Oregon Bills

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2153: Relating to commercial interior designers.

Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish voluntary certification system for commercial interior designers. Requires department to establish qualifications for certification. Specifies certain minimum qualifications for certification. Authorizes department to charge fee for certification application. Affirms that certified commercial interior designers may submit described work for purposes of building inspection programs and may supervise preparation of work. Provides that when described work is submitted or supervised by certified commercial interior designer, exemption of work from registration and licensing requirements for architects, engineers and construction contractors is conclusively presumed.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2657: Relating to out-of-school youth; prescribing an effective date.

Directs Youth Development Council to develop statewide plan to provide out-of-school youth with opportunities to become reengaged and to succeed in education or workforce. Establishes Task Force on Youth Reengagement for purpose of providing input on development of plan . Requires task force to submit report to interim legislative committees related to education no later than September 15, 2018. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2535: Relating to noxious weeds.

Requires State Department of Agriculture to conduct four-year pilot program for controlling noxious weeds and replacing noxious weeds with forage species suitable for pollination by insects . Sunsets requirement January 2, 2023.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2725: Relating to wood smoke pollution; declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for supporting community efforts to improve economic development and public health by reducing emissions from solid fuel burning devices that burn wood. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2210: Relating to affordable rental housing assistance.

Directs Housing and Community Services Department to develop and implement Retaining Affordable Rental Housing Program to provide financial assistance to owners of multifamily rental housing to rehabilitate and maintain housing at affordable rental rates. Directs department to make forgivable loans to landowners of eligible multifamily rental housing, not to exceed $10,000, to be used for specified improvements. Authorizes department to forgive 10 percent of loan for each year landowner rents units for affordable rental rate. Specifies eligibility requirements. Establishes Retaining Affordable Rental Housing Program Fund and continuously appropriates moneys to department for purposes of program.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2105: Relating to the Department of Corrections Budget Oversight Commission; declaring an emergency.

Establishes Department of Corrections Budget Oversight Commission to advise Governor and Director of Department of Corrections, and make recommendations for legislation, regarding management and implementation of biennial budget of department, including employee overtime expenses and health care expenses. Directs commission to report to Legislative Assembly. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2548: Relating to business education programs in high schools; prescribing an effective date.

Directs Department of Education to distribute moneys to support career and technical student organizations. Allows moneys from Ballot Measure 98 (2016) to be used for distributions. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2060: Relating to employment requirements for elective reduced rate of taxation on pass-through income; prescribing an effective date.

For purposes of taxpayer election of reduced tax rate for certain pass-through nonpassive income, requires net increase in number of employees. Provides that employees must perform required hours of employment in certain industry sectors. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 3105: Relating to household hazardous waste; declaring an emergency.

Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste. Becomes operative January 1, 2018. Beginning January 1, 2020, provides for phasing-in of additional products to be covered by stewardship program. By December 31, 2023, requires Department of Environmental Quality to review implementation of program and determine whether adjustments are necessary. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2011: Relating to housing assistance; declaring an emergency.

Directs Housing and Community Services Department to administer study to assess disparities between federal and local calculations of fair market rent. Establishes Task Force on Housing Authority Capacity. Directs task force to assess capacity of housing authorities to provide services, determine methods to enhance capacity to provide services and estimate difference between Housing Choice Voucher Program voucher recipient eligibility and existing Housing Choice Voucher Program resources. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2793: Relating to crime.

Requires person convicted of commercial sexual solicitation to disclose to court all Oregon licenses, certificates, permits and registrations that person holds. Directs court to transmit final order to entities that issued licenses, certificates, permits or registrations to person. Allows person convicted of commercial sexual solicitation to enter into diversion program resulting in dismissal of charge if person meets certain requirements. Directs court to suspend for six months driving privileges of person convicted of commercial sexual solicitation unless court finds compelling circumstances not to order suspension. Directs court to revoke hunting or angling license or tag issued to person convicted of commercial sexual solicitation. Directs State Department of Fish and Wildlife to refuse to issue hunting or angling license or tag to person convicted of commercial sexual solicitation for one year.

in committee · Oregon · House Jul 7, 2017

HB 2852: Relating to a tax credit for affordable housing lenders; prescribing an effective date.

For purpose of tax credit for affordable housing lenders , requires Housing and Community Services Department to make annual determination of remaining balance of reserved but not certified tax credits. Directs Department of Revenue, in cooperation with Housing and Community Services Department, to conduct annual auction of reserved credits. Directs auction proceeds to be used for provision of housing for persons and families of lower income, with priority given to manufactured dwelling parks and manufactured dwellings . Increases total amount of tax credits allowed for all taxpayers per fiscal year. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Extends sunset for tax credit. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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