Business and Transportation

OR - Senator Lee Beyer (D)

Title:

Chair

OR - Senator Chuck Thomsen (R)

Title:

Vice-chair

OR - Senator Fred Girod (R)

Title:

Member

OR - Senator Rod Monroe (D)

Title:

Member

OR - Senator Chuck Riley (Â)

Title:

Member

OR - SB1516 Establishes Small Business Expansion Loan Fund to be administered by Oregon Business Development Department for purpose of making loans of early stage growth capital to individuals and business entities with 50 or fewer employees that may not be able to obtain adequate traditional commercial or private financing to meet operational and growth needs.

OR - HB4054 Authorizes Department of Transportation to enter into intergovernmental agreement with city having population of 500,000 or more for purpose of removing certain personal property from locations owned by department.

OR - HB4138 Authorizes State Marine Board to make special regulations relating to operation of motorboats to minimize and prevent erosion at request of Department of State Lands.

OR - HB4088 Prohibits certain activities by, and specifies additional duties for, performing rights society in notifying business proprietors concerning proprietors' duties with respect to performing copyrighted musical works and in negotiating contracts for paying royalties for performing copyrighted musical works.

OR - SB1506 Directs Department of Transportation to issue Oregon Wounded Warrior parking permits to qualified applicants.

OR - SB1519 Creates Oregon Energy Commission as policy and rulemaking body for State Department of Energy.

OR - SB1536 Provides that directors of certain mass transit districts be appointed by Governor instead of elected.

OR - SB1552 Specifies that public utility that makes sales of electricity may not establish rate for any service that provides public utility with rate of return that exceeds 4.5 percent.

OR - SB1537 Establishes Oregon Energy Commission as policy and rulemaking body for State Department of Energy.

OR - SB1532 Modifies definition of "motor assisted scooter" for purposes of Oregon Vehicle Code.

OR - SB1564 Allows distillery licensee to apply for tasting room permit.

OR - HB4111 Describes fees required when person is applying to replace or renew current driver license with Real ID compliant driver license or is applying for new original driver license that is Real ID compliant.

OR - HB4048 Requires principal real estate brokers to complete real estate continuing education courses before renewal or reactivation of license.

OR - HB4068 Establishes requirements for seed production contracts and seed purchase contracts for seed other than agricultural seed.