Directs Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to study law enforcement. Requires report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to law enforcement. Sunsets January 2, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study recidivism rates of sex offenders and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before February 1, 2019. Sunsets January 2, 2020.
Requires Secretary of State to conduct study to determine most effective method of enabling electors to use registration card to request voting materials in language other than English.
Requires that notice of nonpayment of wages or compensation to employer include statement that payment of unpaid wages or compensation to employee within 12 days limits penalty to 100 percent of unpaid wages or compensation owed to employee.
Specifies procedures Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may use to investigate violations of Insurance Code. Permits complainant to submit complaint of violation to director and specifies required contents of complaint. Specifies procedures for director to investigate complaint and provides dates by which director must complete investigation. Permits director to engage in negotiations to settle complaint or to enter into remediation agreement to remedy violation. Requires director to issue order to remedy violation if settlement negotiations or negotiations for remedial agreement fail. Provides for person to bring action for violation of Insurance Code in specified circumstances. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Adds status as peace officer or firefighter to list of characteristics of victim of crimes of intimidation in the second degree and intimidation in the first degree.
Extends recreational immunity to employees and agents of owner of land when acting within scope of duties and those with private property interests in land. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Extends recreational immunity to employees and agents of owner of land when acting within scope of duties. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires corporations, incorporators of corporations, limited liability companies and organizers of limited liability companies to file document that declares whether corporation or limited liability company has previously filed or will file tax return or that lists certain identifying information for each of corporation's or limited liability company's beneficial owners. Specifies circumstances under which and entities to which Secretary of State may disclose information from document. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to conduct study on carbon pricing. Sunsets December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Repeals requirement that Oregon Government Ethics Commission pay attorney fees for person prevailing in certain contested case hearings.
Modifies definition of "business tax credit," as allowed to shareholders of S corporation, to remove Department of Revenue rulemaking authority. Modifies tax credit allowed for employment-related dependent care expenses to conform to operation of related federal tax credit. Prescribes eligibility requirements for earned income and loss for allowance of credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
