Oregon Bills

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 2295: Relating to fees charged for Water Resources Department services; and declaring an emergency.

Increases fees, maximum fees and fee return thresholds for Water Resources Department services. Makes fee, maximum fee and fee return threshold increases operative July 1, 2017. Eliminates fee, maximum fee and fee return threshold reductions scheduled for July 1, 2017. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3412: Relating to assessments for children with difficulties hearing; and declaring an emergency.

Establishes Task Force on Assessments of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Directs task force to submit report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to education no later than January 1, 2018. Sunsets task force on June 30, 2019. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Carl Wilson (R) Bill Hansell (R) Ron Noble (R) Paul Evans (D) Tawna Sanchez (D) · 24 co-sponsors

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3427: Relating to dams with high hazard ratings.

Requires owner or operator of dam with high hazard rating to develop emergency action plan for dam. Requires determining frequency for conducting of emergency response exercises at dams with high hazard rating. Requires Water Resources Department to conduct periodic inspection of dams with high hazard rating. Creates exception.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 5006: Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Emergency Board for allocations during biennium. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to specified state agencies for biennial expenses. Increases and decreases certain biennial appropriations made from General Fund to specified state agencies. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by specified state agencies. Limits biennial expenditures of specified state agencies from federal funds and lottery moneys. Increases and decreases limitations on expenditures for certain biennial expenses for specified state agencies. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 2742: Relating to the Wildfire Damage Housing Relief Account; and declaring an emergency.

Increases household income limitation for receipt of financial assistance from Wildfire Damage Housing Relief Account. Increases maximum amount of each grant issued from account. Allows reduction or refusal of grant if household receives other compensation for loss. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3061: Relating to anonymous text message Internet websites.

Establishes Task Force on Anonymous Text Message Services. Directs task force to study law changes necessary to regulate and prohibit use of Internet websites that provide anonymous text message services. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2019. Authorizes court to impose special condition of probation prohibiting person from using Internet website that provides anonymous text message service if person was convicted of certain crimes. Authorizes State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision or local supervisory authority to impose condition of post-prison supervision prohibiting person from using Internet website that provides anonymous text message service if person was convicted of certain crimes.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3464: Relating to the involvement of public bodies in immigration enforcement; and declaring an emergency.

Prohibits public body from disclosing specified information concerning person unless required by state or federal law. Prohibits public body from inquiring concerning person's citizenship or immigration status except as required by state or federal law or when determining benefit eligibility. Authorizes public body to decline to disclose information concerning person's citizenship or immigration status except as required by state or federal law or in certain other circumstances. Directs Attorney General to publish model policies for public bodies intended to limit, in manner consistent with state and federal law, immigration enforcement in public facilities. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3435: Relating to county road fund moneys; and prescribing an effective date.

Authorizes moneys from federal sources in county road fund of Curry County, Klamath County or Yamhill County to be loaned to taxing district within county, another county or taxing district within another county, only pursuant to legally binding intergovernmental agreement or loan agreement. Provides maximum limit on loan amount. Provides that rate of interest may not be less than average rate of return earned over immediately preceding 12-month period by county moneys in local government investment pool. Requires intergovernmental agreement or loan agreement to establish remedies in favor of lender county if borrower taxing district or county defaults on debt service obligations. Requires lender county to disclose loan to Oregon Municipal Debt Advisory Commission. Prohibits lending of moneys from state and local sources that are subject to Article IX, section 3a, of Oregon Constitution. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3207: Relating to the Atomic Veterans Memorial Highway.

Provides that portion of Interstate 5 shall be known as Atomic Veterans Memorial Highway.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 2743: Relating to economic development of land adjacent to an airport in a rural area.

Directs Land Conservation and Development Commission to establish and implement pilot program to implement master plan for economic development on land adjacent to airport with approved airport master plan in rural area. Establishes criteria for pilot program. Requires commission to report on pilot program during 2022 regular session of Legislative Assembly.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3279: Relating to the regulation of property services contractors.

Modifies definition of "labor contractor" to include property services contractor. Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to establish procedures for licensing of property services contractors. Requires commissioner to adopt rules for property services contractors to provide training to employees with respect to sexual harassment, discrimination and whistleblower protection.

signed · Oregon · House Aug 18, 2017

HB 3253: Relating to persons who are blind; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires state agencies, departments and political subdivisions to grant to persons who are blind priority to establish and operate vending facilities in public buildings and preference to operate cafeterias in public buildings and vending facilities in community colleges . Clarifies that state agencies, departments and political subdivisions shall procure certain services from Commission for the Blind. Requires commission to collect percentage of net proceeds earned by vending facility and use moneys collected for specified purposes. Allows vendor who is blind to enter into agreement with subcontractor, approved by commission, to operate vending facility. Requires commission to submit annual report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly. Requires commission to decrease percentage of net proceeds collected if vending facility offers certain vending items or employs person who is blind, person with disability or veteran. Sunsets December 31, 2019. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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