Allows operators of motorcycles or mopeds to travel between adjacent lanes of traffic traveling in same direction under certain circumstances.
Allows rural county with no population growth, and other local governments in county, to adopt comprehensive land use plan without complying with statewide land use planning goals.
Requires State Forester to carry out appraisal and sale of forest products on state-owned forestland damaged by wildfire.
Increases criminal and civil penalties for subsequent and intentional violations of specified election laws. Enhances penalties if person committing violation is public official acting in official capacity.
Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to establish risk sharing account for member of individual account program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan. Directs board to apply amounts in risk sharing account to pay costs of pension or other retirement benefits payable to member earned on or after July 1, 2018. Requires board to allocate portion of employee contributions to risk sharing account. Directs board to adjust risk sharing contribution rate every two years based on changes in pension funding rates under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan. Directs board to recalculate employer contribution rates to reflect savings attributable to Act. Provides for expedited review of Act by Supreme Court upon petition by adversely affected party. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for construction and capital equipment of innovation and workforce training center in Rockwood neighborhood of Gresham. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Removes minimum requirements for cost and employment terms for qualifying investment contract. Provides that Governor and Director of Department of Revenue shall negotiate minimum requirements of contract with taxpayer. Removes deadline for entering into qualified investment contracts. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires that at least 25 percent of Oregon Opportunity Grant moneys be awarded to students committed to majoring in science, technology, engineering or mathematics fields. Requires that individuals demonstrating financial need be prioritized for receiving grant moneys.
Requires gun dealer to substitute alternative fingerprint for criminal background check if firearm purchaser is unable to provide thumbprint. Authorizes Department of State Police to accept requests and provide results for firearm transfer criminal background checks electronically. Authorizes department to accept transaction record form issued by federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that includes thumbprint in lieu of firearms transaction thumbprint form.
Requires court to ask petitioner at hearing for family or household abuse restraining order whether respondent possesses any firearms and to record answer on order. Directs presiding judge of judicial district to adopt protocols relating to surrender of firearms by persons prohibited by court order from possessing firearms.
Prohibits permanent rule from being in effect for longer than six years. Permits replacement by identical rule based on finding of continued need for rule.
Requires Secretary of State, in consultation with Director of Department of Revenue, to conduct study and develop recommendations regarding desirability and most effective method for using tax filings submitted to Department of Revenue to ensure accuracy of addresses of electors contained in centralized voter registration system. Requires secretary to submit report detailing recommendations by September 15, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019.
