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D Oregon House · District 27

Rep. Ken Helm

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Total votes
5,876
all sessions
Attendance
96%
193 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 95% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 90% of chamber peers
Sponsored
655
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
2
assignments
655 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
655
Primary
247
Co-sponsor
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Co-sponsor SB 1062
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to environmental conditions in school facilities; and declaring an emergency.

Requires school districts, education service districts and public charter schools to adopt Healthy and Safe Schools Plan to address environmental conditions in facilities owned or leased by districts or schools where students or staff are present on regular basis. Requires districts and schools to provide Department of Education with copies of plans. Requires districts and schools to annually review plan and revise as necessary. Specifies minimum content for plan. Requires department to develop model plan as guidance for districts and schools. Authorizes Oregon Health Authority to develop recommendations regarding practices for reducing environmental conditions that may present health concerns. Requires authority to develop information sheets concerning environmental conditions that may present health concerns. Requires department to make opportunities for professional development available to district and school staff regarding plan requirements and information reporting. Requires school districts, education service districts and public charter schools to make results of testing under plan available to public. Requires districts and schools to provide annual statement regarding plan. Specifies minimum content for statement. Specifies recipients of statement. Requires posting statement on website if website is available. Establishes Healthy School Facilities Fund. Appropriates moneys from fund to department for purpose of financial assistance to school districts, education service districts and public charter schools in adoption, administration and enforcement of Healthy and Safe Schools Plans. Expands types of assessment qualifying for Office of School Facilities hardship grants to include school district assessment for environmental hazards under plan. Reduces total amount that may be biennially distributed from State School Fund as facility grants. Provides for biennial transfer from State School Fund to Healthy School Facilities Fund. Limits uses for transferred moneys. Makes reduction in total amount distributed as facility grants and transfer of State School Fund moneys to Healthy School Facilities Fund applicable for biennia beginning on or after July 1, 2019. Requires Oregon Health Authority to adopt mandatory guidelines regarding testing for, and reducing exposure to, lead in water used for drinking or food preparation for inclusion in Healthy and Safe Schools Plans. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for 2017-2019 biennium to carry out provisions of Act. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2017.

Signed into law Aug 11, 2017 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 2377
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
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.

Signed into law Aug 10, 2017 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 3338
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to the posting of tax information by gas stations.

Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules governing posting of tax information by gas stations. Authorizes Director of Agriculture to impose civil penalty for violation of statute governing posting of tax information by gas stations.

Signed into law Jul 13, 2017 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 2407
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to deferred billing credits; and prescribing an effective date.

Replaces authority of county assessor to issue deferred billing credit in cases of high-value property tax appeals with authority to issue potential refund credit. Requires timely payment in full of property taxes assessed on property to which potential refund credit relates. Requires county treasurer to deposit amount of taxes included in potential refund credit in trust fund. Provides that, upon final resolution of appeal, amount of potential refund credit, plus interest earned in trust fund, be paid as directed by court order. Grandfathers provisions of amended statute with respect to outstanding deferred billing credits. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Signed into law Jul 11, 2017 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 995
In committee · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to hazardous materials.

Requires employer operating certain facility to submit annual materials balance report on facility's input and output of hazardous materials to Department of Environmental Quality. Allows department to adopt rules and impose civil penalty for violation.

In committee Jul 8, 2017 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 1046
In committee · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to statewide health care coverage; declaring an emergency.

Establishes Health Care for All Oregon Board to develop, implement and oversee Health Care for All Oregon Plan to be administered by Oregon Health Authority. Provides comprehensive health care coverage to all individuals residing or working in Oregon. Repeals health insurance exchange upon implementation of Health Care for All Oregon Plan. Supplants coverage by private insurers for health services covered by plan. Authorizes Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board to offer supplemental health benefit plans to employees. Requires public employees to be covered by Health Care for All Oregon Plan. Establishes Health Care for All Oregon Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Health Care for All Oregon Board. Establishes office of Health Care for All Oregon Ombudsman in office of Governor. Requires Health Care for All Oregon Board to establish Regional Planning Boards to oversee allocation of health resources in geographic regions prescribed by Health Care for All Oregon Board. Requires submission to Regional Planning Board of plans for addition, alteration or construction of health care facility except long term care facility. Authorizes Health Care for All Oregon Board to provide public funding upon request if addition, alteration or construction approved. Transfers to Department of Human Services authority to approve certificate of need for long term care facility. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Health Care for All Oregon Board for purposes of Health Care for All Oregon Plan. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In committee Jul 8, 2017 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 1007
In committee · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to fossil fuel infrastructure projects.

Directs State Department of Energy to develop climate test to conduct reviews for approval of proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects. Requires department to adopt rules to establish standards and criteria for developing and administering test.

In committee Jul 8, 2017 0 co-sponsors
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