February 22, 2013 - Oregon State Bar

Bill # Relating Clause Bill Description Most Recent Action
HB 2083 Relating to the provision of services to Permits service member called into active service to suspend and reinstate provision Referred to Veterans and Emergency
active duty service members. of telecommunications, Internet, health spa and health club services.
Preparedness.
HB 2161 Relating to authorizations to engage in
a profession; declaring an emergency.
Requires, under specified circumstances, boards, councils, commissions and other
entities that examine applicants for licensure, registration, certification or other
authorization to issue license, registration, certification or other authorization to pra
HB 2170 Relating to orders in contested cases. Requires that final order of state agency in contested case proceeding include copy
of statutes relating to appeal of order and notification of right of party to request
leave to present additional evidence on appeal.
HB 2171 Relating to civil penalties. Provides that person has right to trial in circuit court if agency proposes to impose
civil penalty of $2,000 or more against person.
HB 2214 Relating to tax practitioners; declaring Exempts employees of attorneys from licensure and other requirements relating to
an emergency.
tax return preparation.
Referred to Veterans and Emergency
Preparedness with subsequent referral
to Education.
Referred to Judiciary.
Referred to Judiciary.
Referred to Business and Labor.
Public Hearing scheduled 2/15.
HB 2520 Relating to vexatious litigants. Allows party defending claim to move for order that claimant is vexatious litigant. Referred to Judiciary.
HB 2533 Relating to awards of costs in taxrelated
proceedings; prescribing an
effective date.
Authorizes awards of attorney fees and expenses by tax court magistrate. Referred to Judiciary.
HB 2546
HB 2547
Relating to civil actions for unlawful
practices.
Relating to jurors summoned by circuit
courts; declaring an emergency.
Limits class of plaintiffs for civil action for unlawful practice to natural persons.
Modifies statutes relating to jurors summoned by circuit courts.
Referred to Judiciary.
Public Hearing and Possible Work
Session held 2/6.
HB 2548 Relating to bail. Establishes commercial bail system. Referred to Judiciary with subsequent
referral to Ways and Means.
HB 2556 Relating to a legal rate of interest. Provides that rate of interest on judgments that exceed $1 million is lesser of five
percent per annum or three percentage points more than discount rate in effect at
Federal Reserve Bank in Federal Reserve district that includes Oregon.
HB 2557 Relating to comparative negligence in Directs trier of fact in civil action to compare fault of claimant with fault of all third
civil actions.
party defendants, whether or not third party defendant is liable to claimant.
HB 2558 Relating to punitive damages; Limits awards of punitive damages to amount equal to three times economic
HB 2558
declaring an emergency.
Relating to punitive damages;
declaring an emergency.
damages and noneconomic damages awarded to plaintiff.
Limits awards of punitive damages to amount equal to three times economic
damages and noneconomic damages awarded to plaintiff.
Referred to Judiciary.
Referred to Judiciary.
Referred to Judiciary.
Referred to Judiciary.