Requires Office of Rural Health to conduct study and develop recommendations on whether to allow health care practitioner students who do not attend Oregon Health and Science University to participate in Scholars for a Healthy Oregon Initiative. Requires office to submit report detailing recommendations by December 1, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019.
Requires city or county with population greater than 2,500 within urban growth boundary to consider integration of ecosystems services when developing public facility plan. Applies to public facility plans adopted on or after effective date of Act.
Requires statement of economic interest to include certain information about sources of income for business in which public official or candidate, or member of household of public official or candidate, is officer or holds directorship if source of income has legislative or administrative interest and 10 percent or more of total gross annual income of business comes from that source of income.
Confirms that discrimination claim may address disparate impact discrimination, or action that is fair in form but discriminatory in operation.
Specifies that if county allows production of crops on land zoned for uses other than farm or forest use, county must allow production of marijuana on that land in same manner that county allows production of other crops on that land.
Requires city or county to review and decide on applications for certain housing developments containing affordable housing units within 100 days. Establishes standards of review for city or county decision on application for certain housing developments located within urban growth boundary. Directs Department of Land Conservation and Development to study housing development in cities. Amends definition of "needed housing." Prohibits local government from adopting standards regulating development of housing that discourage needed housing through designation of primarily residential neighborhood as national historic district or that reduce density of application if density applied for is below authorized density for zone. Prohibits city or county from prohibiting building duplex or accessory dwelling unit in area zoned for single-family dwellings located within urban growth boundary. Requires city and county to allow nonresidential place of worship to use real property for affordable housing. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Directs Department of Justice to establish firearm safety and suicide prevention education program, to create or approve educational materials and to provide educational materials to gun dealers. Requires gun dealers to make educational materials available to firearm purchasers.
Imposes additional tax on investment services partnership income treated as net capital gain and taxed at lower rate on personal income taxpayer's federal return. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sets limit on taxes due on homesteads of seniors with federal adjusted gross income not exceeding 150 percent of federal poverty level equal to total amount of taxes due for property tax year preceding first property tax year for which relief is allowed. Abates taxes in excess of limit. Sets limit on taxes that may be collected on homesteads of seniors with federal adjusted gross income greater than 150 percent, but less than 301 percent, of federal poverty level equal to total amount of taxes due for property tax year preceding first property tax year for which relief is allowed. Allows deferral, without accrual of interest, of taxes in excess of limit. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Increases rate of taxation on cigarettes and tobacco products. Expands definition of tobacco products for purpose of tax to include electronic cigarettes and nicotine solution. Distributes tax revenues from increases in cigarette tax and tobacco products tax to Oregon Health Authority to provide preventive services and innovative, nontraditional health services, including mental health services and treatment for substance use disorders, through coordinated care organizations. Applies to distributions of cigarettes and tobacco products occurring on or after effective date of Act. Refers Act to people for approval or rejection at special election held on same date as next primary election.
Imposes annual management fee on each primary or supplemental water right. Provides for deposit of management fee moneys into Water Resources Department Water Right Operating Fund. Revises permissible use of moneys from fund. Authorizes collection and assessment for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2017. Allows phased imposition of assessment and collection during period beginning July 1, 2017, and ending July 1, 2019, subject to constitutional restrictions. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Revives tax credit for loss of limb function.
