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The War Room will be every Thursday
at the IKE BOX café in the BAY ROOM!
299 Cottage St, NE, Salem
one block from the Capital
Join us March 16th
Learn lobbying, testifying and analyzing.
Legislative Speaker each week.
Last week Kevin Starrett, OFF, and Richard Burke, Western Liberty Network, joined to give some insight to legislation. You never know who will stop in an make our day!
BILLS WITH PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 16 – check highlighted bills needing testimony. Also check Oregon Citizens Lobby Alert Page.
SENATE EDUCATION, 3PM, HR B
- SB 482 Provides that course work in aviation maintenance occurring at airport in neighboring state may be included in clock hours of instruction for purposes of Community College Support Fund.
- SB 489 Eliminates restrictions on payment of unemployment insurance benefits to certain nonprofessional educational workers.
- SB 549 Directs Oregon Health Authority to modify amounts of grants for school-based health centers for inflation.
- SB 940 Requires Department of Education to conduct study to identify improved processes for transferring high school credits earned by student outside United States
SENATE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
- SB 868 Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study how to build resiliency into buildings.
- SB 869 Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study how to build efficiency into buildings.
- SB 870 Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study how to build resiliency and efficiency into buildings.
- SB 871 Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study how to build efficiency and resiliency into buildings.
SENATE JUDICIARY, 1PM, HR D
- SB 188 Repeals provision prohibiting court from excluding admissible evidence on grounds evidence was obtained in violation of statute except in specified circumstances.
- SB 955 Appropriates moneys from General Fund to support implementation of AgriStress Helpline in Oregon.
- HB 2645 A Increases penalties for possession of certain amounts of fentanyl.
SENATE LABOR & BUSINESS, 8AM, HR B
- SB 631 Permits employees of certain state agencies to refuse to work additional mandatory overtime shift scheduled by employer when employee has already worked mandatory overtime in same month.
- SB 912 Authorizes Director of Employment Department to deduct amount from future weekly family and medical leave insurance benefits for overpayments due to individual’s fault.
- SB 913 Makes technical changes to paid family and medical leave insurance program.
- SB 907 Provides employee with right to refuse to perform task assigned by employer under certain circumstances.
- SB 925 Makes unlawful practice for employer or employment agency to advertise job, promotion or transfer opportunity without disclosing pay range and employment benefits in job posting.
- SB 1040 Requires Department of Early Learning and Care to conduct study on increasing availability of child care.
SENATE RULES, 3PM, HR C
- HB 2108 A Removes requirement for Secretary of State to issue written notification and wait 20 days before withdrawing certificate of filing or document submitted for filing.
- HB 2708 Provides that first full week in March is known as Classified School Employees Week.
- HB 3111 Exempts from public disclosure personal information of employees and retirees maintained by retirement system operated by local government.
SENATE VETERANS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, FEDERAL & WORLD AFFAIRS, 8AM, HR C
- SB 1032 Establishes higher education grant program for qualified dependents of current Oregon National Guard members who are eligible to continue to serve in Oregon National Guard for at least six additional years.
- SB 1033 Defines “active service,” “active service of the state” and “state active duty.” Expands authority of Adjutant General, with approval of Governor, to order members of organized militia into active service of the state.
- SB 1034 Directs Department of Education to make biennial transfer to Oregon Military Department from State School Fund for purpose of paying costs of educational services provided through programs operated by military department for at-risk youth
HOUSE AGRICULTURE, LAND USE, NATURAL RESOURCES & WATER, 3PM, HR D
- HB 3180 Requires Department of Land Conservation and Development to study land use siting of solar photovolatic power generating facilities.
- HB 3179 Requires State Department of Energy to study permitting requirements for renewable energy facilities and to develop recommendations to improve permitting process.
- HB 3575 Instructs Water Resources Commission to make funding decisions for loans and grants awarded from Water Supply Development Account twice each year.
- HB 3368 Directs Water Resources Department to produce state of water resources report and basin water assessments.
HOUSE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, GENERAL GOVERNMENT & VETERANS, 1PM, HR A
- HB 2297 Requires Public Employees Retirement Board to study retirement credit for military service.
- HB 2283 Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement.
- HB 2284 Increases fees Public Employees Retirement Board may charge in connection with payment of public employee retirement benefits to alternate payee.
- HB 2285 Removes obsolete provisions relating to Social Security Revolving Account.
HOUSE HIGHER EDUCATION, 3PM, HR F
- HB 3560 Prohibits person from suing Higher Education Coordinating Commission for commission’s performance, or failure to perform, any duty, function or power relating to psilocybin products following effective date of Ballot Measure 109 (2020).
- HB 3563 Creates Oregon Youth Works Advisory Board to advise on and oversee implementation and alignment of youth workforce development programs for which Higher Education Coordinating Commission is responsible.
- HB 3456 Establishes Sexual Misconduct Survey Council.
HOUSE HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS, 8AM, HR F
- HB 3487 Requires Housing and Community Services Department to report to Legislative Assembly on homeownership disparities by September 15 of each even-numbered year.
- HB 3488 Requires Housing and Community Services Department to report to Legislative Assembly on homeownership disparities by September 15 of each even-numbered year.
- HB 3492 Directs Housing and Community Services Department by rule to establish and implement pilot program through which department cooperates with qualified lending institutions to provide 100 percent financing for residential property purchases to persons who qualify for special purpose credit programs.
- HB 3442 Requires local governments to allow development of certain affordable housing on certain lands within 100-year floodplain or subject to property development constraints under land use regulations related to natural disasters and hazards.
HOUSE JUDICIARY, 8AM, HR D
- HB 3213 Prohibits manufacturer from selling or offering to sell cosmetic developed through use of cosmetic animal test.
- HB 3214 Prohibits person from using specified types of animals in traveling animal act.
- HB 3571 Establishes immunity from prosecution for theft in first degree and civil liability for nonprofit animal rescue entity that takes possession of, keeps and disposes of cat or dog as provided in Act.
- SB 306 A Modifies statutes to allow for nonattorney associate members of the Oregon State Bar to practice law in certain scope of practice.
HOUSE REVENUE, 8:30AM, HR A
- SB 141 Updates connection date to federal Internal Revenue Code and other provisions of federal tax law.
HOUSE RULES, 1PM, HR C
- HB 2004 Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to offices of President of United States, United States Senator, Representative in Congress, Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and Attorney General.
- HB 3509 Establishes ranked choice voting as voting method for selecting winner of nomination for and election to nonpartisan state offices and county and city offices except where home rule charter applies.
JOINT TRANSPORTATION 5PM, HR F
- HB 2666 Requires the mass transit district known as TriMet to adopt ordinance to modify district boundaries to exclude specified territory.
- HB 2777 Authorizes city or county to impose public transit incentive surcharge on amount of any fine for violation of city’s or county’s motor vehicle parking code.
- HB 3170 Directs Department of Transportation to disclose personal information to mass transit district created under ORS chapter 267 for purpose of investigating and enforcing ordinances of mass transit district.
- HB 3171 Provides for confidentiality of communications made in peer support counseling session conducted by mass transit district.
Date: 2023-03-13 04:39
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