Appropriates $504,300 to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to Umpqua Community College for purpose of employing security patrol persons and information technology network security specialist. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Authorizes magistrate division of tax court to allow prevailing taxpayer reasonable attorney fees and expenses. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Specifies that electricity generated by hydroelectric facility or other equipment that generates electricity through use of hydroelectric energy may be used to comply with renewable portfolio standard.
Renames offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device as offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile electronic device. Defines "mobile electronic device." Increases penalty for offense. Punishes by maximum fine of $2,000. Increases penalty for second conviction. Punishes by maximum of six months' imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both. Increases penalty further for third or subsequent conviction. Punishes by maximum of one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Permits court to suspend fine following person's first conviction if person completes distracted driving avoidance course within 120 days of sentencing. Prescribes additional minimum fines for third or subsequent conviction. Declares emergency, effective October 1, 2017.
Freezes minimum wage rate for agricultural workers at July 1, 2016, rate, adjusted annually for inflation.
Exempts transferee who is certified participant in Address Confidentiality Program from private firearm transfer criminal background check requirement.
Requires name of member or committee of Legislative Assembly requesting set of proposed amendments to legislative measure to be identified on proposed amendments. Allows additional sponsors to be listed.
Requires prescription drug manufacturer to report to Department of Consumer and Business Services prices and increases in prices of manufacturer's prescription drugs sold in Oregon. Requires manufacturer to provide justification for increase in price greater than 3.4 percent for prescription drugs sold in Oregon longer than 36 months. Requires department to order manufacturer to refund excessive price increases to purchasers of prescription drugs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Revises definition of "beneficiary." Modifies requirements for trustee to foreclose trust deed by advertisement and sale. Declares recorded trustee's deed prima facie evidence that all assignments required to be recorded are recorded. Declares instrument executed by beneficiary prima facie evidence that beneficiary is authorized to execute instrument. Permits beneficiary to designate agent or nominee to act on behalf of beneficiary. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Justice to conduct study on creating bill of rights for sexual assault survivors and to report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before February 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Removes requirement that person elected to county office provide county clerk with certificate of election. Requires certain election documents to be filed electronically. Changes certain ballot markings from "Presidential only" to "Federal only." Alters certain filing deadlines. Removes requirement that signature sheets for initiative or referral petition or prospective petition be attached to full and correct copy of measure. Requires Secretary of State to establish process for modifying petition and prospective petition templates. Requires that one copy of prospective initiative and referral petitions be sent to required officials, rather than two. Permits district attorney to make clerical corrections to ballot title for district measure. Requires all estimates, portraits, statements and arguments for voters' pamphlet to be filed electronically. Establishes that person who fails to file required statement or certificate has 20 days from date notice is sent by Secretary of State to request hearing. Establishes that Secretary of State, rather than county clerk, is responsible for signature verification for state candidate petitions. Requires Secretary of State to verify accuracy of required portion of candidate's statement for voters' pamphlet. Clarifies that knowingly providing false information in required portion of candidate's statement for voters' pamphlet is punishable by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Makes treasurer of political committee or treasurer of petition committee responsible for performance of duties related to treasurer, subject to certain exceptions. Makes alternative filer designated by candidate, treasurer of political committee or treasurer of petition committee responsible for statements certified as true by alternative filer, subject to certain exceptions. Requires professional services provided to candidates, political committees or petition committees to be reported as contributions. Expands ways in which political committee is considered controlled committee. Makes treasurer of political committee serving at time amended statement of organization is required to be filed responsible for timely filing, subject to certain exceptions. Requires Secretary of State to develop method for regularly auditing statements of contributions of $100 or less to determine if person, political committee or petition committee has made aggregate contributions of more than $100 during calendar year. Clarifies how candidates, principal campaign committees, political committees and petition committees may use amounts received as contributions. Makes knowingly providing false information relating to individual's occupation, current employer, educational and occupational background or prior governmental service on campaign finance filings punishable by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Requires person receiving notice from Secretary of State regarding potential violation of campaign finance filing to take action to amend filing and comply with applicable law within 180 days of receiving notice. Makes failure to comply within 180 days of receiving notice punishable by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for purposes of awarding grants to develop and administer loan programs to provide low-interest loans for purposes related to on-site septic system repairs, replacements, upgrades and evaluations. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
