Oregon Bills

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2840: Relating to tax incentives for firearms safety; prescribing an effective date.

Creates credit against personal income tax for cost of criminal history record check required by state law for transfer of firearm. Creates subtraction from taxable income for mileage for travel associated with criminal history record check. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2027. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 3246: Relating to transportation network companies; prescribing an effective date.

Requires transportation network company that operates in this state to obtain license from Department of Consumer and Business Services. Requires department to establish licensing program by rule and specifies conditions for obtaining license. Requires transportation network company to keep certain records and to make certain disclosures to participating drivers and riders. Requires transportation network company to conduct criminal background check on individuals who apply to become participating drivers and to deny applications based on specified criteria. Treats participating drivers as independent contractors under specified circumstances. Requires transportation network company to adopt, and oblige participating drivers to follow, certain policies. Specifies automobile insurance coverage requirements for participating drivers. Permits insurers to exclude coverage for activities in which individual engages as participating driver. Permits department to inspect annually random sample of records that transportation network company maintains. Permits department to impose civil penalty for violation of provisions of Act. Becomes operative on January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 3094: Relating to condominiums.

Establishes procedures for adoption of restated declaration, restated assignment of use of limited common element and restated bylaws. Requires Real Estate Commissioner approval of amendments to bylaws and restated bylaws for first five years after recording bylaws of condominium. Requires commissioner approval of restated declarations, limited residential condominium disclosure statements, nonresidential condominium documentation and amendments to declarations of condominiums. Establishes submission requirements and procedure for commissioner approval. Eliminates requirement to provide paper copy of condominium documentation. Requires amendment procedures contained in bylaws of condominium to be consistent with provisions of law in effect at time of recording.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 3142: Relating to brownfields; prescribing an effective date.

Requires nongovernmental entity that enters into contract with Public Utility Commission for receipt of public purpose charge moneys to administer loan program whereby entity makes loans to public land bank authorities created by local governments for purposes of acquiring, rehabilitating, redeveloping, reutilizing or restoring brownfield properties. Requires loans to be repaid in full, excepting any loan moneys exclusively used to fund public purposes on which public purpose charge moneys may be spent. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2677: Relating to public contracts with contractors that discriminate in providing employee benefits; prescribing an effective date.

Prohibits state contracting agency from entering public contract with contract price that exceeds $100,000 with contractor that discriminates in providing benefits against employee or employee's dependent on basis of employee's or dependent's actual or perceived gender identity, including identification as transgendered. Becomes operative on January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2679: Relating to hospital charges.

Creates Hospital Rate Commission in Oregon Health Authority to review hospital charges billed by certain hospitals and recommend to Oregon Health Authority whether to approve charges as reasonable based on prescribed criteria. Specifies membership and duties of commission. Imposes civil penalty on hospital that bills unreasonable charges. Allows persons filing complaint with commission to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs if authority determines that charge to person for hospital services was unreasonable. Requires hospitals to pay fee to commission. Creates Hospital Rate Commission Fund consisting of fees and fines collected by commission. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to commission for carrying out provisions of Act.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2509: Relating to high occupancy vehicle lanes.

Permits person driving electric vehicle to use high occupancy vehicle lanes regardless of number of occupants in vehicle. Makes contingent upon repeal of federal prohibition of exception.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2847: Relating to refinancing options for veterans.

Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop program under which department, pursuant to contract with financial institution, provides loan guarantees or credit guarantees for qualified veterans for purpose of refinancing existing purchase-money mortgages or similar mortgages of homes used primarily as principal residence by veterans. Prohibits department from paying amounts due under loan or credit guarantee agreement from any source other than available funds in Veterans Refinancing and Reintegration Services Fund. Provides that amounts due and payable under agreement do not constitute debt, or lending of credit, of state. Authorizes financial institution to exercise rights against security if there are insufficient available funds to pay amounts due under loan or credit guarantee agreement. Establishes Veterans Refinancing and Reintegration Services Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department. Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to include in Governor's budget for each fiscal period amounts sufficient to permit payment of amounts due on unpaid loan and credit guarantees for that fiscal period.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2230: Relating to taxation; prescribing an effective date; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

Imposes 0.7 percent commercial activity tax, applicable to all persons other than excluded persons, to be measured by gross receipts. Allows for exclusion amount of $1 million per year of gross receipts that is not subject to tax. Defines excluded persons exempt from tax. Enacts administrative provisions for commercial activity tax. Repeals corporate excise and income taxes. Includes provision for situsing of gross receipts to state. Defines terms. Requires person who engages in business in this state to register with Department of Revenue. Increases earned income tax credit against personal income taxes and doubles standard deduction for personal income taxpayers that claim standard deduction on federal return. Takes effect only if constitutional amendment proposed by House Joint Resolution 4 (2017) is approved by people at next regular general election. Takes effect on effective date of constitutional amendment proposed by House Joint Resolution 4 (2017).

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2470: Relating to taxing districts; prescribing an effective date.

Requires urban renewal agency to exercise its powers by board including one member representing each taxing district other than municipality with jurisdiction in municipality that activates agency. Requires approval of urban renewal plan by all municipalities and taxing districts with jurisdiction in urban renewal areas included in plan before municipality may approve plan. Provides that certain tax abatement programs apply only to property taxes imposed by taxing districts that elect for them to apply. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

passed · Oregon · Senate Jul 7, 2017

SB 132: Relating to fitness to proceed.

Authorizes superintendent of state mental hospital to determine location of fitness to proceed examination and location of commitment if court orders defendant committed to state mental hospital for examination . Authorizes superintendent of state mental hospital to determine location of defendant's treatment if defendant is serving sentence in Department of Corrections facility and is committed to custody of superintendent for purposes of treatment to gain or regain fitness to proceed. Authorizes further commitment up to one year , during criminal proceeding, of defendant charged with murder who has been found fit to proceed after prior commitment if certain findings are made. Provides that further commitment does not count toward limit on total period of commitment. Establishes procedures for court to order involuntary administration of medication for purpose of defendant gaining or regaining fitness to proceed.

passed · Oregon · Senate Jul 7, 2017

SB 123: Relating to children's special districts.

Authorizes formation of children's special districts. Authorizes children's special districts to levy property taxes to fund programs that offer children's services. Defines "children's services" as services that support children's total health and well-being provided outside of school hours to individuals not more than 18 years old. Provides that children's special district shall discontinue project if court holds that revenue funding project is subject to compression under $5 per $1,000 of real market value cap for purposes of Ballot Measure 5 (1990) as revenue funding project constituting educational services and shall use revenue for project that does not constitute educational services.

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