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R Oregon Senate · District 2

Sen. Herman Baertschiger Jr.

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Total votes
2,306
all sessions
Attendance
97%
28 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
92%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
6%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
102
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
102 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
102
Primary
34
Co-sponsor
68
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102
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Co-sponsor HB 4056
Signed into law · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to civil forfeiture proceeds; and declaring an emergency.

Distributes civil forfeiture proceeds to scholarship program for family members ] children of deceased or disabled public safety officers. Modifies criteria for scholarship program. Applies to applications for scholarships submitted on or after July 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Signed into law Mar 26, 2018 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4112
In committee · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to payments under the Public Employees Retirement System subject to Oregon personal income tax; prescribing an effective date.

Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to initiate, resume or suspend payment of certain increased benefits under Public Employees Retirement System on first day of calendar quarter following receipt of notice by board that benefit payments are or are not subject to Oregon personal income tax. Directs board to pay increased benefits not paid to person because board determined that payments were not subject to Oregon personal income tax if person later establishes that payments were subject to Oregon personal income tax. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In committee Mar 4, 2018 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4106
In committee · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to wolves.

Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to biennially report to Legislative Assembly regarding estimated change in wolf population. Requires Legislative Assembly to identify amount of state funding necessary to provide counties with assistance sufficient for carrying out essential features of county programs regarding wolf depredation and financial assistance. Requires Legislative Assembly to review estimate of change in wolf population prior to making appropriation to fund used for wolf depredation and financial assistance grant program. Requires that Legislative Assembly establish, to extent practicable, fund appropriation amount greater than identified necessary funding amount and reflecting estimated change in wolf population.

In committee Mar 4, 2018 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor HB 4057
In committee · Oregon House · Co-sponsor
Relating to abortion.

Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency. Prohibits abortion of unborn child with probable post-fertilization age of 20 or more weeks, except in case of medical emergency. Requires physician who performs or induces, or attempts to perform or induce, abortion to file report, within 30 days, with Oregon Health Authority. Requires authority to publish annually statistics relating to abortion.

In committee Mar 4, 2018 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SJR 201
In committee · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to bills for raising revenue.

Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to broaden definition of bills that raise revenue and thus require supermajority of both chambers. Defines "raising revenue" to include increase in any tax or fee, including bills that modify or eliminate exemptions, credits, deductions or lower rates of taxation. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.

In committee Mar 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor
Co-sponsor SB 1561
In committee · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to reducing state government costs; declaring an emergency.

Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to establish member pension contribution account for certain employee contributions of member of Public Employees Retirement System. Directs board to apply amounts in account to pay costs of pension or other retirement benefits payable to member earned on or after January 1, 2019. Requires Public Employees Retirement Board and actuary to determine unfunded actuarial liability of Public Employees Retirement System by at least two methods, including and excluding side accounts. Requires certain public bodies to calculate surplus revenue for each budget period by adjusting revenues for previous budget period by population and inflation factors. Requires public bodies to remit surplus revenue to State Treasurer for use in reducing unfunded actuarial liability of Public Employees Retirement System. Applies only if unfunded actuarial liability is $1 billion or more. Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to reduce allotments to state agencies to reflect positions that have remained vacant for continuous period of six months. Limits amounts that state agency may spend for administrative costs in biennium beginning July 1, 2019, to 90 percent of amount state agency spent for administrative costs in biennium beginning July 1, 2017. Limits amount that Legislative Assembly may appropriate for compensation of personnel of state agency in each biennium to 101 percent of amount appropriated for compensation of personnel of state agency in preceding biennium. Provides that Governor's budget may not include standard inflation factor for services and supplies. Requires legislative approval of collective bargaining agreements negotiated on behalf of state agencies. Requires public employee collective bargaining agreements to be negotiated every even year. Suspends cost-of-living increases, salary step increases, upward reclassifications, filling of vacant positions, creating new positions and out-of-state travel for certain state employees for current biennium and biennium beginning July 1, 2019. Creates Task Force on Education Cost Reduction. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In committee Mar 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor
Primary SB 1560
In committee · Oregon Senate · Lead sponsor
Relating to wildfire suppression.

Allows State Forester to order use of wildfire suppression personnel, equipment and services on any lands within state borders.

In committee Mar 3, 2018 0 co-sponsors
Co-sponsor SB 1041
Signed into law · Oregon Senate · Co-sponsor
Relating to treatment funded by public moneys; and declaring an emergency.

Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study expenditure of public moneys on alcohol and drug treatment and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2019. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to commission for purposes of study and report. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Signed into law Aug 11, 2017 1 co-sponsor
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