In addition to my work as Chair of the House Committee on the Environment and Water and as a member of both the House Committee on Health Care and the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Natural Resources, I was chief sponsor on the bills listed below. Some of these bills became top priorities; you can visit the 2009 Legislative Report for a more detailed account of my primary legislative accomplishments. Others were put forward to raise a point or introduce a brand new idea in the hopes of moving legislation in the future. To view the full text or measure history of a bill, please click here.
House Bill (HB) 2386, which became law, established Oregon's online voter registration system.
HB 2387 would have allowed Oregon counties to pay for ballot postage if they chose to do so.
HB 2388 would have required environmental and economic impact analyses for big bix construction.
HB 2389 would have protected Oregon website owners from being sued in court for comments made by others on the site.
HB 2461 would have increased Oregon's beer tax in order to fund addiction treatment and prevention.
HB 2587 (and Senate Bill 379), which I introduced on behalf of a constituent, would have required certification for surgical technologists.
HB 2588, which passed the House, would have made Oregon a member of a compact of states that agree to assign electors based on the national popular vote.
HB 2589, which became law, requires hearing aids for children to be covered by health benefit plans.
HB 2763, which became law, allows Oregon municipalities to prefer local agricultural products in their purchasing contracts.
HB 2795, which became law, requires Oregon school buses with diesel engines to be retrofitted or replaced in order to cut down on air pollution.
HB 2850 would have required health care facilities and providers to begin use of an en electronic records system.
HB 2895, which became law, will require that the results of the Citizen Initiative Review for 2 ballot measures be published in the 2010 voter's pamphlet.
HB 2980 would have created a tax credit for water conservation efforts.
HB 3023 would have allowed adult children to stay on their parents' health insurance policies for longer.
HB 3025 would have required the DEQ to study climate change issues in Oregon and then implement plans to reduce global warming pollution.
HB 3090, which passed the House, and Senate Bill 624 would have banned restrictions on clotheslines by homeowners' associations.
HB 3091 would have removed copyright protections from state-produced documents.
HB 3100, which became law as HB 3298, designated the Metolius River Basin as an area of critical state concern.
HB 3160, and Senate Bill 966, would have established paid family leave for new parents and those caring for sick relatives.
HB 3161 would have established a pilot program for carbon-reduction strategies in state construction projects.
HB 3199, which was "gutted and stuffed" and passed as the bill laying out miscellaneous spending at the very end of session, was intended to call for energy efficiency projects in state buildings.
HB 3300, which passed into law, instructed the Workforce Investment Board to develop a green jobs plan for Oregon.
HB 3301, which was added to HB 3300 and passed into law, directed federal workforce investment funds toward green jobs planning.
HB 3404 would have established a public campaign finance option for candidates for state office.
HJR 5 would have allowed voter registration up to and on election day.
HJR 39 would have established a school funding floor for K-12 and higher education.
HJR 40, which passed, honored the appointment of OSU professor and longtime leader on climate change science Jane Lubchenco as administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Senate Bill (SB) 570, which was sponsored by every member of the Legislature and passed into law, will cut down on metal theft crimes by establishing data collection and sharing by scrap metal businesses.
SB 668 would have required schools to establish green cleaning policies.
