Business and General Government

OR - Senator Chuck Riley (Â)

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Chair

OR - Senator Fred Girod (R)

Title:

Vice-chair

OR - Senator Michael Dembrow (D)

Title:

Member

OR - Senator Mark Hass (D)

Title:

Member

OR - Senator Alan Olsen (R)

Title:

Member

OR - SB372 Reduces period in which towers must provide notice to owners and lienholders of vehicle after towing vehicle.

OR - SB390 Allows farm direct marketer sales and consignment sales of olive oil.

OR - SB394 Permits translator districts to use specified technologies.

OR - SB393 Authorizes translator districts to annex cities where cable television corporations operate or have ceased operations and city electors approve annexation.

OR - SB443 Requires use of headlights at all times.

OR - SB399 Eliminates requirement that applicant for property services contractor license pass qualifying examination.

OR - SB412 Requires Oregon Liquor Control Commission to establish advisory committee to assist commission in determining requirements for wine labeled as single-variety wine grown within American Viticultural Area located in Oregon.

OR - SB849 Requires Oregon Liquor Control Commission to obtain approval of Legislative Assembly prior to implementing increase in markup percentage used to calculate distilled liquor retail pricing or imposing surcharge for distilled liquor.

OR - SB406 Prohibits Department of Consumer and Business Services from imposing late fees under state building code that are more than 10 percent of underlying fees.

OR - SB410 Eliminates Department of Consumer and Business Services regulation of recreational vehicle construction.

OR - SB418 Modifies requirement that start-up businesses that may be assisted by regional collaboration facilitated by Oregon Business Development Department have as purpose commercialization of university-based or university-assisted academic activities and increasing number, and ensuring retention, of such businesses.

OR - SB417 Establishes new exemptions from carrier of last resort obligation for telecommunications utilities, cooperative corporations and municipalities certified by Public Utility Commission to provide local exchange telecommunications service.

OR - SB454 Transfers administration of Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, unclaimed estates and escheating funds from Department of State Lands to State Treasurer.

OR - SB464 Abolishes daylight saving time.

OR - SB463 Authorizes Legislative Administration Committee to enter into agreement with City of Salem to assign authority over certain parking spaces.

OR - SB416 Authorizes public utilities to implement charitable utility bill payment round up programs.

OR - SB438 Allows person issued disabled parking permit to park in parking space otherwise reserved for residents.

OR - SB854 Directs professional licensing boards, in certain circumstances, to accept individual taxpayer identification number or other federally-issued identification number in lieu of Social Security number on applications for issuance or renewal of authorization to practice occupation or profession.

OR - SB856 Establishes Oregon Office of New Americans in Governor's office.

OR - SB505 Directs Oregon Broadband Advisory Council to study issues related to expansion of broadband capacity and access.

OR - SB855 Directs professional licensing boards to study manner in which persons who are immigrants or refugees become authorized to practice occupation or profession.

OR - SB520 Establishes Legislative Committee on Accountability as joint committee of Legislative Assembly composed of equal number of majority and minority members.

OR - SB545 Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt uniform rules for standardization of reports and informational material submitted to Legislative Assembly or supplied to public.

OR - HB2426 Permits credit unions to prescribe terms of executive officers in bylaws.

OR - SB487 Prohibits insurers from using credit history or insurance score to decline coverage of, rerate or otherwise determine eligibility for motor vehicle insurance.

OR - SB483 Requires Oregon State Lottery, in event of systemwide event that causes winnings to go unclaimed, to stop use of faulty equipment or software and attempt to pay unclaimed winnings to players.

OR - SB502 Creates Sunset Advisory Committee.

OR - SB513 Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to City of Mosier for construction of joint-use fire hall and community center.

OR - SB557 Prohibits permanent rule from being in effect for longer than six years.

OR - SB556 Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law.

OR - SB901 Authorizes translator district board to establish property tax permanent rate limit and impose operating taxes, following elector approval.

OR - SB771 Requires Construction Contractors Board to establish endorsement program for construction contractors and employees engaging in work on water-based fire suppression system.

OR - SB840 Provides that, for purposes of determining eligibility of municipalities in counties with population of 50,000 or less for financial or other assistance for public works projects, Oregon Business Development Department may waive or modify application of any rule of department relating to job creation and retention, hiring or employment.

OR - SB751 Allows certain planned communities to deposit their funds into local government investment pool managed by State Treasurer.

OR - HB2081 Modifies language regarding Oregon Heritage Commission's coordination of statewide activities recognizing events of historical significance.

OR - SB716 Requires retail seller or provider of essential goods and services to accept offer to pay by cash from retail buyer for purchase of goods or services.

OR - SB829 Requires that, to extent provided by Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, if appellation of origin on wine label is American viticultural area in Oregon that is in larger American viticultural area, label must also identify larger American viticultural area.

OR - SB935 Provides that State Landscape Contractors Board may not issue to person holding endorsement as residential or commercial general contractor limited or specialty license that meets certain criteria.

OR - SB933 Provides that form or document issued by public body asking person to identify person's race or ethnicity must allow person to select multiple races or ethnicities .

OR - SJM6 Urges Congress to allow state to maintain itself on daylight saving time.

OR - SB803 Requires Secretary of State to establish rules authorizing licensed use of state seal on goods, wares and merchandise.

OR - SB827 Allows brewery licensee or brewery-public house licensee to sell and dispense malt beverages at special event from mobile sources at nonfixed locations.

OR - SB831 Requires that, to extent provided in Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, wine using American viticultural area in this state as appellation of origin or implying American viticultural area as source be produced entirely from grapes grown in that American viticultural area.

OR - SB830 Requires that, to extent provided by Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules, if wine labeled with American viticultural area in Oregon is labeled with single grape variety as type designation, wine must meet specified content requirements.

OR - HB2749 Eliminates requirement that certificate issued to cosmetic practitioner include practitioner's address.

OR - HB2463 Permits pawnbroker to store large pledge items at single storage location off premises of business location at which pawnbroker makes pledge loan if pawnbroker and pledgor agree in writing that pawnbroker may do so.

OR - SB637 Raises statutory threshold for requiring public utility to receive Public Utility Commission approval for disposition of certain property from $100,000 to $1 million.

OR - SB635 Increases limits on liquor licensing fees.

OR - SB656 Requires professional licensing board to consider experience in lieu of high school diploma or equivalent for licensure, certification or other authorization to provide certain occupational or professional services.

OR - SB654 Imposes public safety assessment on covered entities.

OR - SB218 Authorizes Oregon Liquor Control Commission to refuse to issue initial marijuana production licenses based on supply of and demand for marijuana.

OR - SB896 Authorizes issuance of certificate of restricted registration as professional engineer.

OR - SB605 Establishes office of State Ombudsman.

OR - SB571 Creates credit against income tax for taxpayers with not more than 100 employees that create 10 or more new jobs during tax year.

OR - SB585 Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to establish Responsible Cannabis Retailer Program to prevent sales of marijuana items to minors.

OR - SB365 Prohibits local governments from imposing system development charge for increased use of transportation facility resulting from marijuana production in exclusive farm use zone.

OR - SB382 Removes limit of 20 pounds on transfer of usable marijuana from medical marijuana grow site to recreational marijuana processor or wholesaler.

OR - SB419 Applies retroactive to January 1, 2009, Oregon Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association's $300,000 liability limit for long term care insurance.

OR - SB422 Expands definition of "natural hair care" to include shampooing and conditioning.

OR - SB471 Requires prospective contractor to state in bid or proposal for public contract whether and extent to which prospective contractor will use conflict minerals in performing public contract and whether prospective contractor's disclosures, policies, practices and procedures with respect to procuring conflict minerals comply with Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.

OR - SB604 Specifies that new or increased fees adopted by state agency do not become effective unless approved by Legislative Assembly by law.

OR - SB609 Restates existing requirement that public records requester make request for records in writing.

OR - SB616 Provides that State Treasurer may not recommend prudent maximum amount of lottery bonds that would cause combined existing and proposed lottery bond debt service to exceed 25 percent of unobligated net lottery proceeds.

OR - HB2088 Allows Department of Consumer and Business Services to restrict or suspend operations of endowment care cemetery for specified reasons.

OR - HB2275 Adds certain individuals to list of persons exempt from real estate licensing law.

OR - SB611 Declares policy of state to use zero-based budgeting in developing biennial budget plan.

OR - SB614 Establishes prudent maximum amount of outstanding General Fund-supported debt as amount for which debt service due in biennium equals five percent of General Fund revenues estimated to be received in biennium.

OR - SB897 Appropriates funds to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to distribute to State Fair Council to fund assessment of fairground facilities and deferred maintenance, improvement and enhancement of fairground facilities.

OR - SB904 Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Grant County Digital Network Coalition for purpose of developing broadband infrastructure in Grant County.

OR - SB34 Amends industrial site readiness program to allow Oregon Business Development Department to enter into tax reimbursement arrangements for eligible site preparation costs with private owners.

OR - SB54 Allows Oregon Department of Aviation to impose civil penalty for violations related to landing places for aircraft.

OR - SB53 Authorizes Director of the Oregon Department of Aviation to request Department of Transportation to provide certain central business services for Oregon Department of Aviation.

OR - SB72 Eliminates certain duties of Oregon Department of Administrative Services and other state agencies related to tracking and reporting of travel awards earned as part of official state business.

OR - SB74 Defines "video lottery terminal" for purposes of lottery chapter and amusement device excise tax provision.

OR - SB78 Directs Oregon Racing Commission to adopt rules related to issuance of licenses to conduct off-race course simulcast mutuel wagering.

OR - SB77 Allows Oregon Racing Commission to adopt rules to authorize and license Multi-Jurisdictional Simulcasting and Interactive Wagering Totalizator Hubs to conduct simulcast broadcasting of, and mutuel wagering on, animal races.

OR - SB76 Authorizes Oregon Racing Commission to issue exchange wagering license to qualified applicant.

OR - SB69 Expands purposes of plan of assistance established by Public Utility Commission under Oregon Telephone Assistance Program to include supporting broadband internet access service.

OR - SB73 Permits Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into financing agreements that exceed $100,000 without needing to comply with requirements concerning state borrowing if financing agreements include nonrecourse provision.

OR - SB240 Directs governmental agencies of this state to use electronic records and electronic signatures by July 1, 2020.

OR - SB878 Requires Secretary of State to establish rules authorizing licensed use of state seal on goods, wares and merchandise.

OR - SB219 Requires that moneys in Regional Infrastructure Fund be used for disbursements to federally recognized Indian tribes in this state for specified purposes.

OR - SB107 Provides exemption, under certain circumstances, to natural gas utility vehicles when inspecting or repairing natural gas leak, and to electric utility vehicles when responding to emergency , from offense of illegal stopping, standing or parking.

OR - SB109 Specifies that certain documents prepared by or for internal use of financial institutions are not real estate appraisal activity requiring preparer of document to carry real estate appraiser certification, license or registration.

OR - SB105 Directs State Chief Information Officer, in consultation with Public Records Advocate and Office of Secretary of State, to conduct study relating to creating chief privacy officer position and to report findings to Legislative Assembly no later than September 1, 2019.

OR - SB106 Directs Legislative Policy and Research Office to develop and maintain list of executive branch regulatory boards and commissions.

OR - SB108 Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to establish separate compensation schedules for distillery retail outlet agents and for liquor store agents.

OR - SB166 Authorizes Oregon Retirement Savings Board to enter into agreements with other states to provide services related to retirement savings plans.

OR - SB227 Authorizes cemetery authority, or person with authority to determine disposition of human remains, to move, temporarily store or reinter human remains dislodged from original cemetery plot by natural disaster or other similar emergency.

OR - SB223 Prohibits state use of privately hosted electronic mail to conduct public business.

OR - SB239 Allows minor supplier of malt beverages to unconditionally terminate wholesale distribution agreement upon 90 days' notice.

OR - SB222 Declares state policy regarding transparency for all spending by state agencies.

OR - HJM8 Urges federal government to adopt and enforce stringent regulations related to accuracy in wine labeling, packaging and advertising.

OR - SB44 Authorizes State Board of Geologist Examiners to enter into interagency agreement with another state agency to provide for sharing of administrator.

OR - SB43 Authorizes State Board of Geologist Examiners to adopt rules prescribing continuing education requirements.

OR - SB39 Replaces exemption from laws regulating practice of engineering, land surveying and photogrammetric mapping with exemption from registration requirement.

OR - SB68 Increases annual fee imposed on public utilities and telecommunications providers for purpose of defraying costs of Public Utility Commission.

OR - SB70 Modifies law related to exemption from requirement to have veterinarian's license to practice veterinary medicine, surgery or dentistry.

OR - SB71 Allows use of sedative and analgesic medications when euthanizing animals.

OR - SB248 Increases certain fees charged by Oregon Liquor Control Commission.

OR - SB258 Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Business Development Department for distribution to certain entities for purposes of building entrepreneurial capacity in rural regions of this state, developing regional assets to support entrepreneurial growth and building network of statewide resources to leverage and accelerate access to resources regardless of location.

OR - SB314 Allows municipality with building inspection program that includes administration and enforcement of electrical code to use contracted electrical inspectors.

OR - SB316 Requires that state building code include provisions requiring installation of diaper changing station at place of public accommodation that undergoes new construction of public restroom.

OR - SB320 Abolishes annual one-hour change in time from standard time to daylight saving time and maintains Oregon on daylight saving time except in portion of Oregon in Mountain Time Zone.

OR - SB326 Establishes Joint Interim Legislative Committee to Review Economic Development Programs in Oregon.

OR - SB346 Declares policy of state to use zero-based budgeting in developing biennial budget plan.

OR - SB974 Directs Oregon Cannabis Commission to study cannabis.

OR - SB621 Prohibits local governments from restricting use of lawful dwellings for vacation occupancy.

OR - SB639 Provides for regulation by Oregon Liquor Control Commission of consumption and sale of marijuana items at temporary events, including licensure of premises on which temporary events are held.

OR - SB1012 Clarifies that, to qualify for exemption from land use compatibility statement, applicant for marijuana production license is not required to demonstrate continuous registration of marijuana grow site prior to date of application for licensure.

OR - SJR6 Urging Governor and executive branch state agencies to make certain mandated reductions to programs and services in a manner that causes the least harm and inconvenience to persons the agencies serve.

OR - SB251 Updates various statutes in Insurance Code to reflect changes in National Association of Insurance Commissioners model provisions related to reducing reserve requirements for domestic ceding insurers that cede insurance to reinsurers and to regulating insurance adjusters and insurance consultants.

OR - SB246 Eliminates requirement that amount of service permit application fee exceeding service permit program costs be dedicated to Alcohol Education Program.

OR - SB270 Exempts residential construction contractor meeting criteria from continuing education requirement.

OR - SB288 Expands where special district public bodies may hold public meetings to include locations within Indian country of federally recognized Oregon Indian tribe that is within Oregon.

OR - SB298 Allows employee or agent of funeral home or person acting as funeral service practitioner named in record of death or fetal death to request certified copy of record of death or fetal death at any time following date of death.

OR - SB294 Authorizes annexation of land to pioneer cemetery maintenance district upon petition by owner and approval of governing body of district.

OR - SB300 Repeals exemption from universal service fund charge for radio communications services, radio paging services, commercial mobile radio services, personal communications services and cellular communications services.

OR - SB291 Allows governing body of county, city or district to authorize persons to exercise authority regarding Emergency Conflagration Act.

OR - SB295 Provides that when state agency is required by statute to mail notice to person, and agency has on file post office box address, agency must mail notice to post office box address.

OR - HB2334 Makes violation of permit requirements for service of alcoholic beverages punishable by maximum of $1,000 fine.

OR - HB2973 Increases terms of office of advocacy commission members, from three to four years.

OR - HB2325 Permits Secretary of State to specify by rule method, including but not limited to electronic method, by which Secretary of State will send notice related to document for which Secretary of State is filing officer.

OR - HB2312 Requires seller disclosure form to include warning regarding flood insurance.

OR - HB2118 Standardizes use of consumer price index for purposes of indexing values in statutes and session law.

OR - HB2094 Permits contracting agency to consider at any time before executing public contract with bidder or proposer whether bidder or proposer owes liquidated and delinquent debt to state.

OR - HB3143 Revises definitions regarding activities and oral representations constituting practice of engineering, professional engineering or land surveying.

OR - HB2769 Permits contracting agency, in conducting procurement for architectural, engineering, photogrammetric mapping, transportation planning and land surveying services, to consider pricing policies, proposals and other pricing information as part of screening and selection of consultants in specified circumstances.

OR - HB2454 Allows out-of-state applicant seeking occupational license in Oregon more time to meet Oregon standards if applicant is already licensed in another state and is seeking to work in Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region.

OR - HB2093 Permits Oregon Department of Administrative Services to contract with other entity, and to participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer cooperative procurements, for purpose of acquiring, installing, maintaining or operating devices or facilities to deliver electricity to public for electric motor vehicles.

OR - HB3218 Limits time during which Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board may commence disciplinary proceedings.

OR - HB3205 Expands Telecommunication Devices Access Program to include provision of communication facilitators.

OR - HB2430 Eliminates sunset date of Public Records Advisory Council.

OR - HB2486 Allows Real Estate Agency to electronically facilitate condominium reporting process.

OR - HB3061 Allows political subdivision to convey real property to nonprofit, municipal or private corporation for purpose of providing broadband service.

OR - HB2054 Makes program changes to Oregon Innovation Council statutes.

OR - HB3065 Directs Public Utility Commission to establish public process for investigating continuing relevance of telecommunications carrier of last resort obligations.

OR - HB2243 Defines "public library" as public agency providing to all residents of local government unit free and equal access to library and information services that are suitable for persons of all ages.

OR - HB2098 Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to establish advisory committee to advise commission, Oregon Health Authority and State Department of Agriculture on standards for testing marijuana.

OR - HB3099 Authorizes city that was annexed into county service district to petition county board for withdrawal from district.

OR - HB2415 Requires that retainage be placed in interest-bearing escrow account if contract price exceeds $500,000.

OR - HB3113 Increases number of premises at which winery licensee may import, process, store and export wine or cider and sell malt beverages, wine and cider under single license.

OR - HB2419 Permits Department of Consumer and Business Services to issue licenses and conduct criminal records checks through Nationwide Multistate Licensing System.

OR - HB3200 Requires applicant for marijuana production license that does not own premises at which marijuana will be produced to submit signed informed consent of owner of premises to Oregon Liquor Control Commission.

OR - HB3239 Removes limit on number of full on-premises sales licenses that distillery licensee may hold.

OR - HB3030 Allows professional licensing board to issue nonrenewable temporary authorization to spouse of member of Armed Forces of United States stationed in Oregon and who holds eligible out-of-state authorization to provide occupational or professional service.

OR - HB3116 Requires counties with population of 650,000 or more to use proceeds from sale of foreclosed property to reimburse municipal liens against property for utilities improvements or seismic rehabilitation.

OR - HB2423 Adopts Small Home Specialty Code to regulate construction of homes not more than 400 square feet in size.

OR - HB2496 Includes battery storage in definition of "green energy technology." Defines "total contract price." Permits contracting agency, as alternative to including green energy technology in construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building, to make expenditure to improve energy use efficiency in public building.

OR - HB3389 Provides that name and address of prize winner of certain lottery games are confidential and may not be publicly disclosed by Oregon State Lottery Commission or Oregon State Lottery unless prize winner provides written authorization for disclosure.

OR - HB2353 Authorizes Attorney General, district attorney or court to award penalty to public records requester, or order fee waiver or fee reduction, if public body responds to request with undue delay or fails to be responsive to request.

OR - HB3401 Abolishes Oregon Orchardgrass Seed Producers Commission on later of July 1, 2019, or one day after effective date of Act.