Oregon Rep. Gene Whisnant (R)

OR - Education (House)

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Member

OR - Higher Education and Workforce Development (House)

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Vice-chair

OR - Ways and Means

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Member

OR - Capital Construction

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Member

OR - Education

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Member

OR - Legislative Audits

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Member

OR - Emergency Board (pursuant to ORS 291.332, activities suspended during 2018 Session)

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Member

OR - HB4017 Requires school district to obtain approval from Department of Education before entering into funds diversion agreement for payment of debt service on pension obligation bonds.

OR - HB4046 Provides that outside compensation of employee of Oregon Health and Science University, public university or community college is not included in employee's salary for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System.

OR - HB4008 Makes calculation of projected future earning potential of plaintiff that takes into account race or ethnicity of plaintiff inadmissible in civil action.

OR - HB4035 Requires Higher Education Coordinating Commission to provide grants to qualified members of Oregon National Guard to attend community colleges or public universities.

OR - HB4036 Modifies description of types of interscholastic activities in which homeschooled students and students who attend public charter schools must be allowed to participate if students are in any grade from kindergarten through grade eight.

OR - HB4037 Creates Task Force on Public Assistance Reform to study steps taken in Maine and Kansas to reduce public assistance expenditures.

OR - HB4049 Directs Department of State Police to establish multidisciplinary committee on tracking of sexual assault forensic evidence kits.

OR - HB4051 Establishes Task Force on Rural Education.

OR - HB4053 Requires Chief Education Office to prepare annual report on accelerated college credit programs.

OR - HB4056 Distributes civil forfeiture proceeds to scholarship program for children of deceased or disabled public safety officers.

OR - HB4057 Prohibits abortion unless physician has first determined probable post-fertilization age of unborn child, except in case of medical emergency.

OR - HB4089 Gives hemp research program currently operated by State Department of Agriculture name of Oregon Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program.

OR - HB4092 Establishes standards for expansion of state airport on land zoned for exclusive farm use.

OR - HB4098 Directs Department of Veterans' Affairs to develop written material regarding apprenticeship opportunities and provide material to certain agencies, county veterans' service officers and veterans' organizations for distribution to veterans.

OR - HB4101 Prohibits performance of late-term sex-selective abortion.

OR - HB4115 Modifies retirement plan options of persons elected or appointed as statewide elected officials or judges.

OR - HB4116 Modifies definitions, exceptions and affirmative defenses applicable to offense of driving a motor vehicle while using a mobile electronic device.

OR - HB4142 Expands prohibition against retroactive rulemaking by Department of Revenue to prohibit department from adopting or amending rule to require change in tax treatment of item.

OR - HB4150 Requires specified information to be shared with student, staff member or certain person following conclusion of investigation related to sexual harassment.

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

OR - SB1523 Extends sunset for modified method of apportionment of business income of interstate broadcaster for purposes of corporate excise taxation.

OR - SB1557 Requires community colleges, public universities and Oregon Health and Science University to provide certain rights to students ordered to federal or state active duty for 30 or fewer consecutive days.

OR - SB1560 Allows State Forester to order use of wildfire suppression personnel, equipment and services on any lands within state borders.

OR - SB1562 Provides that person commits crime of strangulation if person knowingly impedes normal breathing or circulation of another person by applying pressure to chest of other person.

OR - SCR205 Recognizes and celebrates Dr. Joe Robertson for his career at Oregon Health and Science University and extends well wishes to him upon his retirement.