2003-2005 CO-SPONSORSHIPS BILL SUMMARIES
Rep. Nelson has co-sponsored the following bills.

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HB 2344 A
Relating to forests burned by fire; declaring an emergency. Directs state agencies to adopt and implement policies and management plans to restore and recover forestlands burned by fire. Rep.JENSON, Rep.KROPF

HB 2366
Relating to surface water storage inventory; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Directs Water Resources Department to prepare inventory of potential surface water storage sites in state. Rep.JENSON, Sen.MESSERLE

HB 2369
Relating to farm dwellings in exclusive farm use zones. Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt certain rules for authorization of dwellings in areas zoned for exclusive farm use. Rep.T SMITH

HB 2372 A
Relating to taxation. Eliminates sunset date on property tax exemptions for environmentally sensitive logging equipment and skyline and swing yarders. Rep.T SMITH

HB 2374 A
Relating to payment for prescription drugs to rural health clinics; declaring an emergency. Requires Department of Human Services to reimburse certain rural health clinics for prescribing and dispensing prescription drugs. Rep.KRUSE

HB 2377
Relating to rulemaking. Prohibits state agency from adopting any rule that is more stringent than federal requirement unless state agency establishes conclusively that conditions in Oregon are unique or so different that application of federal requirement would not achieve intent of federal law or rule. Rep.KRUSE

HB 2378
Relating to elections. Directs Secretary of State to reimburse county clerks for expenses of conducting special election on state measure held on date other than date of primary or general election. Rep.SHETTERLY

HB 2381
Relating to criminal procedure. Allows immediate transfer of person sentenced to confinement in Department of Corrections institution unless court orders retention at place of original custody to prepare appeal. Rep.BROWN

HB 2382
Relating to disposal of towed vehicles. Authorizes wrecker to dispose of vehicle with appraised value of $500 or less that has been towed because it constitutes a hazard. Rep.BROWN

HB 2384
Relating to odometer readings. Requires statement of odometer reading on transfers of title to vehicle regardless of age of vehicle. Rep.GARRARD, Rep.TOMEI

HB 2397
Relating to evidence. Provides that upon offer of expert scientific evidence at trial, court must first determine whether theory or technique supporting offered evidence is based on scientifically valid principles and is pertinent. Rep.CLOSE

HB 2415
Relating to Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; declaring an emergency. Abolishes Certificate of Initial Mastery and Certificate of Advanced Mastery. Rep.MILLER

HB 2416 A
Relating to the definition of science. Defines science and scientific for purposes of statute laws of state. Rep.CLOSE

HB 2420
Relating to clean air. Prohibits smoking in taxicabs, commercial buses and transit-type motor vehicles. Rep.BACKLUND

HB 2422
Relating to traffic offenses. Creates offense of failure to yield to traffic patrol member. Rep.BACKLUND

HB 2423
Relating to school district audits. Directs Secretary of State to cause to have prepared financial audits of all school districts. Rep.HASS, Sen.RINGO

HB 2427
Relating to health insurance coverage for cancer screenings; declaring an emergency. Requires periodic colorectal and prostate cancer examinations to be provided under health insurance policies. Rep.GARRARD

HB 2430
Relating to Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; declaring an emergency. Abolishes Certificate of Initial Mastery and Certificate of Advanced Mastery. Rep.T SMITH

HB 2435
Relating to awards of attorney fees in administrative proceedings. Requires hearing officer in contested case hearing to award reasonable attorney fees and reasonable expenses to party other than state agency if hearing officer finds in favor of party and also finds that agency did not have reasonable basis in fact or in law for issuing order. Rep.KROPF

HB 2449
Relating to civil penalties in action for abuse of elderly or incapacitated person. Increases civil penalties for abuse of elderly or incapacitated person to three times actual economic and noneconomic damages. Rep.HASS, Sen.RINGO

HB 2450 A
Relating to temporary assistance for needy families program. Allows parent receiving temporary assistance for needy families to attend educational institution as allowable work activity. Sen.BROWN, Sen.CLARNO, Rep.KAFOURY, Rep.KNOPP

HB 2451
Relating to testing for hepatitis C; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Requires local public health authorities to offer to conduct hepatitis C test when HIV test is conducted. Rep.KRUSE

HB 2452
Relating to medically fragile children; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for in-home care services for medically fragile children. Rep.KRUSE

HB 2454 A
Relating to taxation. Expands property tax exemption for airport property owned or leased by certain local governments to include airport property owned or leased by airport districts. Sen.MESSERLE, Rep.VERGER

HB 2487
Relating to home health agencies; and declaring an emergency. Exempts home health agencies that also provide personal care services from requirement to obtain an in-home care agency license. Rep.DALTO

HB 2488
Relating to tax reduction. Reduces personal income tax rates. Rep.KROPF

HB 2491
Relating to port commissioners. Directs members of board of commissioners of port to file annual statement of economic interest with Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission. Rep.JOHNSON

HB 2547 A
Relating to information that a health care provider must provide to a female at least 24 hours before performing an abortion in order to obtain the female's informed consent to the abortion. Requires information to be given to pregnant female 24 hours prior to abortion. Rep.CLOSE

HB 2550
Relating to prevention of fetal pain. Requires physicians to inform females contemplating abortions about fetal pain and to report on abortions performed. Rep.T SMITH

HB 2552
Relating to abortion. Requires notice to parent or guardian before abortion is performed on minor or ward, with specific exceptions. Rep.BACKLUND

HB 2563
Relating to ambulatory surgical centers. Includes medical facility operated substantially for purpose of performing abortions in definition of ambulatory surgical center. Rep.KRUSE

HB 2574 A
Relating to predatory animals. Allows county governing body to establish temporary county wildlife board to advise body on numbers of predatory animals that may be taken in county. Rep.BUTLER, Sen.FERRIOLI

HB 2576
Relating to public employees prohibited from striking. Prohibits striking by parole and probation officers employed under public employee collective bargaining agreement who supervise adult offenders. Rep.WILLIAMS

HB 2583
Relating to sex offenders. Requires that certain neighbors be notified of presence of predatory sex offender in neighborhood. Rep.BROWN

HB 2631 A
Relating to clinical laboratories. Permits clinical laboratory to report laboratory results to patient. Rep.JENSON

HB 2639 A
Relating to affordable housing. Allows real estate broker, principal real estate broker or escrow agent to generate interest earnings on client funds held in trust to inure to benefit of public benefit corporation for funding first-time homebuyers assistance and development of affordable housing. Rep.KRUMMEL

HB 2662
Relating to access to prenatal care services; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for improving access to prenatal care services. Rep.MONNES ANDERSON, Rep.WIRTH

HB 2672
Relating to reporting of abuse of elderly persons. Requires firefighters and emergency medical technicians to report abuse of elderly persons. Rep.ZAUNER

HB 2676 A
Relating to county boundaries. Amends legal description of boundaries of Polk and Yamhill Counties to correct long-standing error. Rep.SHETTERLY

HB 2736
Relating to crime. Creates crime of interfering with firefighter or emergency medical technician. Rep.PROZANSKI

HB 2743 A
Relating to Oregon Veterans' Home; prescribing an effective date. Permits use of moneys from General Fund to pay for expenses of operating Oregon Veterans' Home. Rep.MABREY

HB 2770 A
Relating to crime. Creates crime of strangulation. Rep.BACKLUND, Rep.PROZANSKI

HB 2773
Relating to membership of elected officials in Public Employees Retirement System. Allows elected officials to elect to cease active membership in Public Employees Retirement System. Rep.BACKLUND

HB 2844 A
Relating to funeral expenses for veterans; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Establishes program in Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide payment for reasonable funeral expenses for certain veterans. Rep.MABREY

HB 2849
Relating to rural land use planning. Directs counties to establish one or more rural zones for rural lands that do not qualify for zoning as exclusive farm use, forest use or mixed farm and forest use. Rep.ZAUNER

HB 2935
Relating to concealed handgun license holders. Grants reciprocity to persons holding concealed handgun licenses or permits issued in other states. Rep.CLOSE

HB 2936
Relating to firearms. Requires Department of State Police to destroy records of information received as result of criminal history record check for firearm purchase no later than 90 days after day of response to request for check. Rep.CLOSE

HB 2937
Relating to tax credits for firearm safe storage devices. Creates subtraction from taxable income for costs paid or incurred by taxpayers for acquisition of firearm safe storage devices. Rep.CLOSE

HB 2938
Relating to firearms. Exempts nonprofit organizations from background check requirement prior to transferring firearm at gun show if firearm is transferred as part of fund-raising event. Rep.CLOSE

HB 3048
Relating to vehicle dealers. Authorizes Department of Transportation to give vehicle dealer 45 days to obtain new bond or certificate of insurance before canceling vehicle dealer certificate. Rep.GARRARD, Rep.KRUMMEL

HB 3060 A
Relating to local improvement charges. Prohibits governing body that makes new estimated or final assessment from adopting different plan of apportioning benefits when estimated or final assessment is declared void or becomes otherwise unenforceable or of doubtful validity. Rep.SCOTT

HB 3094 A
Relating to retail sale of fish; declaring an emergency. Allows State Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish pilot program for sale of fish at locations away from vessels participating in nontreaty Columbia River fisheries. Rep.JOHNSON

HB 3122 A
Relating to residential care facilities; declaring an emergency. Allows increase in number of residents in certain licensed residential care facilities. Rep.BATES

HB 3152 A
Relating to healthy forest programs. Directs certain state agencies to adopt forest management plans that address forest health and forest fuel accumulation. Rep.KNOPP

HB 3164 A
Relating to priority of land to be included within certain urban growth boundary. Allows City of North Plains to decide whether to include any land across freeway in its urban growth boundary. Rep.KITTS

HB 3183
Relating to taxation. Modifies apportionment formula used to apportion business income for tax purposes. Rep.SCOTT

HB 3184 A
Relating to taxation. Modifies and makes technical changes to Child Care Division contribution tax credit. Rep.KAFOURY

HB 3212 A
Relating to military leave of absence for state active duty; declaring an emergency. Establishes certain rights and responsibilities of persons called into active state duty. Rep.MABREY, Rep.WESTLUND

HB 3218 A
Relating to construction contractors. Exempts qualified intermediary in tax-free exchange of property from licensure as construction contractor if qualified intermediary does not perform construction activities. Rep.WESTLUND

HB 3219
Relating to Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program; declaring an emergency. Allows Oregon National Guard Youth Challenge Program to receive State School Fund distribution. Rep.WESTLUND

HB 3245 A
Relating to subdivisions; declaring an emergency. Exempts manufactured dwelling park or mobile home park conversion to planned community subdivision from certain city, county and land use regulations. Rep.G SMITH, Rep.MERKLEY, Rep.NELSON, Sen.NELSON

HB 3287
Relating to crime; declaring an emergency. Provides that crime of driving while under influence of intoxicants can be aggravated by pleading certain facts. Rep.TOMEI

HB 3297
Relating to navigable waterways. Forbids State Land Board from requiring owners of existing structures on waterways subject to navigability determination of board to obtain permit, lease or easement to maintain structure. Rep.FLORES

HB 3404
Relating to compensation for loss of property value resulting from land use regulation. Allows owner of private real property to claim just compensation for land use regulation that restricts use of real property and reduces fair market value of property. Rep.KRUSE

HB 3409
Relating to disclosure of personally identifiable information about an individual. Prohibits agency or officer of executive department, under certain circumstances, from disclosing personally identifiable information about individual if individual objects. Rep.GARRARD, Rep.MERKLEY

HB 3469
Relating to attending physician in workers' compensation claim. Authorizes naturopathic physician to be attending physician in workers' compensation claims. Rep.SCHAUFLER, Sen.SHIELDS

HB 3472
Relating to child support. Requires that child support obligation be offset dollar for dollar by child's Social Security or Veterans' benefits received as result of obligor's disability or retirement. Rep.BERGER, Rep.KNOPP

HB 3536
Relating to the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Requires Director of Department of Land Conservation and Development to provide notice to applicant and local government ___ days before seeking approval of Land Conservation and Development Commission to appeal local government's land use decision, expedited land division or limited land use decision. Rep.DALTO

HB 3537
Relating to distribution of moneys in Criminal Fine and Assessment Account; declaring an emergency. Directs Department of Revenue to distribute ___ percent of moneys in Criminal Fine and Assessment Account to General Fund, ___ percent to Department of State Police and ___ percent to Criminal Fine and Assessment Public Safety Fund. Rep.DALTO

HB 3552
Relating to forest practices regulation; appropriating money. Allows forest landowner to apply to State Forestry Department and enter long-term plan if restrictions imposed by Oregon Forest Practices Act or certain administrative rules would restrict harvest on more than 10 percent of total acreage. Rep.KROPF

HB 3554
Relating to agricultural products. Requires state agencies purchasing food to give preference to food produced in Oregon. Sen.ATKINSON, Sen.COURTNEY, Sen.FERRIOLI, Rep.KROPF, Rep.MACPHERSON

HB 3557
Relating to nonprofit status of public charter schools; declaring an emergency. Exempts public charter schools that are operated by school district from requirement that public charter school must be established as nonprofit organization. Rep.CLOSE

HB 3564
Relating to child care assistance to post-secondary students; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Child Care Division of Employment Department for provision of child care assistance to low-income post-secondary students. Rep.DALTO, Sen.RINGO

HB 3569
Relating to exchanges of land adjacent to urban growth boundary. Allows exchange of land within urban growth boundary for similar land outside urban growth boundary. Rep.MARCH

HB 3570 A
Relating to purchasing prescription drugs; declaring an emergency. Modifies eligibility for participation in Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program. Rep.MONNES ANDERSON

HB 3573
Relating to Oregon Opportunity Commission. Establishes Oregon Opportunity Commission. Rep.DINGFELDER

HB 3574
Relating to distance learning. Establishes cooperative distance learning network to connect public education providers by broadband telecommunications and technology. Rep.MONNES ANDERSON, Sen.WINTERS

HB 3575
Relating to Public Utility Commission. Revises laws relating to ratemaking and other proceedings before Public Utility Commission. Rep.CLOSE

HB 3579
Relating to Oregon Community Development Fund. Directs Economic and Community Development Department to provide loans to small businesses from Oregon Community Development Fund. Rep.SCOTT

HB 3582
Relating to distribution of moneys to counties. Requires Department of Transportation to apportion moneys from State Highway Fund to counties based on number of vehicles projected to be registered in county 10 years from date of apportionment of moneys. Rep.HUNT, Rep.ZAUNER

HB 3586
Relating to protection of exercise of religion. Prohibits public body from burdening person's free exercise of religion, including when burden results from application of rule of general applicability, unless public body establishes by clear and convincing evidence that application of burden is essential to fulfill compelling government interest and is least restrictive means of fulfilling that compelling government interest. Sen.B STARR, Rep.HUNT, Sen.SHIELDS

HB 3597
Relating to transfer of agency functions; appropriating money. Transfers functions of Division of State Lands relating to wetlands mitigation banks and wetland conservation plans to State Department of Agriculture. Rep.KRUSE

HB 3598
Relating to transfer of agency functions. Transfers functions relating to management of wetlands, removal of materials from beds or banks of waters of state and filling of waters of state from Division of State Lands to State Department of Agriculture. Rep.KRUSE

HB 3601 A
Relating to active members of military; declaring an emergency. Establishes rights of persons called into active state service. Rep.P SMITH

HB 3613
Relating to state investments; declaring an emergency. Requires that specified percentage of value of state investment funds be invested in emerging growth businesses in Oregon. Rep.GREENLICK

HCR 4 A
In memoriam: Robert William Straub, 1920-2002. In memoriam: Robert William Straub, 1920-2002. Sen.HANNON, Rep.NOLAN

HJM 1
Urging Congress to adopt trial program allowing first-time home buyers to borrow Social Security contributions for down payment. Urges Congress to adopt trial program allowing first-time home buyers to borrow against buyer's Social Security contributions for purpose of securing down payment on home. Rep.ZAUNER

HJR 7
Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to education tax expenditures. Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to allow Legislative Assembly to enact legislation creating tax credit, deduction or other tax expenditure for contributions to education investment accounts or for payment of public or private school tuition and fees. Rep.CLOSE

HJR 29
Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to amendments to Oregon Constitution. Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to specify that separate amendment requirement of section 1, Article XVII of Oregon Constitution, does not apply to initiative amendments to Oregon Constitution. Rep.RICHARDSON

HJR 35
Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to distribution of proceeds from State Lottery. Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to modify distribution of State Lottery proceeds from parks and natural resources fund to include distributions to counties and cities. Rep.CLOSE

HJR 49
Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to bonded indebtedness for scholarships. Allows common or union high school district to incur bonded indebtedness that is not subject to limitations under sections 11 and 11b, Article XI of Oregon Constitution if debt is incurred to provide scholarships to students to attend Oregon-based post-secondary institutions. Rep.BACKLUND

HJR 51
Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to distribution of proceeds from State Lottery. Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to modify public purposes for which proceeds of Oregon State Lottery may be used to include funding operations of Oregon State Police. Rep.MILLER

HM 4
Urging United States Congress to give highest priority to education. Urges United States Congress to give first priority to defense appropriation bills. Rep.KNOPP

HM 5
Urging Oregon Congressional Delegation to work to repeal death tax. Urges Oregon Congressional Delegation to work to repeal death tax. Rep.KNOPP

HM 6
Urging Oregon Congressional Delegation to work to repeal sunset on provisions in federal Economic Growth and Tax Reconciliation Act of 2001. Urges Oregon Congressional Delegation to work to repeal sunset provisions in federal Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 that increase tax deductible limits on contributions to pension and individual retirement accounts. Rep.KNOPP

HM 8
Urging members of Oregon Congressional Delegation to work to enact President's economic growth and tax relief plan. Urges members of Oregon Congressional Delegation to work to enact President's economic growth and tax relief plan. Rep.GARRARD

SB 2
Relating to emergency unemployment benefits; and declaring an emergency. Extends emergency unemployment benefits for up to 13 weeks. Sen.COURTNEY, Sen.HANNON

SB 8
Relating to emergency response. Directs Department of State Police to work with law enforcement agencies, Department of Transportation and media to implement state Amber Plan. Sen.B STARR, Sen.COURTNEY, Sen.DEVLIN

SB 9 A
Relating to military leave; declaring an emergency. Requires state to provide coverage under employer-sponsored health plan for period not exceeding 12 months to state employee or public officer while absent on military leave. Sen.COURTNEY, Sen.HARPER

SB 260 A
Relating to use of consumer credit information by insurers. Prohibits insurer from using credit history or insurance score of consumer applying for or renewing personal property or casualty insurance when making underwriting or rating decision. Sen.COURTNEY, Rep.GARRARD, Sen.HANNON, Sen.RINGO

SB 328 A
Relating to exemptions from certain vehicle code requirements for manufactured structures; declaring an emergency. Authorizes owner of manufactured structure who has long-term recorded leasehold interest in land on which structure sits to apply for exemption from registration and title requirements for structure. Sen.WINTERS

SB 376
Relating to protected species. Removes wolf from state threatened species and endangered species lists. Sen.MESSERLE

SB 377
Relating to protected species. Removes species of wildlife listed as federal threatened or endangered species from state threatened or endangered species list. Sen.MESSERLE

SB 403
Relating to regulation of substances by State Board of Pharmacy. Eliminates regulation of saccharin, laetrile and DMSO by State Board of Pharmacy. Sen.FISHER

SB 404
Relating to prescription records. Requires original prescription record to be filed at pharmacy that filled prescription. Sen.FISHER

SB 500
Relating to Women, Infants and Children Program; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for provision of fruits and vegetables from farmers' markets to individuals eligible for Women, Infants and Children Program. Sen.B STARR, Rep.HUNT, Sen.SHIELDS

SB 501
Relating to seniors farmers' market nutrition program; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Appropriates moneys to Department of Human Services for seniors farmers' market nutrition program. Sen.B STARR, Rep.DINGFELDER, Sen.SHIELDS

SB 584
Relating to Asian American Heritage Month. Modifies date for statewide celebrations during Asian American Heritage Month. Sen.BROWN

SB 593
Relating to crime of partial birth infanticide. Creates crime of partial birth infanticide. Sen.C STARR

SB 628 A
Relating to child abuse reporting. Expands disclosure of records compiled pursuant to child abuse report. Sen.MINNIS

SB 681
Relating to the practice of dentistry; declaring an emergency. Requires written informed consent prior to procedure or treatment that uses dental materials containing mercury. Sen.MORRISETTE

SB 783 A
Relating to breast-feeding in workplace. Requires employers to provide unpaid rest periods for employees to breast-feed or express milk if providing rest periods does not cause undue hardship on operation of employer's business. Rep.ACKERMAN, Sen.BURDICK

SJM 3
Encouraging Congress to require captioning for educational media. Encourages Congress to require captioning for educational media. Sen.GEORGE

SJM 5
Urging federal government to compensate western states for revenues lost because of federal land policies. Expresses support for Action Plan for Public Lands and Education. Sen.ATKINSON, Sen.BROWN, Sen.CLARNO, Rep.KAFOURY, Rep.KNOPP


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