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signed · Oregon · House Jul 26, 2023

HB 2009: Relating to revenue; and prescribing an effective date.

Establishes refundable income and corporate excise tax credit allowed for qualified research activities and sets increased maximum credit amount. Limits use of credit to semiconductor or other advanced manufacturing industries. Requires taxpayer seeking credit to obtain certification from Oregon Business Development Department. Requires taxpayer seeking credit for tax year beginning in calendar year 2024 to register with department. Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to report to Legislative Assembly on information submitted with registrations. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2030. Extends sunset date of enterprise zone program . and modifies related provisions. Provides limitation on number of years for which property in enterprise zone may be exempt from property taxes imposed by school districts. ] Requires zone sponsor to post on sponsor's website terms of agreements with business firms seeking exemption. Requires department to provide technical assistance upon request to zone sponsors entering into such agreements. Adds long term rural enterprise zone program to those for which report must be posted on Oregon transparency website. Requires department to study transparency of enterprise zone programs and submit report to interim legislative committees related to revenue. Requires zone sponsor entering into agreement with business firm to notify adjacent local governments of possible increase in use of infrastructure. Bars enterprise zone participation by business firms significantly engaged in operating retail fulfillment centers. Coordinates statutes governing termination of enterprise zones. Creates sunset date for strategic investment program and modifies related provisions. Disallows agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2030. ] Requires business firms in strategic investment program to hold job fair. Adds ports to parties required to enter into agreement for designation of strategic investment zone. Sunsets county authority to designate strategic investment zones. Directs department to make negotiation training materials available to parties to agreement required for designation of zone. Raises maximum amount of community services support fee and indexes amount to increase, if any, in consumer price index. Requires approval of agreement by all affected special districts that provide emergency service. Increases minimum total cost of eligible project under strategic investment program and indexes cost to increase, if any, in consumer price index. Decreases maximum amount of personal income tax revenue that may be distributed per year to any county under strategic investment program. ] Requires Legislative Revenue Officer to study strategic investment program and submit report to interim legislative committees related to revenue. Extends sunset date for gain share program. Applies to property tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2024. ] Provides for school support fee in lieu of property taxes exempted in enterprise zones in amount of forgone taxes multiplied by rate negotiated by zone sponsor and affected school districts. Requires addition to federal taxable income of amounts excluded as gain attributable to investment in federal qualified opportunity zone. Allows subtraction in later tax year if gain is temporarily deferred at federal level. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and to amounts initially invested in non-Oregon opportunity zones on or after January 1, 2024. ] Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Dan Rayfield (D) Mark Meek (D) Nancy Nathanson (D)
signed · Oregon · House Jul 26, 2023

HB 2759: Relating to penalties that apply to persons that assist in violations of laws that regulate calls to telephone subscribers; and prescribing an effective date.

Provides that person that knows or consciously avoids knowing that another person is engaging in act or practice that violates laws that regulate telephone solicitations or use of automatic dialing and announcing devices and nonetheless provides substantial assistance or support for violation is liable for loss and subject to penalty to same extent as person that engaged in violation. Specifies exemptions. Punishes violation as unlawful practice under Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Paul Holvey (D) · 11 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · House Jul 26, 2023

HB 5040: Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Transportation; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Transportation for certain biennial expenses. Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and certain federal funds, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by department. Limits certain biennial expenditures by department from other federal funds. Limits certain biennial expenditures by department from lottery moneys. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2023.
signed · Oregon · House Jul 26, 2023

HB 2865: Relating to military leave.

Specifies ] Increases military leave of absence entitled for public employee for initial active duty for training and annual active duty training as ] to which public employee who is member of National Guard, National Guard Reserve or reserve component of Armed Forces of the United States or of United States Public Health Service is for days that are ] entitled to 21 work days. Permits officer or employee to use military leave for active duty or inactive duty for training, state active duty and duty under Title 10 or 32 of United States Code.
Paul Evans (D) Dacia Grayber (D) James Manning (D) · 2 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · House Jul 26, 2023

HB 2669: Relating to the rights of students who have limited hearing capabilities.

Declares children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind have same rights and potential as children who are not deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind. Requires school districts to provide children who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind with hearing and vision screenings and assessments, communication and language support and access to relevant services and programs at earliest possible age and throughout education experience.
Deb Patterson (D) Tawna Sanchez (D) · 12 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · House Jul 26, 2023

HB 2676: Relating to crime victim compensation.

Modifies Department of Justice crime victim compensation program. Expands definitions of "injury" and "survivor." Eliminates time requirement for notifying law enforcement officials of crime. Provides that law enforcement notification requirement is satisfied if victim took other specified actions. Authorizes compensation for counseling expenses for witness to death of victim or any person who first discovers deceased victim. Provides that medication prescribed in conjunction with counseling expenses or, for claims involving injuries, any medication associated with medical and hospital expenses, is compensable. Authorizes compensation for lost wages for parent or legal guardian of minor victim. Authorizes compensation for cleaning expenses related to death or injury of person. Authorizes department to award additional amount for funeral expenses. Increases maximum weekly compensation rate for loss of support to dependents of deceased victim. Provides that claims associated with review of assailant's case or hearing on assailant's release do not expire. Repeals provisions directing department not to process compensation application if victim owes financial obligation associated with prior criminal conviction. Directs department to process application for incarcerated applicant in normal course, and provides that such applicant is not eligible for compensation until release. Provides that information submitted to department by applicant is confidential. ] Eliminates provisions directing department to notify district attorney when compensation claim is filed and defer compensation if prosecution is pending.
Khanh Pham (D) Jason Kropf (D) · 17 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · House Jul 26, 2023

HB 3234: Relating to commitment of persons with intellectual disabilities; and declaring an emergency.

Prohibits commitment of children with intellectual disabilities without consent of parent or legal guardian. Requires that individual be determined eligible for developmental disability services through Department of Human Services as condition of commitment based on intellectual disability. Removes requirement for new diagnostic evaluation in determining continued commitment beyond initial 12-month period. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Lisa Reynolds (D) · 1 co-sponsor
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