Val Hoyle in OR legislative records

On Immigration: Voted YES on driver's licenses for non-resident aliens

• Directs Department of Transportation to issue driver card to applicant who does not provide proof of legal presence in United States but otherwise has complied with all requirements for [license or permit] type of driving privileges and has resided in Oregon for more than one year.
• Provides that driver card may be used only as evidence of grant of driving privileges.
• Provides exceptions.
• Limits expenditures by department, for biennium beginning July 1, 2013, for carrying out provisions of Act.

On Energy & Oil: Voted YES on electronic energy efficiency standards

• Automatic commercial ice cube machines must have daily energy use & water use no greater than state-determined applicable values.
• Commercial clothes washers must have a minimum modified energy factor of 1.26.
• Commercial refrigerators or freezers must meet the applicable state requirements.
• Illuminated exit signs must have an input power demand of five watts or less per illuminated face.
• Metal halide lamp fixtures designed to be operated with lamps rated greater than or equal to 150 watts but less than or equal to 500 watts may not contain a probe-start metal halide lamp ballast.
• Torchieres may not use more than 190 watts.

On Crime: Reduce sentences for non-violent offenses

• Whereas Oregon [should] focus prison resources on violent offenders
• Whereas Oregon can direct savings from averted prison growth toward investments in our local communities
• Therefore, Be It Enacted:
• MARIJUANA OFFENSES: [Increase the definition of] "substantial quantities" of a controlled substance.
• CRIMINAL DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED: [Decrease penalty unless] the suspension resulted from any degree of murder, manslaughter, or assault resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle, or from a conviction for felony driving while under the influence of intoxicants.
• [MANDATORY MINIMUM guidelines are relaxed unless two or more previous convictions for any combination of [serious or violent] crimes.

On Drugs: Voted YES on retail medical marijuana establishments

1. The Oregon Health Authority shall establish by rule a medical marijuana facility registration system to authorize the transfer of usable marijuana and immature marijuana plants from a marijuana grow site to the medical marijuana facility.
2. The registration system must require documentation that demonstrates the medical marijuana facility meets the state qualifications
3. To qualify for registration, a medical marijuana facility:

• Must be located in an area that is zoned for commercial or industrial use
• May not be located at the same address as a marijuana grow site
• Must be registered as a business with the Office of the Secretary of State
• Must not be located within 1,000 feet of a public or private elementary or secondary school
• Must not be located within 1,000 feet of another medical marijuana facility.

On Environment: Prohibit motorized mining in riverbeds

The Legislative Assembly finds that:
1. Prospecting, small scale mining and recreational mining are part of the unique heritage of Oregon
2. Prospecting & small scale mining provide economic benefits to Oregon and local communities and support tourism, small businesses and recreational opportunities
3. Exploration of potential mine sites is necessary to discover the minerals that underlie the surface and inherently involves natural resource disturbance
4. Mining that uses motorized equipment in the beds and banks of the rivers of Oregon can pose significant risks to Oregon's natural resources, including fish and other wildlife, riparian areas, and water quality

On Gun Control: Require background checks for most gun transactions