Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study factors that impact recidivism rates and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2018.
Requires person to obtain or renew license from Secretary of State in order to serve as commercial registered agent in this state. Specifies application requirements and requires Secretary of State to issue license unless Secretary of State makes certain findings. Requires nonrefundable processing fee of $500 for each location at which person will receive service of process on behalf of another person. Provides that license expires at end of each calendar year. Permits licensee to update information licensee submitted in application at any time, but requires licensee to update certain information by specific date. Requires licensee to notify person for which licensee accepts service of process when licensee updates information. Permits licensee to terminate license at any time with notice to persons for which licensee accepts service of process. Specifies duties of, and prohibits certain conduct by, licensee. Enables Secretary of State to examine licensee's books, papers and records to enforce provisions of Act and to revoke licensee's license or order licensee to remove principal owner, member, director or manager under certain circumstances. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day after adjournment sine die.
Requires gas station owner or operator to print, on any receipt that owner or operator provides to customer after customer purchases gasoline, cost to customer per gallon of gasoline of low carbon fuel standards. Requires Environmental Quality Commission to calculate cost to retail customer, per gallon of gasoline, of low carbon fuel standards that commission adopts by rule and to furnish gas stations with formula commission used for calculation and results of calculation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Modifies requirements for and disqualifications from obtaining concealed handgun license. Increases portion of fee for issuance or renewal of license from $50 to $85. Increases length of time that concealed handgun license is valid.
Establishes minimum wage for tipped employee of not less than $10 per hour if employee earns in tips at least $5 per hour more than minimum wage otherwise required by law. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Justice to study resolution of victim right violation claims and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before February 1, 2019.
Requires Department of Transportation to study improving this state's transportation system. Sunsets January 2, 2020.
Changes legal rate of interest from nine percent per annum to greater of one percent per annum or rate equal to weekly average one-year constant maturity Treasury yield. Provides for interest to be compounded annually.
Permits accessory dwelling unit on land zoned rural residential and as conditional permitted use on land zoned for exclusive farm use.
Redefines scope of Public Utility Commission's general duties and powers. Establishes, for purposes of public utilities that provide electric power to consumers in this state, processes related to purchase of energy or energy and capacity from qualifying facilities and standards for purchase of energy or energy and capacity from qualifying facilities. Expands types of organizations that may seek assistance to participate in proceedings of commission involving public utilities that provide electricity or natural gas.
Disallows, for purposes of personal income taxation, mortgage interest deduction for residence other than taxpayer's principal residence. Disallows deduction for interest for principal residence based upon income thresholds. Limits deduction for taxpayers below income thresholds. Transfers amount equal to estimated increase in revenue attributable to restrictions on deduction of mortgage interest to accounts in Oregon Housing Fund. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Disconnects, in calculation of Oregon taxable income, from federal depreciation computation and federal rules for expensing of depreciable business assets for purposes of personal income tax or corporate excise tax. Applies to property placed in service in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
