Establishes Task Force on Medical Assistance Funding. Specifies membership and duties of task force. Requires task force to develop proposal for funding state medical assistance program with assessment on all medical claims processed in this state for health care items and services. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Requires Department of Environmental Quality to conduct study of brownfields programs in other states. Sunsets December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes dispute resolution procedures for charges for emergency services and for unexpected medical bills for out-of-network health care services. Requires insurers to make available process for out-of-network referrals and prior authorizations. Requires insurers to reimburse cost of out-of-network health care services in specified circumstances. Requires providers to disclose to patients health plans in which providers participate. Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to convene out-of-network reimbursement rate task force and specifies membership and duties. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Makes various changes to requirements in Insurance Code regarding out-of-network providers and notices that must be provided to insureds.
Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to convene task force to study and make recommendations for improving and stabilizing health insurance exchange. Specifies membership of task force. Sunsets task force on December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Creates penalty for unbonded or unlicensed sale or distribution of use fuel. Increases penalty for late filing of motor vehicle fuel statement by dealer. Increases penalty for unlicensed use of fuel in motor vehicle. Imposes penalty for late filing of use fuel report by seller or user. Changes description of Indian jurisdictions excluded from exported fuel exemption from motor vehicle fuel license tax. Creates presumption of nonpayment of tax on exported motor vehicle fuel upon failure to produce proof of payment of tax or exemption. Advances sunset date of exemption for biodiesel blend fuel.
Specifies that principal office of business entity incorporated or organized in this state or authorized to transact business in this state must have physical street address that may not be commercial mail receiving agency, mail forwarding business or virtual office. Authorizes Secretary of State to investigate alleged or potential violations of business entity statutes and require business entity to provide list of shareholders, directors, members and other persons and respond to interrogatories in course of investigation or in response to request from law enforcement agency. Permits Secretary of State to impose penalties or seek dissolution of business entity that violates statutes or fails to cooperate with investigation. Permits Department of Revenue to recommend dissolution of business entity that fails to comply with tax laws of state. Subjects directors, officers, employees, members and managers of business entity to claim for damages from person that suffers ascertainable loss of money or property resulting from knowing dissemination of materially false statement concerning certain aspects of business entity's finances and operations. Permits Attorney General to bring action to enjoin business entity from continuing violation of business entity statutes or to seek judicial dissolution or other relief necessary to protect shareholders or remedy consequences of violation. Becomes operative on January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day after adjournment sine die. .
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to City of St. Helens for central waterfront redevelopment and Portland Harbor cleanup support project. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.
Requires State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt certain requirements related to carcasses of returning hatchery fish. Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct analysis of return rates of hatchery fish and report results to Legislative Assembly.
Establishes Task Force on Trade Promotion. Requires task force to study methods for increasing trade in products and services from Oregon businesses by promoting exports of Oregon products outside United States. Sunsets on December 31, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to conduct study on methods to mitigate impact of technology support structures on aesthetics of certain areas. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Urges President of United States to carry out foreign policy and defense doctrines that are rational, reasonable and well-reasoned. Urges President to appoint, and Senate to confirm, foreign policy and defense appointees possessing sufficient professional experience and understanding of global dynamics and international law to carry out such doctrines.
Increases maximum number of zones for electronic commerce. Provides that increase in maximum number of zones shall occur in thirds over three-year period. Requires authorized business firm claiming enterprise zone exemption to include with claim amount of tax credits on investments in enterprise zone or city designated for electronic commerce that were claimed and used by firm or collectively by owners or shareholders of firm. Requires Department of Revenue to prescribe manner in which authorized business firm shall acknowledge disclosure of tax credit information required to be included with claim. Provides such information is exempt if reporting or release would create reasonable risk of disclosing identity or income of any individual. For purposes of income or corporate excise tax credit allowed for investment in electronic commerce in zone or city designated for electronic commerce, allows taxpayer with allowable credit in excess of tax liability to elect to receive partial refund of credit in lieu of carryforward. Modifies definition of property that must receive property tax exemption in order for operator to claim income tax credit. Extends sunset for income tax credit for electronic commerce. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
