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Rep. Greg Barreto's Newsletter
March 23, 2017
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Many of you have expressed an interest in being updated on what bills will be heard in the committees I am on. Below is a list of what will be heard next week.
I have started including the Revenue Committee. Although I don't serve on this committee it is important to keep you updated on these because this is the committee where major tax increases are heard.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions or comments.
Looking out for the taxpayers of Oregon and proudly serving HD58,
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Business and Labor Committee
Public Hearing Monday, March 27th
HB 2184
CARRIED OVER FROM THE 3/22/2017 AGENDA: Provides that contractor may award subcontract only to responsible subcontractor.
HB 2670
CARRIED OVER FROM THE 3/22/2017 AGENDA: Provides that contracting agency, in solicitation for procurement, must require bidder or proposer to disclose violations of certain laws.
HB 2356
Establishes requirements under which debt buyer may bring legal action to collect debt.
HB 3188
Prohibits person from engaging in business as debt buyer unless person first obtains certificate of registration from Department of Consumer and Business Services.
HB 2090
Provides that person engages in unlawful trade practice if person publishes on website related to person's business, or in consumer agreement related to consumer transaction, statement or representation of fact in which person asserts that person, in particular manner or for particular purposes, will use, disclose or dispose of information that person requests, requires or receives from consumer and person uses, discloses or disposes of information in manner not in accordance with person's state
HB 2581
Requires person that possesses or has access to account information to report breach of security to financial institution that issued financial access device.
HB 3337
Creates limited landscape construction professional license.
Work Session Monday, March 27th
HB 2855
CARRIED OVER FROM THE 3/22/2017 AGENDA: Creates procedure for purchaser of real property to enforce contractual requirement for delivery of deed of conveyance without instituting suit or action.
Public Hearing Wednesday, March 29th
HB 2154
Directs Oregon State Lottery Commission to employ ombudsmen to assist small businesses that are or wish to become lottery game retailers or contractors.
HB 2190
Modifies definition of "social game" for purposes of regulation of gambling.
HB 2549
Authorizes Oregon State Lottery Commission to issue registrations to fantasy contest operators to organize or offer fantasy contests.
HB 2761
Includes daily fantasy sports game in definition of "contest of chance" for purposes of gambling and gaming laws.
HB 2971
Increases number of video lottery game terminals allowed on premises of race meet licensee that qualifies as video lottery game retailer to 50 terminals.
Ag and Natural Resources Committee
Public Hearing Tuesday, March 28th
HB 2371
Specifies that, for purposes of statutes regulating seeds, agricultural hemp seed is flower seed.
HB 2372
Establishes Oregon Industrial Hemp Commission.
HB 3338
Requires State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules governing posting of tax information by gas stations.
HB 3280
Eliminates registration fees on bee colony for year in which colony is established.
HB 3053
Creates Task Force on Water Infrastructure Investment.
Work Session Tuesday, March 28th
HB 3051
Expands permissible uses of Water Measurement Cost Share Program Revolving Fund.
HB 2179
Permits onsite treatment of reclaimed water, agricultural or industrial process water or biosolids prior to application on exclusive farm use land.
Public Hearing Thursday, March 30th
HB 3006
Requires State Forestry Department to identify Oregon-based contractors qualified to provide wildfire fighting personnel, equipment and other resources.
HB 2023
Amends definition of "high-value farmland."
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
HB 3226
Requires State Board of Forestry to establish criteria for preserving natural resource values on forestland.
HB 3245
Permits city to authorize planning commission or hearings officer to conduct hearings and make decisions on applications for amendments to city comprehensive plan.
Work Session Thursday, March 30th
HB 2566
Authorizes State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt adult hunter mentoring program.
Transportation Policy Committee
Public Hearing Wednesday, March 29th
HB 2083
Extends sunset for tax credits for transportation projects.
HB 2293
Creates penalty for unbonded or unlicensed sale or distribution of use fuel.
HB 3119
Establishes procedure for automated motor vehicle manufacturer to submit certificate of compliance to Department of Transportation.
HB 2596
Specifies decreased vehicle registration fee for truck tractor used exclusively to tow travel trailer for personal use.
Work Session Wednesday, March 29th
HB 2288 Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds for Connect Oregon.
House Bill 2288 is scheduled solely for the purpose of moving it to the Joint Committe on Ways and Means.
HB 3118 Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance repair or replacement of Siuslaw River bulkhead.
House Bill 3118 is scheduled solely for the purpose of moving it to the Joint Committe on Ways and Means.
HB 2464 Eliminates caps on number of subject vehicles eligible to participate in road usage charge program.
House Bill 2464 is scheduled solely for the purpose of moving it to the House Committee on Revenue.
HB 2667 Establishes Task Force on Vision Zero: Achieving Zero Traffic Crashes, Injuries and Fatalities.
House Bill 2667 is scheduled solely for the purpose of moving it to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
March 31st
No Meeting Scheduled
Rules
Public Hearing Tuesday, March 28th
HB 2225
Requires state agency to report to Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services when any budgeted position is vacant for six months.
HB 2332
Extends suspension of requirement that state agencies attain 11-to-1 ratio of nonsupervisory employees to supervisory employees to 2017-2019 biennium.
HB 2333
Allows state agency that is unable to sell state real property or equitable interest in state real property, after following certain procedures for sale, to continuously offer real property or equitable interest for sale using any means state agency considers appropriate.
HB 2946
Expands definition of "state agency" for purposes of Oregon transparency website.
Work Session Tuesday, March 28th
HB 2298
Requires that all candidates who will appear on primary or general election ballot file statements of economic interest.
HB 2577
Requires lobbyist statements filed with Oregon Government Ethics Commission to identify each bill or measure introduced before Legislative Assembly lobbyist lobbied on, whether lobbyist lobbied in favor or in opposition to bill or measure, each legislative topic that was not bill or measure that lobbyist lobbied on, each person or entity that hired lobbyist and how much moneys person or entity paid lobbyist.
March 31
No agenda posted as of 3/24
Revenue
Public Hearing Monday, March 27th
HB 3298
Creates refundable personal income tax credit for mortgage interest payments made for taxpayer's principal residence.
HB 2978
Authorizes adoption by taxing district of ordinance that exempts stated dollar amount of assessed value of real property from operating taxes or local option taxes of taxing district.
Public Hearing Tuesday, March 28th
HB 2270
Extends privilege taxes on merchantable forest products harvested on forestlands.
HB 2466
Imposes tax on harvest of timber from forestlands in Oregon of $10 per thousand feet, board measure, to fund fire suppression, to fund watershed conservation and for distribution to counties.
Public Hearing Wednesday, March 29th
HB 3291
Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services, in coordination with Legislative Fiscal Officer and Legislative Revenue Officer, to prepare biennial budget stress test report that estimates effects on state finances of hypothetical negative economic conditions.
HB 3171
Provides that additional taxes upon disqualification from certain special assessment programs may not be imposed on land if, at time of disqualification, such land is public property that was leased or rented to taxable owner and reason for disqualification is termination of lease under which land was assessed.
Public Hearing and Work Session Wednesday, March 29th
SB 251
Decreases amount of lottery prize payment above which Oregon State Lottery Commission must withhold personal income tax for payment to Department of Revenue.
Work Session Thursday, March 30th
HJR 9
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to allow district that is surviving or successor district following merger of union high school district and common school district to maintain respective permanent limit of each taxing district before merger for purposes of imposing ad valorem property taxes.
HB 2859
Creates or adjusts sunset dates for certain property tax expenditure provisions.
HB 3180
Authorizes Department of Revenue and units of local government to disclose to each other information related to administration of transient lodging tax laws.
HB 2274
For purposes of corporate tax apportionment calculations, replaces sales factor with receipts factor.
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Watch List
Requires water appropriator to install device at point of diversion or appropriation to measure amount, and allow determination of rate and duty, of water being used
Imposes annual management fee on each primary or supplemental water right.
Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Water Resources Department for ground water studies and investigations, or other ground water data gathering and analysis, conducted in cooperation with United States Geological Survey in priority basins determined by department.
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Wallowa and Union County Legislative Video Conferences Scheduled
Interested parties may participate in the forums by attending in person at the OSU Extension Offices in Wallowa County (668 NW 1st, Enterprise, OR, 97828) and at the OSU Extension Office in Union County (10507 N McAllister Rd, La Grande, OR 97850) at 7:00 a.m. on the following dates:
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March, 14, 28
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April, 11, 25
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May 9, 23
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June 13, 27
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July 11
Please contact John Williams (541-426-3143) in Wallowa County or Darrin Walenta (541-963-1010) in Union County with questions regarding the video conferences or with requests for additional information.
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Representative Barreto’s committee assignments for the 2017 session
Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Business and Labor Committee
Rules Committee
Transportation Policy Committe
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Oregon Legislative Information System
OLIS is a new, web-based system that the Legislature uses to make information more accessible.
OLIS User Manual
The manual has been placed on Representative Barreto’s Oregon State Legislature web site, under the Helpful Tools tab.
Representative Greg Barreto Oregon State Legislature web site
Tips on how to use-
Go to Oregon State Legislature web site then select OLIS to get started.
Make sure the correct session is being viewed. Once on OLIS, in the top right corner of page, you will see four buttons. Select Session and click the year you need.
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Contacting the Salem Office
Vicki Olson Legislative Assistant
Email: Rep.GregBarreto@oregonlegislature.gov
Office phone: (503) 986-1458
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