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2005 Law Improvement Program Package
BOG/Section/Committee Proposals & Positions

Bill Number links to state legislative site; descriptions link to a summary.

OSB Board of Governors

SB 273 Board of Governance Provisions

Sections

Administrative Law
Lorey Freeman (503) 473-8322

HB 2283 Mental and physical examinations of licensees

HB 2284 Costs and fees in agency proceedings

HB 2285 Standardizes provisions related to the administrative hearings process; including ex parte communications, discovery, contested case hearings, findings of f act, and model rules.

Consumer Law
Richard Slottee (503) 768-6500

SB 273 Increase homestead and automobile exemptions

SB 274 Create an exemption for child care tax credit

Debtor-Creditor
Patrick Wade (541) 686-8511

HB 2286  Require sheriffs to accept cashier’s or official bank checks at judicial sales; sheriff to deliver property upon check clearing

HB 2287  Allow recording notice of bankruptcy by trustee or debtor in county in which the debtor has real property, instead of requiring petition to be recorded

HB 2288  Allow for payment of remaining proceeds of sale of personal property in possessory lien foreclosure to junior lienholder

Elder Law
Ryan Gibb (503) 364-7000

HB 2289  Amend small estates statute to allow supplemental affidavit to be filed on newly discovered property after the 4 month time period passes

HB 2290  Enlarge the time for filing estate and conservator accountings from 30 to 60 days

HB 2291  Allow a trustee to file an elderly abuse petition for an abused trustor or trustor’s spouse

Estate Planning
Bernie Vail (503) 768-6656
William Brewer (541) 686-8511

SB 275  The Uniform Trust Code
Uniform Trust Code (LC 459)

Key Changes document

Oregon UTC changes to Oregon Law
SB 276  Amendment to the Trustee Powers Act adds to the trustees’ power a power to split a single trust into two separate trusts under certain conditions

SB 277  Uniform Transfers to Minors Act provisions regarding the delayed transfer of custodial property to a minor until age 25

Family Law
John Case (503) 399-9218

HB 2292 Termination of Beneficiary Designation Upon Divorce

Legislation would provide that, in life insurance policy or under certain retirement plans or certain investment and bank accounts, divorce automatically revokes designation of beneficiary made by principal in favor of former spouse or relative of former spouse

Health Law
Gwen Dayton (503) 636-2204

SB 278  Permit disclosure of some protected health information concerning decedents and incapacitated persons

SB 279  Change the law regarding hearings on DHS applications for waivers from statutory and regulatory requirements

SB 280  Change the administrative rules for workers compensation regarding subpoenas for medical information to require subpoenas in the same format specified in the ORCP�s

Real Estate & Land Use
Chris Crean (503) 988-3138
Ed Sullivan (503) 553-3106

SB 281 Sale of county property (ORS 275.190 and 275.220)

SB 282 Annexation approval by road authorities (ORS 222.120)

Taxation
Karey Schoenfeld (503) 243-6478

SB 278 Allow limited liability companies wholly owned by one or more nonprofit corporation to qualify for property tax exemption; amends ORS Ch. 307

All Oregon Statutes dealing with real property tax exemptions refers to a �Corporation,� thereby excluding non profit real estate transactions. Statute needs to be modified to allow tax exemptions in non-profit real estate transactions

HB 2293 Oregon State inheritance tax fix necessary in light of Oregon�s disconnect from Federal tax system. Section is also drafting administrative rules for reporting estate elections unique to Oregon-inheritance tax changes

Workers Compensation
Steve Cotton (503) 373-8242
Chris Moore (541) 484-7022

HB 2294 Workers Compensation Board amendment to “Own Motion” Jurisdiction

Committees:

Procedure and Practice Committee
Michael Zusman (503) 241-5550

SB 284 Modify existing statute to allow an extension of the statute of limitations upon attorney’s death