Updates citation to federal statute governing tax treatment of corporate indebtedness discharged in bankruptcy. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission to establish committee to assist commission in conducting review of policy options, preparing summary of existing state agency reports and studies and preparing recommendations for policy measures regarding life and property protection following major earthquake or tsunami event, including but not limited to investigation of issues pertaining to insurance related to earthquakes and tsunami events. Requires committee to prepare report of findings. Requires commission to establish committee to assist commission in conducting review of policy options, preparing summary of existing state agency reports and studies and preparing recommendations for policy measures regarding life protection following major earthquake or tsunami event, including but not limited to issues pertaining to addressing mass care and mass displacement strategies. Requires committee to prepare report of findings. Requires commission to compile committee reports using specified format. Requires commission to deliver formatted reports to State Resilience Officer no later than September 30, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Replaces requirements for State Department of Energy to complete biennial comprehensive energy plan and biennial energy forecast with requirement for department to complete biennial comprehensive energy report. Establishes elements of report.
Clarifies crimes classification categories that may be expunged if requirements met.
Revises requirements for approval of educator preparation programs. Allows programs to phase in implementation of requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Clarifies requirements for judicial review of orders of Public Utility Commission.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by State Mortuary and Cemetery Board, Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine, Occupational Therapy Licensing Board, Board of Medical Imaging, State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Oregon State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by State Marine Board. Limits biennial expenditures by board from federal funds. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Creates new manner of committing crime of assault in the fourth degree when person with criminal negligence causes serious physical injury to vulnerable user of public way by means of motor vehicle. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both.
Expands "move over law" to include any motor vehicle that is displaying warning or hazard lights or specific indications of distress. Provides that person may comply with law by slowing down or changing lanes.
Provides that images of dead bodies that are part of law enforcement agency investigation are exempt from disclosure as public record if disclosure would create unreasonable invasion of privacy of family of deceased person. Creates exception if public interest requires disclosure in particular instance.
Permits insurance licensee to not provide annual notices of licensee's policies and practices with respect to disclosing personal information if licensee provides personal information to nonaffiliated third parties only in accordance with applicable law and does not change policies and practices that licensee last disclosed to customer.
