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signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2246: Relating to the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Act; and declaring an emergency.

Expands entities that are eligible to receive apportionments under Ballot Measure 98 (2016) to include Oregon School for the Deaf, Youth Corrections Education Program and Juvenile Detention Education Program. Prescribes method for calculating apportionments for school and programs. Allows school districts to determine purposes for which school districts will use apportionments, based on total amount of apportionments that school districts receive. Allows school districts to use percentage of apportionments on purposes described in ballot measure for students in eighth grade. Prescribes additional eligibility requirements to receive apportionments and describes components of biennial plans. Refines definitions to align with other statutes. Makes other technical changes. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2002: Relating to preservation of housing; and prescribing an effective date.

Expands laws regarding preservation of participating properties that are publicly supported housing. Requires owner of participating property to provide notice to Housing and Community Services Department and local governments two years prior to expiration of contract or withdrawal of participating property from publicly supported housing. Requires property owner who violates notice requirements to extend affordability restriction on participating property. Requires owner of participating property to provide department and local governments with opportunity to offer to purchase participating property. Requires owner of participating property subject to certain contracts to provide department and local governments with right of first refusal to purchase participating property. Establishes timelines and requirements for department and local governments to exercise opportunity to offer to purchase participating property and right of first refusal to purchase participating property. Authorizes civil action by person who suffers ascertainable loss or damage as result of property owner's failure to comply with laws. Appropriates additional moneys from General Fund to department for certain biennial expenses. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Tina Kotek (D) · 6 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2600: Relating to court appointed special advocates; and declaring an emergency.

Transfers authority over court appointed special advocates and CASA Volunteer Programs from Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service to Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Prescribes duties and responsibilities of Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Authorizes department to contract with nongovernmental entity to serve as statewide coordinating entity for provision of court appointed special advocate services throughout state. Requires statewide coordinating entity to provide biannual reports to department. Requires department to report annually to committees of Legislative Assembly regarding provision of court appointed special advocate services in state. Establishes Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to department for purpose of providing court appointed special advocate services in state. Requires each CASA Volunteer Program to report biannually to committees of Legislative Assembly on court appointed special advocate services. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Caddy McKeown (D) Arnie Roblan (D) Jeff Kruse (R) Tawna Sanchez (D) Andy Olson (R) · 7 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2597: Relating to the offense of operating a motor vehicle while using a mobile electronic device; and declaring an emergency.

Renames offense of operating motor vehicle while using mobile communication device as offense of driving motor vehicle while using mobile electronic device. Defines "mobile electronic device." Beginning January 1, 2018, provides for suspension of execution of fine for first offense if person completes distracted driving avoidance course. Increases penalty for offense. Increases penalty further if offense contributes to accident or is second or subsequent offense. Punishes by maximum fine of $2,000. Declares emergency, effective October 1, 2017.
Ginny Burdick (D) Andy Olson (R) Ann Lininger (D) · 4 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2066: Relating to tax expenditures; and prescribing an effective date.

Extends sunset for tax credits for reservation enterprise zones, affordable housing lenders, rural medical providers and fish screening devices. Increases total amount of qualified loans eligible for affordable housing lender credit for fiscal year. Limits eligibility for rural medical provider credit based on adjusted gross income, with exceptions for certain physician specialties, and limits lifetime use of credit. Sunsets biomass tax credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Creates tax credit for collection of bovine manure. Directs State Department of Agriculture to administer credit. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2022. Creates tax credit for employer that establishes and implements employee training program in collaboration with community college in qualifying county. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Defines "qualified rural county" to mean, for certain economic development programs, county outside all metropolitan statistical areas in which total property taxes imposed by all taxing districts equal at least 1.3 percent of total assessed value of all taxable property in county. Lowers, for qualified rural counties, compensation requirements for such economic development programs while creating wage floors for all counties. Lowers, for counties outside all metropolitan statistical areas, compensation requirements for certain economic development programs from at least 150 percent of certain county or state measurements to at least 130 percent of such county or state measurements. For purposes of rural enterprise zone program, provides alternative criterion for eligibility for certification of facility located in county outside all metropolitan statistical areas in which total property taxes imposed by all taxing districts equal at least 1.3 percent of total assessed value of all taxable property in county. Removes sunset from provision disallowing use of credits against corporate minimum tax. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2377: Relating to tax incentives for affordable housing; and prescribing an effective date.

Authorizes city or county to adopt ordinance or resolution granting exemption for newly rehabilitated or constructed multiunit rental housing. Provides that otherwise eligible rental property may receive exemption for rehabilitation only once. Provides that exemption may be granted for term of up to 10 years depending on number of units rented to households with annual income at or below 120 percent of area median income under definition adopted by city or county at monthly rates affordable to such households. Requires city's or county's definition of "area median income" to be adjusted for size of household. Requires city or county to adopt definition of "affordable." Provides that ordinance or resolution granting exemption may not take effect unless rates of taxation of taxing districts whose governing bodies agree to grant exemption equal 51 percent or more of total combined rate of taxation on qualified property. Requires exemption to be granted to all eligible rental property on same terms in effect on date application is submitted. Allows city or county to amend exemption, subject to approval process of taxing districts, or terminate exemption, but provides that qualified property granted exemption continues to receive exemption under same terms in effect at time exemption was first granted. Provides for clawback of exemption savings if county assessor determines rental property does not meet requirements for exemption. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
David Smith (R) Arnie Roblan (D) Greg Smith (R) Knute Buehler (R) Pam Marsh (D) · 14 co-sponsors
signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2157: Relating to a method of communication for certified public accountants to contact the Department of Revenue regarding Oregon tax laws.

Requires Department of Revenue to establish program by means of which department may give priority to certified public accountants and other tax practitioners who have questions about or wish to resolve issues concerning Oregon tax laws or application of Oregon tax laws to personal income tax accounts . Requires department to ensure that program serves as first point of contact for tax practitioners, dedicate trained employees, telephone number and other electronic means of communication exclusively for tax practitioners' use and provide resources that are sufficient to answer questions or resolve issues in expedited manner. Permits department by rule to specify credentials persons must present to use telephone number or electronic means of communication. Specifies minimum level of assistance that program must provide.
signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2259: Relating to enrollment in the Central Background Registry; and declaring an emergency.

Authorizes Office of Child Care to maintain information in Central Background Registry through electronic records systems. Requires that office complete criminal records check, child abuse and neglect records check , foster care certification check and adult protective services check in accordance with rules adopted by Early Learning Council upon receipt of application for enrollment in Central Background Registry. Directs office to enroll individual in registry if individual is determined to have no criminal, child abuse and neglect, negative adult protective services or negative foster home certification history. Allows office to enroll individual in registry if Department of Human Services has completed background check on individual and individual has received department approval to provide child care. Prohibits enrollment of subject individual who has disqualifying condition as defined by rule. Removes requirement that enrollment in Central Background Registry expires two years from date of enrollment. Authorizes Early Learning Council to adopt rules regarding expiration and renewal periods for enrollment in registry. Requires agreement to provide information to private agency or organization about Central Background Registry enrollment status of certain persons. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2270: Relating to forest products harvest taxation; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

Extends privilege taxes on merchantable forest products harvested on forestlands. Clarifies law providing for annual indexing of maximum rate of forest products harvest tax, revenue from which is dedicated to funding Oregon Forest Resources Institute. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
signed · Oregon · House Aug 10, 2017

HB 2156: Relating to a method of communication for businesses to contact the Department of Revenue regarding Oregon tax laws.

Requires Department of Revenue to establish program by means of which representatives of C corporations and S corporations may resolve issues and ask questions concerning Oregon corporate income and excise tax laws or application of Oregon corporation income and excise tax laws. Requires department to dedicate trained employees, telephone number and electronic means of communication to permit department to answer questions or resolve issues in expedited manner. Requires that telephone number and electronic means of communication be separate from other telephone numbers or means of communication department uses for general tax questions or questions from tax practitioners. Requires department to list dedicated telephone number and means of electronic communication on notice or letter that department sends to business customer.
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