SB 91A

Relating to construction contractors.

Requires construction contractor to immediately notify Construction Contractors Board of changes in identity, name or address of partners, joint venturers, owners, officers, managers, members, trustees or other persons controlling contractor and of responsible managing individuals for contractor. Requires that construction contractor license application include name and address of trustees if applicant is trust.

SB 94

Relating to construction contractors.

Revises terminology pertaining to Construction Contractors Board dispute resolution

SB 95

Relating to home inspectors.

Establishes fee for issuance of initial home inspector certificate. Changes certificate term to two years.

SB 192

Create consistent building codes enforcement tools.

Expands list of building trade law violations qualifying as grounds for sanctions against construction contractor license. Gives Department of Consumer and Business Services authority to take action against building trade license, certificate, registration or application for violations. Expands list of prohibited actions dealing with violation or assisting violation of building trade licensing laws. Prohibits violation or assisting violation of building code technical provisions. Expands prohibition against employing unlicensed boiler workers.

SB 193B

Makes changes to the Boiler Program.

Makes certain boilers and pressure vessels in single family dwellings and certain water heaters subject to municipal building inspection programs. Revises permit definitions and requirements. Revises inspection requirements. Revises duties of special inspector. Allows Department of Consumer and Business Services to grant exemption from regulation for certain boilers and pressure vessels. Authorizes department to establish procedures and requirements regarding boiler and pressure vessel operating permits. Changes timing for inspecting boilers and pressure vessels to be installed within state. Allows person exempt from licensing to bring action to recover for services. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2007.

SB 375A

Relating to minimum energy efficiency standards.

Establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for certain products. Prohibits sale or installation of products that do not meet standards. Allows Director of State Department of Energy to adopt rules in certain cases to update minimum efficiency standards. Requires director to introduce bill at Legislative Assembly to conform statutory minimum efficiency standards with rules. Requires director to apply for waiver of federal preemption in certain cases.

SB 440B

Relating to documents pertaining to manufactured structure ownership.

Expands information to be included on manufactured structure ownership documents issued on or after effective date of Act. Requires that notice of manufactured structure sale provided to county assessor be accompanied by documentation of tax payment or cancellation.

SB 489

Relating to first responder building mapping information systems.

Directs Office of Emergency Management to develop and operate statewide first responder building mapping information system.

SB 576A

Relating to construction of high performance buildings.

Directs State Department of Energy, in cooperation with Oregon Department of Administrative Services, to require that major facility projects be planned, designed, constructed and renovated to meet high performance building standards for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

SB 716

Relating to parking for persons with disabilities.

Allows local governments to provide free or unlimited parking to persons holding disabled person parking permits or displaying "Wheelchair User" placards or decals." Creates "Wheelchair User Only" accessible parking space. Directs Department of Transportation to issue "Wheelchair User" placard or decal to person who qualifies. Prohibits person from parking in parking space marked or signed "Wheelchair User Only" unless vehicle displays "Wheelchair User" placard or decal. Allows local governments to provide free or unlimited parking to persons holding disabled person parking permits or displaying "Wheelchair User" placards or decals.

SB 725

Relating to housing discrimination.

Prohibits discrimination against disabled person and discrimination due to race, color, sex, marital status, source of income, familial status, religion or national origin by multiple listing service, real estate brokers' organization or other service, organization or facility relating to business of selling or renting dwellings. Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to commence investigation of complaint of discrimination within 30 days after filing of complaint. Allows court trial for violation. Allows attorney fees. Imposes civil penalties. Directs commissioner and Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt interagency agreement to coordinate referral of complaints concerning architectural barriers.

SB 1049

Relating to civil penalties imposed by Board of Boiler Rules.

Directs moneys received from civil penalties imposed by Board of Boiler Rules to use for administration and enforcement of laws governing boilers and pressure vessels. Applies to moneys collected on or after July 1, 2008.

SB 1056

Mobile Home Park/ Landlord -Tenant Law.

Prohibits tenant of manufactured dwelling park or floating home moorage from renting or leasing dwelling or home to third party for more than three days unless tenant, third party and park or moorage landlord enter into written agreement. Requires that agreement contain provision for third party to pay space rent, fees and certain utility or service charges directly to park or moorage landlord.

HB 2107B

Relating to construction contractor obligations.

Requires construction contractor to notify Construction Contractors Board of certain judgments or arbitration awards against contractor. Creates exceptions. Requires board, in determining disciplinary sanction, to consider attempts by contractor to make payments toward satisfaction of judgment.

HB 2109

Relating to construction contractors.

Divides content of existing construction contractor statute into smaller statutes. Adjusts statutory references to existing statute. Makes regulatory limitation for other political subdivisions same as limitation for cities and counties. Modifies provisions relating to grounds for which contractor license may be suspended or revoked.

HB 2111

Relating to construction contractors.

Requires that construction contracting business owner claiming status as responsible managing individual exercise management or supervisory authority over construction activities of business. Authorizes Construction Contractors Board to adopt rules defining management or supervisory authority over construction activities of business.

HB 2112B

Relating to construction contractors.

Requires contractor constructing new residential structure or zero-lot-line dwelling to offer warranty and provide recommended maintenance schedule for structure or dwelling. Requires Construction Contractors Board to develop recommended maintenance schedule information and to develop standard contractual terms for use in required written construction contracts. Gives property owner conditional right to cancel written contract for construction, improvement or repair of residential structure or zero-lot-line dwelling. Applies to new residential structures and zero-lot-line dwelling for which sale closes on or after July 1, 2008. Prohibits person licensed or required to be licensed by Construction Contractors Board from installing barrier-type insulation and finish system on new residential dwelling or, except as necessary to repair or replace previously installed system, on existing residential dwelling. Defines terms.

HB 2219

Building codes license application streamlining

Changes terminology regarding fees for electrician, boiler repair and plumbing licenses. Eliminates fee for taking electrician license qualifying examination. Deletes requirement specifying minimum hours of continuing education to renew certain boiler repair licenses. Changes requirement regarding format of journeyman plumber licensing examination. Deletes statutory specification of license term for electrical licenses. Deletes statutory specification of renewal term for boiler inspector licenses.

HB 2233

Relating to liens on tax-deferred property; prescribing an effective date.

Applies existing provisions for property tax liens against tax-deferred homesteads to security interests in tax-deferred manufactured structures that are treated as personal property for tax purposes.

HB 2252A

DCBS Nationwide Criminal Background Checks

Authorizes specified agencies to require fingerprinting of certain persons for purposes of criminal records checks. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

HB 2405

One-stop building e-permitting

Expands scope of Department of Consumer and Business Services electronic building codes information system. Requires department to make system available for use by municipalities administering and enforcing building inspection programs. Authorizes department to develop form and format for exchanging information through electronic building code information system. Exempts information exchanged through electronic building codes information system in form and format acceptable to department from form and format requirements for submission of information in physical form. Imposes surcharge on permits to defray cost of administering electronic system. Sunsets January 2, 2018. Allows department to develop uniform building code information standards for municipalities administering and enforcing building inspection programs. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

HB 2473B

Relating to electrical trade licensees.

Reduces required term of apprenticeship for limited journeyman sign electrician, limited journeyman stage electrician and Class A limited energy technician. Limits work by limited maintenance electrician to systems that are less than 600 volts phase to phase. Eliminates Class I oil module electrician's license, Class II oil module electrician's license, limited journeyman railroad electrician license and limited journeyman industrial electrician license. Provides that eliminated licenses in effect on effective date of Act expire at end of license term and may not be renewed.

HB 2475

Relating to electrical installations.

Provides that Electrical and Elevator Board has exclusive authority over Allows Department of Consumer and Business Services, in consultation with Electrical and Elevator Board, to adopt rules regulating use of written request by licensed supervising electrician as authority to energize electrical installation.

HB 2478B

Relating to building inspection programs.

Authorizes Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules establishing uniform permit, inspection and certificate of occupancy requirements under state building code. Requires public body that administers and enforces building inspection program to ensure that person required to be licensed to obtain permit has current and valid license. Authorizes Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to impose civil penalty against public body responsible for administering and enforcing building inspection program. Provides that municipality may not assume responsibility for administering and enforcing building inspection program unless, prior to assumption, municipality is subject to statute governing selective municipal building inspection programs or responsibility for program is being assumed from Department of Consumer and Business Services. Establishes that certain provisions do not apply to assumption of building inspection programs on or after July 1, 2010. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

HB 2548B

Relating to reciprocating conveyors; declaring an emergency.

Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules establishing reciprocating conveyor mechanic license and restricted reciprocating conveyor mechanic license that allow holders to install, alter, repair and maintain mechanical portions of reciprocating conveyors. Exempts installation and repair of mechanical portions of residential motorized chair conveyor from electrical and elevator licensing requirements. Declares emergency, effective on passage..

HB 2628A

Relating to lighting fixtures.

Prohibits installation of certain outdoor lighting fixtures. Makes violation subject to civil penalty, not to exceed $5,000 or not to exceed $1,000 per day for continuing offense. Prohibits sale of mercury vapor lights. Makes violation subject to civil penalty, not to exceed $5,000 or not to exceed $1,000 per day for continuing offense. Declares legislative findings regarding outdoor lighting fixtures. Requires State Department of Energy to review model ordinance provisions relevant to outdoor lighting fixtures and publish report containing findings and recommendations based on review. Sunsets January 2, 2012.

HB 2654A

CCTF

Requires construction contractor to maintain insurance that provides contractor with liability coverage for completed work products and completed operations according to terms of policy and subject to applicable policy exclusions.

HB 2656A

CCTF

Establishes certification system for building envelope specialists and building envelope installers. Makes working as building envelope specialist or building envelope installer without appropriate certification subject to civil penalty not to exceed $5,000. Makes unauthorized or fraudulent use of certification number subject to criminal penalty of up to one year's imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Prohibits occupancy or use of constructed, reconstructed, altered or repaired structure without certificate of occupancy. Imposes conditions for issuance of certificate of occupancy. Prohibits construction contractor from undertaking, offering to undertake or bidding on building envelope work unless contractor is or employs certified building envelope specialist and certified building envelope installer. Requires Construction Contractors Board to adopt continuing education standards for persons licensed or certified by board. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

HB 2751

CCTF

Permits insurer to issue liability insurance at preferred rate or premium to construction contractors without violating prohibition against fictitious groupings. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

HB 2795A

Relating to audits of information used to determine prevailing wage rates.

Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to audit information used to determine prevailing wage rates. Increases fee paid by contractors on public agencies that award public works contracts. Sunsets January 1, 2011.

HB 3052

Relating to finance; appropriating money; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

Imposes real estate transfer tax on transfers of real property. Exempts certain transactions from tax. Directs county recording officers to collect tax. Provides special rules for collection of tax on transfers of manufactured structures and floating homes. Establishes exemptions from tax. Establishes Shared Services Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution. Applies to real estate transfers occurring on or after January 1, 2008.

HB 3242A

Relating to construction contractors; declaring an emergency.

Creates categories and levels of construction contractor licensing endorsement for construction contractors. Creates new experience, continuing education, bonding and insurance provisions for categories and levels of construction contractor. Requires contractor to have current license with proper endorsement before undertaking or offering or bidding to undertake construction work. Prohibits contracting agency from excluding commercial contractor from competing for public contract based on license endorsement level. Requires commercial contractor to have key employees meeting experience requirements. Exempts city and county inspectors from construction contractor licensing requirement. Modifies claim and recovery provisions. Imposes workers' compensation insurance requirement on certain contractors otherwise qualifying as exempt. Revises definitions of small commercial structure and residential structure. Requires general contractor for new large commercial structure to provide warranty of building envelope and penetration components. Changes required composition of Construction Contractors Board. Makes bond, insurance and application procedure changes applicable to licenses issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2008. Makes claim resolution, satisfaction and lien recording changes applicable to claims against persons issued or renewing licenses on or after July 1, 2008. Makes endorsement requirement, key employee and workers compensation changes effective July 1, 2010. Makes Construction Contractors Board composition changes effective for appointments to terms beginning on or after July 1, 2009. Declares emergency, effective on passage..

HB 3354

Relating to electrical installations by landscaping businesses.

Changes parameters for electrical installations that may be made by landscaping business.

HB 3360

Relating to tankless water heaters.

Exempts tankless water heaters from boiler and pressure vessel laws.

HB 5014

Relating to financial administration of the Department of Consumer and Business Services; declaring an emergency.

Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and specified federal funds, but excluding lottery funds, collected or received by Department of Consumer and Business Services. Authorizes specified unlimited expenditures. Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2007.