Business and Labor Committee
February 5
Public Hearing and Possible Work Session
HB 4048 Requires principal real estate brokers to complete real estate continuing education courses before renewal or reactivation of license.
HB 4058 Removes requirement that nonprofit corporation meet certain requirements for at least five years before filing application for issuance of labor contractor license.
HB 4087 Requires person, before creating, attaching, asserting or claiming lien on motor vehicle, to have in effect bond of not less than $20,000 for purpose of paying owner of motor vehicle full amount of damages, costs, reimbursements or attorney fees owner obtains in action to obtain release or restored title to motor vehicle.
HB 4088 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.
HB 4144 Allows applicant for construction contractor license with residential general contractor or residential specialty contractor endorsement who has specified amount of experience in construction-related activities on residential or small commercial structures to obtain license and endorsement without meeting contractor training requirements or paying fees to Construction Contractors Board.
February 7
Public Hearing and Possible Work Session
HB 4012 Extends sunset on provisions allowing retired member of Public Employees Retirement System to be reemployed by participating public employer as teacher of career and technical education without loss of retirement benefits.
HB 4113 Includes class size as mandatory subject of school district collective bargaining.
HB 4114 Removes ability of consumer reporting agency to charge fee for placing, temporarily lifting or removing security freeze on consumer report, for creating or deleting protective record or for placing or removing security freeze on protective record for protected consumer or for replacing lost personal identification number, password or similar device for consumer.
HB 4147 Prohibits consumer reporting agencies from charging certain fees related to security freezes on consumer reports or protective records.
February 9
Public Hearing and Possible Work Session
HB 4086 Removes requirement that building inspector for municipality be employee of municipality.
HB 4127 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 along with prospective consultant's qualifications in specified circumstances.
HB 4128 Permits disadvantaged business enterprise, minority-owned business, woman-owned business, business that service-disabled veteran owns or emerging small business to retain certification despite exceeding applicable cap on gross receipts if enterprise or business subcontracts to another certified enterprise or business not less than 20 percent of subcontract in which enterprise or business participates as required participant, enters into mentor relationship with other enterprise or business
HB 4154 Makes contractor liable for unpaid wages, including other benefit payment or contribution, of employee of subcontractor at any tier.
Ag and Natural Resources Committee
February 6
Public Hearing
HB 4031 Provides that county approval of application for small-scale recreation community shall constitute acknowledged exception to applicable statewide planning goal with which such use would not otherwise comply.
HB 4030 Provides that for misdemeanor under wildlife laws that involves taking or killing of wildlife, in addition to any term of incarceration imposed, court may impose applicable fine for misdemeanor or impose compensatory fine payable to State Fish and Wildlife Commission.
HB 4034 Modifies requirement that city over 2,500 population or county over 15,000 population allow development of accessory dwelling unit in area zoned for detached single-family dwelling.
HB 4068 Establishes requirements for seed production contracts and seed purchase contracts for seed other than agricultural seed.
HB 4089 Gives hemp research program currently operated by State Department of Agriculture name of Oregon Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Research Program.
February 8
Public Hearing
HB 4031 Provides that county approval of application for small-scale recreation community shall constitute acknowledged exception to applicable statewide planning goal with which such use would not otherwise comply.
HB 4029 Prohibits person, public body or local service district from constructing bridge on Deschutes River within certain segments of Deschutes Scenic Waterway.
HB 4075 Provides that certain real property in Washington County designated by Metro as rural reserve be redesignated as urban reserve.
HB 4109 Directs Department of Environmental Quality and State Forestry Department to study opportunities for state actions to promote carbon sequestration and to include in study consideration of regional approaches for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through carbon sequestration.
HB 4106 Requires State Department of Fish and Wildlife to biennially report to Legislative Assembly regarding estimated change in wolf population.
HB 4015 Establishes Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund.
HB 4124 Allows county governing body, upon remand of matter from Land Use Board of Appeals to county, to have planning commission or hearings officer conduct hearing and make decision regarding lands designated under statewide planning goal addressing agricultural lands or forestlands.
Economic Development and Trade Committee
February 5
Public Hearing and Possible Work Session
HB 4025 Requires Legislative Policy and Research Director to study methods for supporting economic resilience in communities affected by emergencies or disasters.
February 7
Public Hearing and Possible Work Session
HB 4023 Directs Oregon Broadband Advisory Council to submit report to interim legislative committee, no later than September 15, 2019, regarding broadband technology access.
HB 4052 Establishes Small Business Rules Advisory Committee to serve as advisory committee for agencies adopting new administrative rules and to review effectiveness of existing administrative rules.
HB 4121 Requires Housing and Community Services Department to establish and administer program that provides incentive payments to construction contractors undertaking energy improvement projects on residential structures and provides grants for energy improvement projects for manufactured dwellings.
Rules Committee
February 6
Public Hearing and Possible Work Session
HCR 201 Commends Paul Warner for exemplary service as Legislative Revenue Officer and extends well wishes to him upon his retirement.
HCR 202 Recognizes and honors First Lieutenant Frederick E. Pokorney, Jr., for his service to his country.
HCR 203 Recognizes and honors Deputy Thomas Robert Farrell (1939-1987) for his service to this state.
HCR 204 Recognizes and honors Deputy Gil Catalino Datan (1971-2015) for his service to this state.
HCR 205 Recognizes and honors Private First Class Brice M. Scott (1988-2011) for his service to his country.
HCR 206 Congratulates Oregon State University on its 150th anniversary.
HCR 207 Recognizes and honors Oregon State Police Trooper Ralph D. Bates (1938-1962) for his service to this state.
HCR 209 Recognizes and honors Lance Corporal Bryan Pahl Bertrand (1978-2002) for his service to his country.
HCR 210 Recognizes and honors firefighter Ryan Grimaldi (1986-2017) for his service to this state.
HCR 211 In memoriam: Former state Representative Paul Hanneman, 1936-2017
Work Session Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
February 8
Public Hearing
HB 4073 Permits State Mortuary and Cemetery Board to grant temporary operating permit for cemetery without operating license to perform interment.
Public Hearing and Possible Work Session
HB 4076 Establishes Small Donor Elections program to enable candidates for office of state Representative and state Senator to receive 6-to-1 match on small dollar donations.
Public Hearing
HB 4077 Requires statement of economic interest to include certain information about sources of income for business in which public official or candidate, or member of household of public official or candidate, is officer or holds directorship if source of income has legislative or administrative interest and 10 percent or more of total gross annual income of business comes from that source of income.
Work Session Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
Revenue Committee
February 5
Public Hearing
HB 4027 Defines "solar project" to mean photovoltaic solar power generation facility and land on which facility is located.
HB 4078 Provides that "eligible location," for purposes of certain property tax benefits, includes location not formerly used for industrial purposes.
HB 4028 Limits expenses for which dependent care income tax credit may be claimed to lesser of each spouse's income on joint return and to earned income taxable by Oregon.
HB 4011 Modifies annual limitation on total amount of tax credits for production or collection of bovine manure allowed for all taxpayers by tying limitation to calendar year instead of tax year.
HB 4069 Provides that fixed percentage of certain forecasted video lottery revenues be transferred to counties for economic development.
February 6
Public Hearing
HB 4026 Modifies disposition of certain estimated excess corporate excise tax revenues by dividing estimated excess between Education Stability Fund and Oregon Rainy Day Fund.
HB 4080 Updates connection date to federal Internal Revenue Code and other provisions of federal tax law.
February 7
Public Hearing
HB 4117 Increases amounts of moneys received by school districts that are not considered Local Revenues for purposes of State School Fund calculations.
HB 4120 Expands definition of "transient lodging intermediary" to include person that collects consideration for occupancy of transient lodging and person that receives fee or commission and requires transient lodging provider to use specified third-party entity to collect consideration for occupancy of transient lodging.
Informational Meeting
The State School Fund and local option levies (LRO)
February 8
Public Hearing
HB 4074 Provides proceedings to escheat to State of Oregon matured United States savings bonds presumed abandoned and in custody of state.
HB 4083 Creates tax credit for short line railroad rehabilitation projects.
HB 4108 Allows credit against net income taxes for portion of eligible costs of newly constructed single-family dwelling that sells for price affordable to household with annual income at or below 120 percent of area median income.
HB 4139 Imposes tax on rental price of construction, mining, earthmoving or industrial equipment, together with attachments and other equipment and tools, that is mobile and held primarily for rental.
