono legal services to certain military personnel. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Revenue by prior reference 2/25 HB 2044 H Prohibits employer or insurer from directing or requiring injured worker to obtain nonemergency medical services from specific provider. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/16 HB 2065 H Makes technical changes in Oregon tax statutes. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 3/31 HB 2066 H Changes percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/13 HB 2067 H Creates or adjusts sunset provision for certain personal income or corporate excise tax credits that are not required under federal law or Oregon Constitution. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 36; Nays, 24--Bentz, Berger, Bruun, Cameron, Esquivel, Freeman, Garrard, Gilliam, Gilman, Hanna, Huffman, Jenson, Kennemer, Krieger, Maurer, Olson, Richardson, Smith G., Sprenger, Thatcher, Thompson, Weidner, Whisnant, Wingard 6/11 HB 2068 H Provides uniform procedures for transfer of certain income and excise tax credits. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/17 HB 2070 H Increases corporate minimum tax levied on C corporations with business activity in state. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/25 HB 2071 H Increases fees for recording or filing certain documents with county clerk. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/5 HB 2072 H Imposes tax on each fuel supplier and utility based on amount of carbon in carbon-based fuel that is sold by fuel supplier to consumers in state or that is used to produce carbon-generated electricity supplied by utility to consumers in state. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Water with subsequent referral to Revenue, then Ways and Means 1/15 HB 2076 H Creates assessment by Department of Revenue upon patient care, items or services provided by specified categories of health care providers. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Revenue 1/16 HB 2077 H Decreases maximum amount of federal income tax liability that may be subtracted from federal taxable income for purpose of determining Oregon taxable income. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/27 HB 2081 H Authorizes governmental units to implement systems for buying and selling transferable development credits to encourage landowners to voluntarily protect resource lands. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Work Session scheduled 3/5 HB 2089 H Requires corporation and limited liability company to appoint records custodian to keep certain records. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 1/20 HB 2098 H Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for Oregon territorial sea mapping project at Oregon State University. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 5/12 HB 2100 H Provides emergency unemployment insurance benefits to individuals who have exhausted regular benefits. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Labor with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 1/12 HB 2101 H Directs Department of Transportation to expend moneys on bypass between Newberg and Dundee. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 1/12 HB 2107 H Modifies maximum limit on amount of bonded indebtedness counties may incur for road improvements in unincorporated areas. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/25 HB 2117 H Creates Healthy Kids Plan, which includes private health option to provide affordable, accessible health care to children. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Rules, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference 5/1 HB 2119 H Increases corporate minimum tax that applies to C corporations. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/23 HB 2120 H Creates Transportation Utility Commission. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing scheduled 3/6 HB 2128 H Eliminates sunset of Oregon Health Fund Board. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 1/22 HB 2130 H Establishes data reporting requirements for carriers offering health benefit plans and for third party administrators. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Health Care 1/22 HB 2131 H Establishes Oregon Integrated Health Home Program in Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research to establish standards for certification of integrated health care practice as integrated health home and to establish collaborative to exchange information about quality improvement and best practices. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 1/22 HB 2148 H Allows transfer of liability to and assessment of liability against reorganized business entity where predecessor entity owed debt to state agency. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/5 HB 2151 H Permits Oregon Economic and Community Development Commission to adjust allocations to programs that receive funding from Oregon Community Development Fund. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Sustainability and Economic Development 1/20 HB 2157 H Updates connection date to federal Internal Revenue Code and other provisions of federal tax law. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 2/14 HB 2159 H Provides for transfer of portion of business energy tax credit. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 1/28 HB 2181 H Authorizes local governments to establish local improvement district within which owners of qualifying residential and commercial property may receive loan financing of energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements to property. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing scheduled 5/18 HB 2186 H Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules to help state to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 35; Nays, 25--Bentz, Beyer, Boone, Cameron, Esquivel, Freeman, Garrard, Gilliam, Gilman, Hanna, Huffman, Jenson, Kennemer, Krieger, Maurer, Olson, Richardson, Schaufler, Smith G., Sprenger, Thatcher, Thompson, Weidner, Whisnant, Wingard 6/25 HB 2189 S Authorizes Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to license mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers in cooperation with Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Second reading 6/27 HB 2192 H Modifies formula for assessment by Oregon Medical Insurance Pool. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing scheduled 2/2 HB 2193 H Reduces Oregon Medical Insurance Pool assessment for insurers providing insurance against risk of economic loss. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing scheduled 2/2 HB 2194 S Modifies definition of "medical insurance" for purposes of Oregon Medical Insurance Pool. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] President signed 6/24 HB 2195 H Replaces requirement for authorization of vocational service provider organizations with requirement organizations register with Department of Consumer and Business Services. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 3/31 HB 2196 H Clarifies exclusive remedy provisions of workers compensation statutes. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Labor 1/21 HB 2197 H Eliminates certain statutory conflicts and redundancies. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Chapter 36, (2009 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2010 3/31 HB 2201 H Changes effective date of election to exclude officers of corporation from eligibility for unemployment insurance coverage to first day of current calendar quarter or preceding calendar quarter. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 5/5 HB 2202 H Expands right to request reopening of hearing on unemployment insurance claim. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 3/12 HB 2204 H Eliminates Employment Department component of JOBS Plus program. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing and Possible Work Session scheduled 2/10 HB 2225 H Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to establish pilot program in which local governments may site and develop affordable housing. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/5 HB 2226 H Restricts siting of destination resort in Metolius River Basin. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Land Use 1/22 HB 2229 S Establishes main principles for state land use system. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] President signed 6/24 HB 2230 H Excludes from definition of "land use decision" local government decision that state agency permit is consistent with statewide land use planning goals and compatible with acknowledged comprehensive plan when local government decision is based on prior local approval of permit for substantially same action. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/26 HB 2286 H Increases amount of noneconomic damages that may be awarded in civil action seeking damages arising out of bodily injury. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 1/12 HB 2301 H Raises allowable fee for dishonored check from $25 to $35. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/11 HB 2303 H Allows award of damages and attorney fees to servicemember bringing action to enforce right or remedy under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 5/8 HB 2307 H Provides that person soliciting, collecting or attempting to collect claim owed or due another person is not collection agency unless debt is owed to other person at time of solicitation, collection or attempt to collect. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 5/26 HB 2319 H Changes unlawful discrimination laws that determine if individual is person with disability to be more similar to federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 1/12 HB 2341 H Modifies definition of marijuana for purposes of controlled substances laws. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing and Possible Work Session scheduled 2/17 HB 2361 H Requires health benefit plan to cover drug containing pseudoephedrine for allergy symptoms if plan covers prescription drugs for allergy symptoms. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Work Session scheduled 4/1 HB 2366 S Establishes Residential Structure Lien Assistance Fund. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing and Possible Work Session scheduled 5/19 HB 2367 H Prohibits retailer from selling or offering for sale, leasing, subletting or otherwise distributing childrens product that contains certain chemical substances at identified concentrations. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/2 HB 2373 H Provides that person engages in unlawful practice when in course of persons business, vocation or occupation person employs unlawful collection practice. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] First reading. Referred to Speakers desk 1/12 HB 2388 H Requires city or county to obtain and review comprehensive economic impact study before approving or disapproving application for permit to construct retail facility larger than 75,000 square feet of gross floor area. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Land Use 1/16 HB 2390 H Exempts geographic fisheries information submitted to public body from disclosure under public records law. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Water 1/15 HB 2392 H Creates Federal Ocean Energy Fund for deposit of moneys received by state from federal government under federal Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 1/12 HB 2393 S Increases fees collectible by sheriff for serving legal documents and performing other civil duties. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Third reading. Carried by Burdick. Passed. Ayes, 19; nays, 5--Atkinson, Ferrioli, Kruse, Starr, Telfer; excused, 6--Bonamici, Boquist, Johnson, Morse, Prozanski, Winters 6/23 HB 2396 H Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance extension of bus rapid transit system in west Eugene. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 5/6 HB 2397 H Includes in definition of "public works" fabrication or manufacture of nonstandard items produced by contract specifically for public works. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Labor 1/15 HB 2399 H Modifies duties of State Workforce Investment Board, Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, and Education and Workforce Policy Advisor. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/19 HB 2404 H Directs Department of Human Services to take steps to maximize enrollment of children in state medical assistance program. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 1/27 HB 2406 H Directs Water Resources Department to issue permits to appropriate water from Upper Columbia River for use in Columbia Basin. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing scheduled 2/17 HB 2408 H Creates Task Force on Extending Washington County Commuter Rail to Salem. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/18 HB 2421 H Requires person operating as scrap metal business to obtain certificate from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 1/27 HB 2423 H Requires scrap metal business to create and maintain certain records of purchase or receipt of metal property or other transactions related to metal property. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 1/27 HB 2429 H Modifies qualifications for property tax exemptions for business firms eligible to participate in enterprise zone program. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Work Session scheduled 4/27 HB 2430 S Defines "building construction" and modifies definition of "residential construction" for purposes of applying prevailing rate of wage to projects that predominantly provide affordable housing. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 5/29 HB 2431 H Increases taxes on aircraft fuel used in turbo-prop and jet engines. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Revenue 2/3 HB 2433 H Lists factors that Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may consider in reviewing schedules and tables of premium rates for certain health insurance plans. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 4/28 HB 2434 S Requires that certain causes of action related to improvement to large commercial structures be commenced within six years after substantial completion or abandonment of construction, alteration or repair. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] President signed 6/26 HB 2436 H Establishes fee for recording of documents in deed and mortgage records of county. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 3/12 HB 2437 H Requires Department of Transportation to study feasibility of constructing highway between Coos Bay and Ontario. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development 4/28 HB 2438 H Prohibits health insurers and health benefit plan carriers from requiring health providers to collect amounts chargeable to coinsurance or deductible amounts from insureds or enrollees as condition for receipt of payments from insurer or carrier for health services of provider. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules 4/30 HB 2445 H Expands definition of categorically needy persons eligible for medical assistance to include individuals with disabilities under 19 years of age. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/16 HB 2461 H Imposes prevention, treatment and recovery tax on malt beverages. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/25 HB 2465 H Creates subtraction from federal taxable income for health insurance premium payments made during tax year by individual taxpayer for health benefit coverage of taxpayer, taxpayers spouse or dependents. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Motion to withdraw from Revenue failed. Ayes, 26; Nays, 34--Bailey, Barker, Barnhart, Beyer, Boone, Buckley, Cannon, Clem, Cowan, Dembrow, Edwards C., Edwards D., Galizio, Garrett, Gelser, Greenlick, Harker, Holvey, Kahl, Komp, Kotek, Matthews, Nathanson, Nolan, Read, Riley, Roblan, Schaufler, Shields, Smith J., Stiegler, Tomei, Witt, Speaker Hunt 6/8 HB 2472 S Establishes calendar year limit on total cost of facilities for which State Department of Energy may issue preliminary certificates for business energy tax credit. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Senate adopted Conference Committee Report and repassed bill. Ayes, 28; nays, 2--Atkinson, Kruse 6/26 HB 2473 H Permits counties to impose real estate transfer tax if tax revenues are dedicated to affordable housing programs. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 2/4 HB 2474 H Reduces discount on payment of property taxes. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/17 HB 2481 H Prohibits agreement for transfer of real property that reserves right to payment or profit upon, or as condition or result of, future transfer of fee simple interest in property. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/17 HB 2484 H Creates crime of encouraging metal theft. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 2/4 HB 2487 H Extends Oregon Opportunity Grant program to include qualified graduate students at eligible graduate institutions. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/11 HB 2493 H Prohibits Environmental Quality Commission from establishing greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Water 2/4 HB 2497 H Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing scheduled 3/18 HB 2503 H Prohibits discrimination in employment under certain circumstances if discrimination is based on persons status as medical marijuana registry cardholder or use of medical marijuana off property or premises of employment or during hours that are not hours of employment. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing scheduled 3/18 HB 2506 H Requires health plans to cover services of professional counselors and marriage and family therapists if certain other services are covered by plan. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/25 HB 2513 H Prohibits use of funds from federal State Childrens Health Insurance Program to pay for coverage of individual eligible for employer-sponsored insurance unless required employee contribution exceeds 20 percent of premium cost. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 2/5 HB 2523 H Establishes Oregon Health Access Fund and specifies permissible expenditures by Department of Human Services from fund. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Motion to withdraw from Committee on Health Care failed. Ayes, 24; Nays, 35--Bailey, Barker, Barnhart, Barton, Beyer, Boone, Buckley, Cannon, Clem, Cowan, Dembrow, Edwards C., Edwards D., Galizio, Garrett, Gelser, Greenlick, Harker, Kahl, Komp, Kotek, Matthews, Nathanson, Nolan, Read, Riley, Roblan, Schaufler, Shields, Smith J., Stiegler, Tomei, VanOrman, Witt, Speaker Hunt; Excused, 1--Holvey 5/29 HB 2531 S Expands purpose of Major League Stadium Grant Fund to include financing, developing, constructing and furnishing major league stadium designed for use by Major League Soccer team. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Work Session held 6/23 HB 2549 H Expands time period in which certain business firms must hire employees in order to qualify for long term rural enterprise zone tax exemption. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Sustainability and Economic Development with subsequent referral to Revenue 2/10 HB 2578 H Requires owner of parking facility to affix notice on vehicle prior to contacting tower to remove vehicle. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/26 HB 2582 H Establishes Oregon Center for Business and Economic Education to increase student education in business and economics. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 2/11 HB 2584 H Modifies antitrust laws so that person with indirect dealings with adverse party may sue and recover treble damages. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Chapter 304, (2009 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2010 6/17 HB 2608 H Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules allowing insurers to offer health insurance policies excluding benefits or coverage of specified conditions and services otherwise required by law. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Consumer Protection 2/17 HB 2612 H Extends statute of ultimate repose for product liability civil actions. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 2/12 HB 2615 H Requires majority approval by county governing body of urban renewal plan proposed, substantially amended or extended in area by city of 300,000 within county boundaries. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Sustainability and Economic Development 2/17 HB 2624 H Defines "economically distressed worker training" and "eligible economically distressed workers" for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing scheduled 5/20 HB 2631 H Provides that consumer contract may not contain provision to renew contract for additional term automatically or unless consumer declares intention to terminate or not renew contract. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/9 HB 2634 H Authorizes State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to accept letter of credit or similar instrument to secure payment of premiums. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 5/26 HB 2638 H Requires Legislative Administrator to present plan to Legislative Assembly for State Capitol to achieve zero carbon footprint by December 31, 2015. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Administration 2/17 HB 2642 H Limits maximum indebtedness of urban renewal plan to amount based on estimated cost of completing urban renewal projects listed in report accompanying plan. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Sustainability and Economic Development with subsequent referral to Revenue 2/17 HB 2643 H Establishes procedure by which special taxing district may be excluded from participation in urban renewal plan. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Sustainability and Economic Development with subsequent referral to Revenue 2/17 HB 2648 H Reduces amount of federal income tax deductions and state tax credits allowable in calculation of state income or excise tax by 10 percent. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 2/17 HB 2649 S Establishes 7.5 percent Oregon alternative minimum tax for taxpayers with federal adjusted gross income exceeding $125,000. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] President signed 6/26 HB 2650 H Increases personal income tax rate for taxpayers with taxable income above certain level. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 2/17 HB 2651 H Increases personal income tax rate for taxpayers with taxable income above certain level. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/27 HB 2652 H Increases personal income tax rate for taxpayers with taxable income above certain level. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 2/17 HB 2654 H Clarifies that apportionment provisions apply to local option taxes imposed by county for roads. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 5/26 HB 2656 H Equates mandated health insurance coverage of biological child with mandated health insurance coverage of adopted child. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Work Session scheduled 4/22 HB 2675 H Authorizes governing body of county to establish moratorium on tree cutting in residential or commercial areas while governing body considers proposed ordinance limiting or prohibiting tree cutting in area. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing and Possible Work Session scheduled 3/17 HB 2677 H Creates wording requirements and prohibitions for signs posted for accessible parking spaces. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation 2/20 HB 2678 H Reduces sentences of persons committed to custody of Department of Corrections by one percent. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 2/20 HB 2692 H Establishes that employee who returns to work after taking family leave is entitled to be restored to available equivalent position instead of being restored to same position of employment held by employee before taking leave. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/5 HB 2695 S Prohibits county clerk from refusing to record instrument required or permitted by law to be recorded because of title or presence in instrument of extraneous information. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Education and General Government 3/27 HB 2696 H Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of amounts attributable to like-kind exchanges and excluded from federal taxable income because of operation of certain federal law. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 2/20 HB 2697 H Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of amounts earned by United States citizens or residents working abroad and excluded from federal taxable income because of operation of certain federal law. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/10 HB 2698 H Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of contributions to employee stock ownership plans exempted from federal taxable income of employees and employers because of operation of certain federal laws. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/10 HB 2699 S Modifies definition of "public works." Requires payment of prevailing rate of wage in connection with public works for which funds of public agency are used, including funds received in form of tax credit or tax abatement. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 6/5 HB 2705 H Modifies circumstances that require insurer or self-insured employer to contact injured worker for evaluation of eligibility for vocational assistance. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/17 HB 2707 H Requires receipt of verifiable documentation of wages received from all subject employers of injured worker to establish eligibility for supplemental temporary disability benefits. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/17 HB 2708 H Requires employer to verify legal status of employee to be employed in United States through federal E-Verify program prior to deducting expenses related to workers employment from Oregon taxable income. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 2/24 HB 2711 H Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of amounts allowed to civilian federal employees abroad and excluded from federal taxable income because of operation of certain federal law. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/10 HB 2715 H Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Work Session held 5/13 HB 2726 H Requires chain restaurant to make certain nutritional information regarding menu items offered by restaurant available to customers. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/17 HB 2731 H Permits contracting agency and person appealing disqualification or denial, revocation or revision of prequalification for public contracting work to agree on time in which Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services or local contract board must conduct hearing and decide appeal. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 5/26 HB 2736 H Allows Department of Human Services to provide grants to nonprofit organizations for treatment of persons with alcoholism and drug dependence. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Human Services 2/25 HB 2741 H Provides for annual adjustment, based on U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index, of threshold for filing inheritance tax return. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction and Info Technology 6/12 HB 2744 H Requires employer to provide leave to certain employees who are spouses of members of military forces that are on active duty during periods of military conflict. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/25 HB 2750 H Authorizes extension of sanitary sewer system to specified lots or parcels outside urban growth boundaries and outside unincorporated communities without taking exception to statewide land use planning goal relating to level of urban and rural public facilities and services. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Water 2/25 HB 2754 H Creates tax credit for educational expenses or contributions to qualified scholarship granting organization. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/25 HB 2755 H Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to conduct study of reinsurance alternatives for individual and small employer group health insurance markets and submit proposals to Legislative Assembly by October 1, 2010. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/18 HB 2758 H Requires public agency to include amount in contract for construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building equivalent to 1.5 percent of total contract price for inclusion of appropriate green energy technology. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/23 HB 2765 H Eliminates comparison of current year weighted average daily membership (ADMw) with prior year ADMw to calculate distributions under funding formulas for school districts and education service districts. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 2/25 HB 2766 H Specifies minimum number of instructional days that class schedule adopted by district school board must provide. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Education 2/26 HB 2767 H Calculates weighted average daily membership (ADMw) of school district to include students eligible for and enrolled in secondary professional technical education program. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Revenue 2/26 HB 2768 H Changes percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Human Services with subsequent referral to Revenue 2/25 HB 2771 H Subjects small vintners to wine taxation by eliminating exemption. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 2/25 HB 2773 H Imposes one percent surcharge on corporate income taxes. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 2/25 HB 2774 H Imposes one percent surcharge on personal income taxes. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 2/25 HB 2777 H Creates income tax credit for qualified investments in machinery and equipment. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 5/11 HB 2780 H Requires health benefit plan coverage for treatment of infertility. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Health Care 2/25 HB 2785 H Suspends operation of income tax credit for political contributions for two years. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 2/25 HB 2802 S Repeals $500,000 limit on noneconomic damages recoverable in wrongful death actions and other statutorily created causes of action. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Motion to refer to Rules carried on voice vote 6/17 HB 2803 H Provides tax credit for employers who hire released persons. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue by prior reference 4/21 HB 2807 H Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of amounts attributable to controlled foreign corporations and excluded from federal taxable income because of operation of certain federal law. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/10 HB 2809 H Allows certain municipalities to irrevocably convert urban renewal plan from standard rate plan to reduced rate plan for consolidated billing tax rate purposes. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/17 HB 2818 H Establishes tax on motor vehicle rentals. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Revenue 2/25 HB 2821 S Prohibits covered employer from requiring eligible employee to use accrued vacation leave when taking family leave. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Rules by order of the President 6/2 HB 2843 H Increases personal income tax rate for persons having annual taxable income in excess of $10,000. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Revenue, then Rules 3/2 HB 2844 H Increases fees for recording or filing certain documents with county clerk. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 3/2 HB 2880 H Creates Jobs Creation Strategies Commission. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Sustainability and Economic Development with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 3/9 HB 2881 H Establishes procedure for employment-related marijuana drug testing and review of results by medical review officer. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing scheduled 3/18 HB 2890 H Establishes meaning of "employee" for purposes of classification of workers. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/3 HB 2906 H Requires Department of Transportation to study Oregon Route 126 between Veneta and Eugene. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 3/5 HB 2913 H Increases rate of corporate excise tax using income brackets for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and before January 1, 2013. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/23 HB 2914 H Connects definition of taxable income for purposes of Oregon personal income and corporate tax laws to federal Internal Revenue Code as code is from time to time amended. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Work Session scheduled 6/9 HB 2933 H Directs Economic and Community Development Department to file annual Unified Economic Development Report detailing development subsidies. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/1 HB 2935 H Replaces existing corporate excise or income tax with tax imposed on income reported to shareholders under federal securities law, as further allocated or apportioned to Oregon under existing law. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 3/6 HB 2946 H Directs Land Conservation and Development Commission to amend statewide land use planning goals to require land use planning for public schools, consistent with policy of Legislative Assembly. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/19 HB 2980 H Creates personal and business tax credits for water conservation devices and systems. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Water with subsequent referral to Revenue 3/10 HB 2992 H Provides emergency unemployment insurance benefits to individuals who have exhausted regular benefits. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules 4/30 HB 2994 H Requires cities to provide urban services to territories approved for annexation within three years of date of proclamation. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Land Use 3/10 HB 3015 H Modifies requirements for obtaining authorization for enterprise zone exemptions. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Labor 3/16 HB 3023 H Requires health benefit plans and health insurers to allow dependents to continue coverage past age limit for dependent coverage in plan or policy under specified conditions. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/10 HB 3025 H Requires Department of Environmental Quality to study climate change issues facing Oregon. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing and Possible Work Session scheduled 4/16 HB 3049 H Increases corporate minimum tax to $300. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/23 HB 3052 H Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Motion to withdraw from Committee on Business and Labor failed. Ayes, 29; Nays, 29--Bailey, Barker, Barnhart, Beyer, Boone, Cannon, Clem, Cowan, Dembrow, Edwards C., Edwards D., Galizio, Garrett, Greenlick, Holvey, Kahl, Komp, Kotek, Matthews, Nathanson, Nolan, Read, Riley, Roblan, Shields, Smith J., Tomei, Witt, Speaker Hunt; Excused, 1--Gelser; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Buckley 6/10 HB 3053 H Suspends adjustment to Oregon minimum wage rate if Oregon unemployment rate exceeds national unemployment rate. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/17 HB 3054 H Establishes five regional land use planning commissions. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/28 HB 3056 S Requires 50 percent of increment to be added to total assessed value of property within urban renewal area whenever increment equals total assessed value. . Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] President signed 6/26 HB 3057 H Authorizes counties to designate educational development zones in which graduates of Oregon post-secondary institutions may defer payment of property taxes on newly purchased homes. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/7 HB 3061 H Directs State Department of Energy to adopt energy efficiency rating system to be implemented for residential and nonresidential buildings by specified dates. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Water with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 3/16 HB 3069 H Limits development of destination resort within three miles of Metolius River Basin. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Land Use 3/13 HB 3095 H Creates income tax credit for capital improvements to business facilities or homes that are commenced prior to later of September 1, 2009, or effective date of Act. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Motion to withdraw from Committee on Sustainability and Economic Development failed. Ayes, 24; Nays, 36--Bailey, Barker, Barnhart, Barton, Beyer, Boone, Buckley, Cannon, Clem, Cowan, Dembrow, Edwards C., Edwards D., Galizio, Garrett, Gelser, Greenlick, Harker, Holvey, Kahl, Komp, Kotek, Matthews, Nathanson, Nolan, Read, Riley, Roblan, Schaufler, Shields, Smith J., Stiegler, Tomei, VanOrman, Witt, Speaker Hunt 5/20 HB 3111 H Restricts award of attorney fees in civil action brought by private party to prevailing plaintiff unless action is frivolous. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/17 HB 3113 H Allows cities to impose registration fees on vehicles. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Revenue 3/11 HB 3115 H Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of certain income otherwise excluded from federal taxable income. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 3/11 HB 3135 H Authorizes unemployment insurance benefits for striking worker whose job is filled by permanent or temporary replacement. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Labor 3/11 HB 3137 H Repeals dedication of specified moneys to state highway modernization program. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation 3/11 HB 3146 H Imposes tax on purchase price of luxury items. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 3/12 HB 3148 H Increases registration fees for certain vehicles. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Revenue 3/12 HB 3149 H Requires Department of Revenue to submit report to interim committee on revenue detailing tax payment by 150 largest employers in state. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 3/16 HB 3150 H Requires corporations doing business in Oregon to file tax disclosure statements with Secretary of State. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 3/16 HB 3160 H Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance Program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Human Services with subsequent referral to Rules 3/17 HB 3162 H Makes discrimination against employee who reports violation of state or federal laws, rules or regulations unlawful employment practice. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/24 HB 3164 H Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of amounts excluded from federal taxable income as fringe benefit available for users of qualified parking but not to users of commuter highway vehicle or transit passes, because of operation of certain federal law. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Revenue 3/12 HB 3167 H Limits punitive damages in civil action to amount not to exceed three times amount of economic and noneconomic damages awarded to plaintiff in action. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 3/12 HB 3168 H Limits punitive damages in civil action to amount not to exceed three times amount of economic and noneconomic damages awarded to plaintiff in action. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 3/12 HB 3169 H Provides that individual who brings action to recover damages for ascertainable loss of money or property resulting from unlawful practice must prove actual damages measured by difference between amount paid for good or service and market value of good or service received. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 3/12 HB 3170 H Prohibits construing statute as creating statutory cause of action unless Legislative Assembly has by law specifically authorized bringing of civil action for violation. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 3/12 HB 3185 H Requires authorization by Legislative Assembly before Department of Transportation may construct or operate, or enter into agreement for construction or operation of, tollway. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation 3/12 HB 3186 H Authorizes issuance of bonds for financing transportation improvement projects. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Revenue, then Ways and Means 3/12 HB 3187 H Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for financing transportation improvement projects. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Revenue, then Ways and Means 3/12 HB 3195 H Directs Department of Revenue to prepare and mail to taxpayers "Oregon Annual Review," describing how state has spent tax revenues in preceding calendar year. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Rules with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 3/16 HB 3222 H Creates presumption that agricultural land under statewide planning goals is suitable for farm use if certain conditions are met. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Land Use 3/16 HB 3223 H Repeals prohibition against city, county or metropolitan service district imposing requirement that effectively establishes sales price for housing unit, residential lot or residential parcel or limits availability of housing unit, residential lot or residential parcel to class or group of purchasers. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Land Use 3/16 HB 3250 H Authorizes municipalities to enter into agreements with property developers under which municipally owned property is conveyed at below market value or at no cost to developer, developed to highest and best use by developer and municipal property taxes raised on incremental increase in value are directed by terms of agreement to economic development purposes, development of subsequent underdeveloped property or repayment of debt associated with participating property. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Land Use with subsequent referral to Revenue 3/18 HB 3268 H Reduces amount of long-term capital gain subject to capital gains tax by removing gain attributable to inflation. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/30 HB 3269 H Reduces personal income tax rates, including rates imposed on capital gains. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 3/16 HB 3272 H Increases personal income tax rate on individual taxpayers with taxable income above $250,000, or above $500,000 if married filing jointly. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 3/13 HB 3283 H Creates income and corporate excise tax credit for employers that establish recycling programs for use by employees. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 3/18 HB 3300 S Instructs State Workforce Investment Board to develop plan for initiative to promote growth of green jobs. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Third reading. Carried by Monroe. Passed. Ayes, 21; nays, 7--Atkinson, Boquist, Ferrioli, George, Girod, Kruse, Whitsett; excused, 2--Morse, Winters 6/23 HB 3301 H Reserves ___ percent of federal workforce investment funds allocated to state for training activities that support clean technology and prepare workers for employment in green jobs. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Labor 3/16 HB 3311 H Establishes greenhouse gas emissions reductions for cars and light trucks. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation 3/16 HB 3312 H Requires five percent reduction in amount of allowable income tax subtractions and credits that are not required under federal law or Oregon Constitution. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 3/13 HB 3326 H Defines and modifies definitions of certain terms for purposes of statutes relating to hours, wages, wage claims and employment conditions. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Labor 3/19 HB 3334 H Creates task force to study potential economic impact of developing high speed railway between Eugene and Portland. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 3/13 HB 3346 H Replaces personal exemption credit for dependent with income tax subtraction of $1,000 per dependent. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 3/13 HB 3365 H Creates Task Force on Prevailing Wages for Service Contracts. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Labor with subsequent referral to Ways and Means 3/13 HB 3370 H Creates "First Citizen" program, allowing personal income taxpayers to make voluntary contribution to state revenues by paying income tax at rate that is one percent above rate otherwise applicable. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/30 HB 3379 H Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for transportation projects. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/25 HB 3395 H Prohibits corporations and labor unions from making contributions to political candidates or political committees from treasury funds and from making independent expenditures from treasury funds. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Rules 3/13 HB 3398 H Imposes, upon elector approval of Senate Joint Resolution 33 (2009), general retail sales and use tax of ___ percent on sale and use of tangible personal property. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue with subsequent referral to Rules 3/13 HB 3405 S Establishes five tiers of corporate minimum tax on corporations that are not S corporations, based on level of Oregon sales. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] President signed 6/26 HB 3408 H Repeals law prohibiting imposition of real property transfer tax or fee by local jurisdiction. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 3/13 HB 3409 H Authorizes Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County to toll certain bridges across Willamette River. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Revenue 3/13 HB 3412 H Increases personal income tax rate for taxpayers with taxable income exceeding certain level. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 3/13 HB 3444 H Modifies policy related to business energy tax credits. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/23 HB 3448 H Includes property subject to Ballot Measure 49 (2007) land use regulation, the lack of enforcement of which would lead to blight, among conditions characterizing blighted areas for purposes of urban renewal. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Land Use 3/13 HB 3458 H Prohibits corporations from making contributions to political candidates or political committees from treasury funds and from making independent expenditures from treasury funds. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Rules 3/13 HB 3467 H Initiates Oregon Community Power activation to acquire Portland General Electric Company. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Sustainability and Economic Development 4/6 HB 3469 H Establishes personal income tax credit of $500 per dependent child. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 4/8 HB 3472 H Increases fees for specified business registry filings, Uniform Commercial Code secured transaction record filings and applications for notary public commissions. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 5/12 HB 3477 H Prohibits person from distributing hard copies of telephone directories to residences unless specifically requested. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 5/29 HB 3492 H Requires applicant seeking to construct liquefied natural gas terminal or pipeline directly related to terminal to enter into certain written agreement with state. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 5/22 HB 3497 S Provides that mandate to sell gasoline blended with ethanol does not apply to gasoline with octane rating of 91 or above. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Second reading 6/25 HB 3499 H Establishes Oregon Other Funds Reserve Fund. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] First reading. Referred to Speakers desk 6/9 HB 3503 H Transfers moneys from General Fund accounts for Oregon Project Independence to accounts established in Oregon Project Independence Fund. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction and Info Technology 6/20 HB 3506 H Connects definition of taxable income for purposes of Oregon personal income and corporate tax laws to federal Internal Revenue Code as code is from time to time amended. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue 6/23 HB 3507 S Modifies definition of political matters and scope of immunity from adverse employment action against employees, for purposes of application of employee right to decline to receive certain workplace communications. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Third reading. Carried by Carter. Passed. Ayes, 16; nays, 14--Atkinson, Boquist, Burdick, Ferrioli, George, Girod, Johnson, Kruse, Morse, Nelson, Starr, Telfer, Whitsett, Winters 6/27 HB 3508 S Suspends certain provision of Ballot Measure 57 (2008) until January 1, 2012. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Third reading. Carried by Verger. Passed. Ayes, 22; nays, 8--Atkinson, Boquist, Ferrioli, George, Girod, Kruse, Starr, Telfer 6/27 HCR 2 H Establishes deadlines for completion of legislative measures and date of adjournment sine die of regular session of Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Rules 1/16 HJR 9 H Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to require Legislative Assembly to pass bill funding states system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education by 81st day of regular session and to prohibit compensation of legislators if bill is not passed. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/8 HJR 14 H Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to require Legislative Assembly to authorize income tax credits, deductions, subtractions, exemptions and other tax expenditures every 10 years. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/10 HJR 18 H Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing right of all Oregonians to equal opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Recommendation: Be adopted and be referred to Rules by prior reference 4/21 HJR 20 H Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to require Legislative Assembly to reauthorize tax credits for not more than six years at every regular session. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/10 HJR 27 H Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to limit amount of personal income tax expenditures and corporate income tax expenditures to percentage of tax revenue that would be raised in absence of any tax expenditures. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/26 HJR 29 H Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to limit amount of personal income tax expenditures and corporate income tax expenditures to percentage of tax revenue that would be raised in absence of any tax expenditures. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/26 HJR 34 H Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution requiring persons disposing of materials into air, land, surface water or ground water to pay State of Oregon for damages. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Water with subsequent referral to Rules 3/12 HJR 39 H Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to establish minimum amounts that must be appropriated by Legislative Assembly for kindergarten through grade 12 system, community college system and higher education system. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Education with subsequent referral to Rules 3/13 HJR 43 H Recognizes importance of Oregon small businesses to Oregon economy and resolves to take Oregon small businesses into account when considering and enacting legislation. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Filed with Secretary of State 6/11 HJR 47 H Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution authorizing cities and counties to adopt site value taxation system in lieu of uniform ad valorem property taxation. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue with subsequent referral to Rules 3/13 HJR 48 H Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution allowing Legislative Assembly to impose taxes on carbon emissions for purpose of funding reductions in carbon emissions and carbon fuel use. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing and Work Session held 5/29 HJR 49 H Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution removing limitation of six percent of market value on rate of taxes imposed on oil or natural gas. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Revenue with subsequent referral to Rules 3/16 HR 3 H Expresses approval and support of forest resource management plans developed under Western Oregon Plan Revisions. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Motion to withdraw from Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Rural Communities failed. Ayes, 29; Nays, 28--Bailey, Barker, Barnhart, Beyer, Boone, Cowan, Dembrow, Edwards C., Edwards D., Galizio, Garrett, Gelser, Greenlick, Harker, Holvey, Kahl, Komp, Kotek, Matthews, Nathanson, Nolan, Read, Riley, Shields, Smith J., Tomei, Witt, Speaker Hunt; Excused, 2--Cannon, VanOrman; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Buckley 4/29 SB 4 S Creates income tax credit for creation of new employment positions by taxpayer. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 5/26 SB 20 S Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt radon mitigation standards for certain new buildings. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/14 SB 26 S Creates Tax Expenditure Review Panel. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/17 SB 27 S Requires interest on moneys in General Fund to be deposited into Oregon Rainy Day Fund. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing Scheduled 5/6 SB 28 S Revises tax policy statute. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/10 SB 34 S Ties tax on motor vehicle fuel to percentage of average price of motor vehicle fuel in Oregon. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/16 SB 35 S Requires Director of Transportation to compare amount of energy derived from petroleum products that is used in ethanol production to amount of energy derived from petroleum products that is saved as consequence of blending gasoline with ethanol. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 1/19 SB 36 S Authorizes Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County to establish and collect tolls for use of bridges across Willamette River under its jurisdiction as road authority. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/18 SB 39 S Dedicates certain cigarette tax revenues to certain rural health safety net programs and services. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing Scheduled 5/18 SB 53 S Requires public agency to pay fee to Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries when public agency notifies commissioner that public agency has awarded contract subject to prevailing wage law. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Chapter 161, 2009 Laws 5/26 SB 56 S Requires complainant to sign complaint alleging unlawful practice of discrimination. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 5/21 SB 57 S Provides that employer commits unlawful employment practice if employer discriminates against employee or job applicant based on fact that member of employees or applicants family works or worked for employer, even though employer has mixed motives for discrimination. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 1/28 SB 76 H Directs Public Utility Commission to determine depreciation schedules for Klamath River dams based on assumption that dams will be removed in 2020. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Speaker signed 6/25 SB 79 S Directs State Department of Energy to adopt energy efficiency rating system to be implemented for residential and nonresidential buildings by specified dates. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] President signed 6/27 SB 80 S Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 5/27 SB 103 S Allows Environmental Quality Commission to establish schedule of fees for registration of classes of air contamination sources. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Chapter 389, 2009 Laws 6/18 SB 105 S Increases maximum penalties for violations of environmental laws. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/16 SB 111 S Removes statutory definitions of "family member" and "family" for purposes of Small Employer Health Plan program and Family Health Insurance Assistance Program. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Health Care and Veterans Affairs 1/20 SB 113 S Exempts certain post-secondary schools from degree requirements of Office of Degree Authorization if school accredited by accreditor approved by office. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Chapter 172, 2009 Laws 5/26 SB 116 S Directs State Board of Higher Education to determine specific capital construction projects within Oregon University System for which department may expend certain revenues, subject to expenditure limitation set by Legislative Assembly. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Assigned to Subcommittee On Education 1/26 SB 128 S Requires verification of Social Security number when Department of Transportation issues, renews or replaces driver license, driver permit or identification card. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/16 SB 168 S Allows state agencies to construct and operate facilities for generation of electricity. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/12 SB 170 S Expands number of rural airports eligible to participate in pilot project encouraging economic development. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/18 SB 192 S Creates historic property partial tax exemption. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] President signed 6/27 SB 195 S Adds exemption for wave energy projects from provisions related to hydroelectric projects. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/18 SB 307 S Extends statute of ultimate repose for product liability civil actions. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing and Possible Work Session scheduled 3/4 SB 308 S Repeals statutes that impose liability on plaintiffs attorney for costs awarded to defendant when plaintiff resides out of state or is foreign corporation. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 1/23 SB 325 S Permits properties within exclusive farm use zones to be used for weddings and other commercial gatherings. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/10 SB 328 S Provides that person engages in unlawful practice when in course of persons business, vocation or occupation person employs unlawful collection practice. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 4/8 SB 336 S 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. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 1/23 SB 357 S Permits determination of eligibility for unemployment benefits using alternative base year under certain circumstances. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Commerce and Workforce Development 1/26 SB 358 S Imposes limits on awards of punitive damages based on nature of action and type of defendant. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 1/26 SB 372 S Modifies priority of lands considered for inclusion in urban growth boundary. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 1/28 SB 373 S Provides that obligor and obligee under support order may bring civil action for damages against employer or other person who withholds money under order to withhold, but who fails to pay withheld amounts within time allowed by law. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/23 SB 376 S Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for financing transportation improvement projects. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Transportation, then Ways and Means 2/2 SB 377 S Prohibits insurer that issues personal insurance policy from increasing consumers premium after rerating consumer at consumers request. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/18 SB 390 S Requires Department of Human Services to verify lawful presence in United States of applicants for public assistance. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Human Services and Rural Health Policy, then Ways and Means 2/5 SB 392 S Changes percentage of federal earned income credit allowable as credit against Oregon personal income tax. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/4 SB 396 S Removes prohibition against local government enactment of taxes on real estate transfers. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue 2/2 SB 404 S Repeals statutes that impose liability on plaintiffs attorney for costs awarded to defendant when plaintiff resides out of state or is foreign corporation. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/18 SB 405 S Prohibits scrap metal business from conducting transaction involving metal property with individual unless individual provides name, valid street address and telephone number at time of transaction. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 2/3 SB 412 S Sets first Tuesday in February of presidential election years as date of presidential primary election. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Rules 2/3 SB 413 S Designates offices of state Senator and state Representative as nonpartisan. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Rules 2/3 SB 414 S Increases amount of highway funds distributed to counties. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/19 SB 418 S Limits expenditure of lottery moneys used to create jobs or further economic development to use within economically distressed counties. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue, then Ways and Means 2/3 SB 426 S Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Commerce and Workforce Development 2/9 SB 427 S Allows employer to adopt comprehensive drug-free workplace program, including drug and alcohol testing policies. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Commerce and Workforce Development 2/9 SB 429 S Eliminates option in destination resort development in eastern Oregon of guaranteeing construction of overnight lodging units by surety bonding as condition precedent to sale of individual homes, units or lots. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 2/9 SB 430 S Establishes moratorium on approval of permits for development of destination resort. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 2/9 SB 431 S Establishes additional requirements for destination resorts in eastern Oregon. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 2/9 SB 434 S Directs counties to establish minimum lot or parcel size for land zoned for exclusive farm use, for land zoned for forest use and for land zoned for mixed farm and forest use. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 2/10 SB 435 S Establishes program of marginal lands designation. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 2/10 SB 436 S Limits applicability of statewide land use planning goals to areas of critical state concern designated by Legislative Assembly. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 2/10 SB 437 S Prohibits use of income test to determine whether primary or accessory dwelling customarily provided in conjunction with farm use is outright permitted use in exclusive farm use zone. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 2/10 SB 439 S Directs Economic and Community Development Department to establish program to create airport tax increment financing districts, with approval of cities, counties and other local property taxing jurisdictions with taxable lands in district. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Work Session scheduled 4/20 SB 440 S Removes requirement that 70 percent of revenues from new or increased local transient lodging tax be used to fund tourism promotion or tourism-related facilities. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 2/25 SB 445 S Authorizes issuance of bonds for transportation projects of statewide significance. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Transportation, then Ways and Means 2/11 SB 453 S Eliminates sunset of Oregon Health Fund Board. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services 5/7 SB 454 S Establishes data reporting requirements for carriers offering health benefit plans and for third party administrators. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services 5/11 SB 455 S Requires Health Resources Commission to conduct comparative effectiveness research and to disseminate research findings. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services 4/21 SB 457 S Requires specified healthcare workforce regulatory boards to collect information from licensees and report information to Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research for creation of healthcare workforce database. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services 4/24 SB 458 S Establishes policy, criteria, procedures and other factors for identifying secondary land. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 2/13 SB 459 S Creates Transportation Utility Board. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Transportation 2/13 SB 461 S Allows eligible workers to receive unemployment insurance benefits while participating in workforce skills enhancement training and on-the-job training. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Introduction and first reading. Referred to Presidents desk 2/9 SB 462 S Extends definition of "base year" to include most recent four calendar quarters preceding benefit year for purpose of determining eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 4/21 SB 463 S Allows unemployment insurance benefits for certain part-time workers. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing Scheduled 2/18 SB 469 S Exempts individual under age of 17 from requirement to obtain business license or permit. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/16 SB 473 S Raises threshold for filing inheritance tax return to $2 million for estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2009, but before January 1, 2010, and $3.5 million for estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2010. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue 2/13 SB 474 S Eliminates taxes on capital gains. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue 2/13 SB 476 S Changes distribution of amounts collected as public purpose charge by electric companies and Oregon Community Power. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 2/10 SB 477 S Creates Oregon 529 College Savings Incentive Program. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Education and General Government, then Ways and Means 2/13 SB 478 S Adjusts calculation of cost of education for certain private institutions of higher education for purpose of Oregon Opportunity Grant to take into account some of amount that cost of education is reduced at public institutions of higher education as result of public funds. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing Scheduled 3/25 SB 485 S Prohibits person from changing subscribers Internet service provider unless person clearly and conspicuously discloses name of new provider and effect of change on cost of service and obtains unambiguous and verified order from subscriber requesting change. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/5 SB 486 S Limits additional taxes imposed on noncommercial properties withdrawn from open space special assessment to five years prior to withdrawal. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/17 SB 499 S Allows business energy tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle manufacturing facility. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue 2/17 SB 505 S Removes requirement that exclusive farm use farmland be used exclusively for farm use to qualify for farm use special assessment. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 2/18 SB 519 H Prohibits employer from taking adverse employment action against employee who declines to attend meeting or participate in communication concerning employers opinion about religious or political matters. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Speaker signed 6/24 SB 532 S Directs Department of Justice to distribute moneys to local governments and agencies for methamphetamine and property crime prevention. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary, then Ways and Means 2/23 SB 533 S Allows local governments to create separate provisions with greater penalties for retailers not complying with shopping cart regulations. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/11 SB 540 S Requires each administrative division of state government to adopt rules that establish program requiring preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random and post-accident testing of employees for use of controlled substance in violation of law. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Commerce and Workforce Development 2/18 SB 541 S Prohibits grants of public assistance to individuals who test positive for substances of abuse. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Human Services and Rural Health Policy, then Ways and Means 2/23 SB 555 S Allows certain school districts to increase property tax rates. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President 6/23 SB 596 H Modifies definition of "hazardous substance" to include decabrominated diphenyl ether. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Speaker signed 6/24 SB 642 S Eliminates school district taxes from division of tax method of funding urban renewal projects. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue 3/4 SB 657 S Authorizes local government to adopt exception to statewide land use goal without demonstrating that statutory standards for exception have been met for use that is necessary for employer of 10 or more employees under specified circumstance. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 3/10 SB 690 H Authorizes Department of Revenue to disclose taxpayer-related information to state agencies and local law enforcement agencies, to develop data-matching systems with financial institutions doing business in state and to report taxpayers with tax delinquencies to consumer reporting agencies. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Speaker signed 6/24 SB 691 S Modifies provisions for claiming compensation for land use regulation that restricts forest practices on private real property. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Governor signed 6/23 SB 704 S Temporarily reduces amount of required income tax withholding. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue 3/9 SB 715 S Requires local government to demonstrate adequacy of 20-year supply of buildable lands for each discrete portion of local governments urban growth boundary. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Environment and Natural Resources 3/10 SB 719 S Establishes Urban Growth Boundary Expansion Area Revolving Loan Fund. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 5/13 SB 727 S Establishes unlawful employment practice of subjecting employee to abusive work environment. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary 3/10 SB 741 S Declares Metolius River Basin and area of influence to be area of critical state concern. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Rules by order of the President 5/5 SB 744 S Permits urban renewal plans to include school construction or reconstruction projects and funding for fire apparatus to serve urban renewal areas. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue 3/11 SB 805 S Requires employer to provide leave to certain employees who are spouses of members of military forces that are on active duty during periods of military conflict. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/8 SB 813 S Authorizes Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services, with approval of State Treasurer, to enter into agreements to grant incremental Oregon Convention Center headquarters hotel tax revenues for period of not more than 30 years. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue, then Ways and Means 3/16 SB 830 S Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to calculate minimum wage for individual Oregon localities on basis of median income of those localities. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Commerce and Workforce Development 3/13 SB 835 S Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds and distribution of moneys to Hillsboro and Forest Grove to pay for construction or expansion of commuter rail transportation between Hillsboro and Forest Grove. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Transportation, then Ways and Means 3/13 SB 853 S Establishes Commercial and Industrial Projects Siting Authority to nominate and select traded sectors for development of commercial or industrial projects. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Transportation 3/16 SB 879 S Requires 50 percent of increment to be added to total assessed value of property within urban renewal area whenever increment equals total assessed value. . Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue 3/13 SB 887 S Creates income tax credit for qualified investments in new machinery and equipment. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue 3/16 SB 890 S Directs Economic and Community Development Department to establish program to provide loan or credit guarantee for loans issued by financial institutions to small businesses. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Transportation, then Ways and Means 3/16 SB 893 S Prohibits discrimination in employment under certain circumstances if discrimination is based on persons status as medical marijuana registry cardholder or use of medical marijuana off property or premises of employment or during hours that are not hours of employment. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Commerce and Workforce Development 3/16 SB 912 S 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. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue 3/16 SB 927 S Allows Travel Information Council to issue tourist oriented directional signs to community service organizations and religious institutions. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Transportation 3/16 SB 941 S Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon International Port of Coos Bay for repair, restoration and improvement of railways and acquisition of rail cars. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development 3/20 SB 943 S Increases allocation of State Highway Fund moneys for footpaths and bicycle trails. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Business and Transportation, then Ways and Means 3/17 SB 955 S Provides that civil action based on negligence, including but not limited to claim for indemnity or contribution, may not be brought against design professional for damages arising out of work performed by design professional on improvement unless action is brought by person who contracted with design professional. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Work Session scheduled 4/23 SB 972 S Prohibits public agencies from entering into public works contracts for which contract price exceeds $750,000 unless public agency verifies that every employer under contract is approved apprenticeship training agent. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing and Possible Work Session scheduled 4/27 SB 981 S Establishes Oregon Other Funds Reserve Fund. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction and Info Technology 6/20 SB 5514 S Approves certain new or increased fees adopted by Department of Consumer and Business Services. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Effective date, July 1, 2009 5/29 SCR 2 S Establishes deadlines for completion of legislative measures and date of adjournment sine die of regular session of Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] President signed 1/23 SJR 2 S Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to transfer surplus corporate income or excise tax revenue to reserve fund intended to provide funding in response to economic decline. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue 1/22 SJR 9 S Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to impose limitations on awards of noneconomic damages in civil actions. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary, then Rules 1/26 SJR 11 S Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to specify that if proposed initiative law or proposed initiative amendment to Oregon Constitution qualifies for ballot, law or amendment is submitted to next regular session of Legislative Assembly for consideration. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 4/3 SJR 13 S Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to transfer surplus corporate income or excise tax revenue to reserve fund intended to provide funding in response to economic decline. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue, then Rules 2/2 SJR 14 S Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to require annual sessions of Legislative Assembly. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Rules 2/3 SJR 18 S Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to establish procedure for requiring legislative review of administrative rules. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Rules 2/9 SJR 19 S Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to require Legislative Assembly to pass bill funding states system of kindergarten through grade 12 public education by 81st day of regular session and to prohibit compensation of legislators if bill is not passed. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Education and General Government, then Rules 2/13 SJR 21 S Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to allow revenue from taxes on motor vehicle fuel and ownership, operation or use of motor vehicles to be used for public transportation services. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Public Hearing held 3/30 SJR 22 S Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to limit awards of noneconomic damages in medical liability actions to $250,000. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Judiciary, then Rules 2/23 SJR 33 S Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to prohibit personal income and corporate excise and income taxes in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. Note: [n/a]  Priority: N  Position: [n/a] Referred to Finance and Revenue, then Rules 3/13

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