Oregon Rep. Gail Whitsett (R)

OR - Agriculture and Natural Resources (House)

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OR - Revenue (House)

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OR - Tax Credits

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OR - HB2499 Prohibits Environmental Quality Commission from adopting any rule concerning air quality and water quality that imposes requirements, standards or any other limitation that exceeds requirements, standards or any other limitation imposed under federal law.

OR - HB3329 Modifies standard by which geothermal energy qualifies as type of green energy technology for which at least 1.5 percent of total contract price of certain public improvement contract for construction or certain reconstruction or major renovation of public school building must be spent.

OR - HB3507 Increases surcharge collected for issuance of Crater Lake National Park registration plates.

OR - HB3551 Requires vehicle repair shop to display sign that advises customer of certain rights.

OR - HB3324 Provides that requirement for bidder or proposer to submit signed affidavit to demonstrate compliance with state tax laws when responding to solicitation for public contract does not apply to bidder or proposer that submits bid or proposal to local contracting agency.

OR - HB3330 Requires snowmobiles and certain all-terrain vehicles to cross highway at intersection if within 100 feet of intersection.

OR - HB3364 Modifies definition of "intellectual disability" as used in developmental disability services program.

OR - HB3143 Provides that tax-exempt nonprofit organization may supply to Oregon Liquor Control Commission informational materials about human trafficking, including adhesive stickers, provided that materials contain objectively verifiable information only about human trafficking.

OR - SB953 Establishes process by which future interests in specified properties in Klamath County may be extinguished.

OR - HB3321 Requires contracting agencies to provide to Oregon Department of Administrative Services, and department to post on Oregon transparency website, certain information about public contracts.

OR - HCR18 Commends Dr. Donald R. Pettit for his career and achievements on Earth and in space.

OR - HCR5 Honors Coach Daniel J. "Danny" Miles for his career and achievements.

OR - HB2498 Prohibits Environmental Quality Commission and Department of Environmental Quality from adopting any rule or issuing any order concerning water quality that imposes requirements, standards or any other limitation that exceeds requirements, standards or any other limitation imposed under federal law.

OR - HCR7 Honors Oregon pioneer, author and activist, Abigail Scott Duniway.

OR - HB2502 Gives tourist facility landlord immunity from liability under certain circumstances during term of rental agreement or lease providing for tenant to occupy tourist facility and operate organizational camp.

OR - HB2500 Prohibits Water Resources Department collection of periodic or recurring fee or charge pertaining to well allowing ground water use for single or group domestic purposes.

OR - HB2495 Modifies law regarding establishment and modification of spousal support awards in domestic relations proceedings.

OR - HB2503 Vests sole authority to regulate hunting ammunition and fishing gear with Legislative Assembly with specified exceptions.

OR - HB2504 Creates crime of unlawfully transferring an electronic benefits transfer card.

OR - HB2496 Requires vehicle repair shop to post sign that advises customer of certain rights.

OR - HB2501 Requires that annual report by State Forester to Emergency Board include private property loss information for fires of 1,000 acres or more.

OR - HB2505 Requires Department of Human Services to imprint photograph on electronic benefits card issued to recipient of supplemental nutrition assistance.

OR - HB2497 Requires natural resource agencies to provide notice of rulemaking to members of Legislative Assembly under certain circumstances.

OR - HB2506 Provides that owner or operator of place where person under 18 years of age is committing or attempting to commit prostitution may be charged with compelling prostitution.

OR - HB3331 Authorizes Legislative Assembly to appoint independent counsel by joint resolution.

OR - HCR6 Honors William "Bill Kitt" Kittredge for his role as influential leader in early years of Oregon's statehood.

OR - HB2016 Directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for early childhood through post-secondary education students who are black or African-American or not covered by existing statewide education plan and have experienced disproportionate educational results.

OR - HB2036 Provides that U.S. Highway 395 shall be known as World War I Veterans Memorial Highway.

OR - HB2373 Removes requirement for State Department of Agriculture to monitor ethanol fuel production and issue notice when ethanol production reaches specified level.

OR - HB2392 Requires Department of Human Services to issue specified types of public assistance through electronic benefits transfer card.

OR - HB2394 Requires Director of Oregon State Lottery to provide information about lottery prize recipient to Department of Human Services within seven days after paying lottery prize of $1,250 or more.

OR - HB2536 Requires applicant for license, tag or permit to angle, take, hunt or trap to attest that applicant consents to inspection of license, tag or permit and taken wildlife.

OR - HB2627 Requires State Department of Energy to conduct study to analyze programs adopted by state to support energy efficiency.

OR - HB2921 Authorizes Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to expend certain moneys in Wage Security Fund to administer and enforce provisions of wage and hour and minimum wage law.

OR - HB2984 Requires Clackamas County to develop pilot program for forestry products grown on nonforest land in county to be commercially produced and marketed through forestry product cooperative.

OR - HB2985 Authorizes counties to establish programs for forestry products grown on nonforest lands in counties to be commercially produced and marketed through forestry product cooperatives.

OR - HB3006 Requires imposition of sentencing enhancement of 36 to 60 months upon conviction of gang-related felony.

OR - HB3009 Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to commission study and report by qualified private entity to investigate possible existence of codependent relationship between Department of Human Services and clients of Department of Human Services.

OR - HB3063 Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission to be expended for grant program that distributes moneys to community colleges, or any foundations of community colleges, to increase number of underserved, low-income and first-generation college-bound students who enroll in community college and make progress toward degree or certificate.

OR - HB3096 Requires State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries to conduct study of mineral resource potential in Oregon and present report to Legislative Assembly by February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

OR - HB3107 Allows landlord to charge pet security deposit to tenant with disability for service animal or companion animal if landlord requests, and tenant does not provide, documentation that physician has recommended use of service animal or companion animal to mitigate symptoms or effects of disability.

OR - HB3148 Creates Wildfire Damage Housing Relief Account within Oregon Housing Fund.

OR - HB3232 Directs Department of Transportation to establish breast cancer awareness registration plate program for issuance of special registration plate.

OR - HB3249 Authorizes court to initiate civil commitment proceedings if person is unable or refuses to comply with order of assisted outpatient treatment.

OR - HB3268 Directs Department of Human Services and Department of Revenue to conduct study and submit report to interim legislative committees, no later than July 1, 2016, regarding methods to incentivize nonprofit organizations to provide housing assistance to victims of sex trafficking and domestic violence.

OR - HB3292 Requires Oregon Health Authority to identify duties that tourist facility landlord may contractually delegate to tenant renting or leasing all or part of tourist facility for certain purposes.

OR - HB3304 Allows applicant for licensing as landscape construction professional, or for issuance of limited or specialty license, to take practical skills test and attend class on landscape contracting business practices as alternative to taking written examination.

OR - HB3395 Establishes Oregon All Funds Crisis and Disaster Resourcing Task Force.

OR - HB3402 Increases speed limit for certain vehicles on specified portions of certain highways.

OR - HB3404 Exempts unprofitable corporation from corporate minimum tax.

OR - HB3419 Prohibits financial institution from using broker price opinion to value real property or interest in real property in certain circumstances.

OR - HB3440 Requires school service providers that provide websites, mobile applications or online services to public elementary or secondary schools to protect student personal information.

OR - HB3441 Requires superintendent of state hospital or director of committing facility to notify court if defendant found unfit to proceed requires involuntary medication to gain or regain fitness to proceed.

OR - HB3465 Modifies distributions of State School Fund moneys to school districts for student enrolled in English as second language program.

OR - HB3479 Creates position of Oregon Women Veterans Coordinator in Department of Veterans' Affairs and specifies responsibilities.

OR - HB3503 Directs Department of Corrections to establish Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program in partnership with circuit courts, county community corrections agencies and Department of Human Services.

OR - HB3510 Requires legislative measures to contain brief and impartial statement of problem measure is intended to solve.

OR - HB3514 Repeals sunset of tax credit for compensation for loss of livestock due to wolf depredation.

OR - HB3515 Prohibits State Fish and Wildlife Commission from including gray wolf on list of threatened or endangered species.

OR - HB3526 Establishes Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant Program within State Parks and Recreation Department for purpose of awarding grants to acquire, rehabilitate and construct buildings in designated downtown areas statewide and to facilitate community revitalization.

OR - HB3542 Requires chief sponsor or proponent of measure creating or expanding tax credit to submit statement of purpose to legislative committee on revenue.

OR - HB3548 Prohibits receiving compensation for collecting and returning ballots and assisting electors if compensation is based on number of ballots collected and returned or number of electors assisted.

OR - HB3556 Modifies subtraction from personal income tax for military pay.

OR - HB3561 Modifies definition of resident for purposes of personal income taxation to exclude certain members of Armed Forces if home of record is located outside state.

OR - HJR26 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to allow bills that raise revenue by imposing tax on corporations to pass with simple majority of both houses.

OR - HJR28 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to legislative review of state agency administrative rules.

OR - HJR31 Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to vest power of impeachment of statewide elected Executive Branch officials in House of Representatives and power to try impeachments in Senate.

OR - HCR11 Honors Ramona Line for decades of service as Chief Clerk of Oregon House of Representatives.

OR - HCR30 Designates Oregon as Purple Heart State.

OR - HCR31 Commends intercollegiate athletic achievements of Oregon State University Women's Basketball Team.

OR - HJM18 Urges Congress to change funding of veterans' health care from discretionary entitlement to permanent and direct entitlement.

OR - HJM19 Urges Secretary of Energy and Congress to support siting of United States Department of Energy's Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy at Newberry Geothermal Project.

OR - SB124 Creates crimes of unlawful manufacture of marijuana within 1,000 feet of school zone and unlawful delivery of marijuana within 1,000 feet of school zone.

OR - SB160 Requires confirmation by Legislative Assembly of new designation of scenic waterway for designation to become effective.

OR - SB161 Authorizes county tax collector to transmit electronic notices of warrants for delinquent taxes on business personal property to Secretary of State for filing in Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) system.

OR - SB162 Prohibits marijuana grow sites and licensed producers, processors and sellers of marijuana from being located within 1,000 feet of school.

OR - SB163 Provides that requirement to sell or offer for sale diesel fuel that contains specified percentage of biodiesel or other renewable fuel does not apply to sale of diesel fuel that is exempt from excise tax in counties east of summit of Cascade Mountains during period from October 1 of each year to February 28 of following year.

OR - SB164 Provides that requirement to sell or offer for sale diesel fuel that contains specified percentage of biodiesel or other renewable diesel does not apply to sales in counties east of summit of Cascade Mountains during period from November 1 of any year to February 28 of following year.

OR - SB320 Allows food establishment located within residential dwelling to produce limited amounts of certain foods for sale to public without being regulated by State Department of Agriculture.

OR - SB408 Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Military Department for Oregon Military Museum.

OR - SB420 Allows operators of motorcycles and mopeds to pass vehicles in same lane during traffic jams or slowdowns.

OR - SB498 Prohibits city from submitting question of annexation of territory to electors of city when owners of land in territory and at least 50 percent of electors in territory consent to annexation in writing and additional criteria are met.

OR - SB634 Eliminates sunset date of homestead property tax deferral program.

OR - SB635 Provides that Oregon estate tax is not due unless value of Oregon taxable estate equals or exceeds $5 million.

OR - SB636 Reduces required age for concealed handgun license applicant to 18 years of age if applicant is servicemember.

OR - SB637 Increases ceiling amount of total assessed value of taxable personal property for purposes of exemption from property taxation.

OR - SB657 Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for 2015 biennium for agricultural experiment station and branch station, Oregon State University Extension Service and Forest Research Laboratory programs of Oregon State University.

OR - SB674 Appropriates moneys to Department of Education to be expended for purpose of awarding grants under Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program.

OR - SB676 Requires human fetuses in infectious waste stream to be incinerated, cremated or buried.

OR - SB739 Establishes standards of care for Department of Corrections inmates with serious mental illness.

OR - SB784 Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to exclude amounts exceeding $100,000 of salary paid or earned in any year in computing final average salary for purposes of retirement benefits.

OR - SB785 Establishes Fair Retirement Plan for persons hired on or after July 1, 2016, who have not established membership in Public Employees Retirement System before July 1, 2016.

OR - SB864 For purposes of natural resource credit against estate tax, modifies definition of "natural resource property" to mean property in state.

OR - SB926 Allows court to award attorney fees to prevailing party in action to acquire fee simple title to real property by adverse possession in which adverse possessor is not prevailing party.

OR - SB961 Changes method by which surplus "kicker" refunds are made to personal income taxpayers from tax credit to refund payment.

OR - SCR15 Declares that lobby message center in Oregon State Capitol shall be known as David S. Barrows Lobby Center.