This bill is unconstitutional, NEEDS TESTIMONY.
Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that a member of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 15 the number of legislative measures that a committee of the Legislative Assembly may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 400 the number of legislative measures that the Governor and state agencies under the authority of the Governor may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Provides exceptions. Limits to 25 the number of legislative measures that other statewide elected officials may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year. Limits to 100 the number of legislative measures that the Judicial Department may ask the Legislative Counsel to prepare for a regular session of the Legislative Assembly that begins in an odd-numbered year.
The imbalance of the Oregon legislature is very clear in the lack of separation of powers among the executive branch. This problem is exasperated in this bill. The Solution is Senate Bill 1006. According to the Constitution, the Legislative branch is responsible for creating bills and overseeing the state budget, including the general fund. Since 1953, Oregon has allowed the Executive and Judiciary branches to draft and make laws in violation of the constitution. This bill violates the constitution and Legislative Council should know better than allowing this bill to even be drafted.
The LC would be more useful if they would eliminate bill proposals that are unconstitutional.
SUBMIT TESTIMONY HERE, before 5/31 at 8am
EMAIL COMMITTEE
Rep.BenBowman@OregonLegislature.gov
Rep.ChristineDrazan@OregonLegislature.gov
Rep.HaiPham@OregonLegislature.gov
Rep.ShellyBoshartDavis@OregonLegislature.gov
Rep.LucettaElmer@OregonLegislature.gov
Rep.JasonKropf@OregonLegislature.gov
Rep.AndreaValderrama@OregonLegislature.gov
No