HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ADVANCING E-GOVERNMENT

May 22, 2001 Hearing Room 357

1:00 PM Tapes 53-54-55

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Jim Hill, Chair

Rep. Rob Patridge, Vice-Chair

Rep. Kathy Lowe

MEMBER EXCUSED:

STAFF PRESENT: Mark Jolley, Committee Administrator

Alice Morton, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: SB 755A – Work Session

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

TAPE/#	Speaker		Comments
TAPE 53, A
005	Chair Hill		Calls the committee to order at 1:10 p.m. and opens work session on SB 755A.
SB 755 A – Work Session
010	Mark Jolley	Committee Administrator. Explains SB 755A, with –7 amendments, (EXHIBIT A) which prohibits use of credit cards, checks or electronic funds transfers in collection of debts from unlawful gambling using Internet. .
015	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 755-7 amendments dated 5/15/01.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
022	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves SB 755 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
025	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves SB 755 be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
		VOTE: 3-0
027	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
028	Chair Hill	Closes work session on SB 755 and opens work session on SB 400.
SB 400A – Work Session
032	Mark Jolley	Explains SB 400 A, which modifies the interagency shared information system.
047	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves SB 400A to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
050	Rep. Lowe	MOTION: Moves SB 400A be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
052	Chair Hill	Closes work session on SB 400A and opens work session on SB 401.
SB 401 – Work Session
055	Jolley	Explains the bill.
056	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves SB 401 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
060	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves SB 401 be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
062	Chair Hill	Closes work session on SB 401 and opens work session SB 846.
SB 846 – Work Session
063	Jolley	Explains the bill, SB 846A, -4 amendments that relate to the No Call List.
065	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 846A-4 amendments dated 05/20/01.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
069	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves SB 846A to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
070	Rep. Lowe	MOTION: Moves SB 846A be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
075	Chair Hill	Closes work session on SB 846 and opens a work session on SJR 17.
SJR 17 – Work Session
080	Jolley	Explains the bill and –1 amendment.
087	Chair Hill	Further explains the amendment.
095	Rep. Patridge	Says he agrees with Rep. Lowe’s objections and feels it is too narrow and inappropriate.
100	Rep. Hill	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SJR 17--1 amendments dated 5/20/01.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
105	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves SJR 17 be sent to the floor with a BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED recommendation.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. Chair Hill will carry the bill.
110	Rep. Lowe	Says this is a dumb way to carry on the business of the state.
137`	Chair Hill	Closes work session on SJR 17 and opens work session on SB 273.
SB 273 – Work Session
140	Jolley	Explains the bill and –1 amendments, which elaborates and clarifies the purpose and makeup of the council.
150	Doris Penwell	Oregon Economic & Community Development Department (OECDD). Explains the amendment, which is a result of concern from the last meeting in that there was lack of specificity regarding the membership of the council.
177	Rep. Patridge	Objects to the large number of members and says OECDD ought to be able to do their job without it and they need to be more focused. Notes this bill is a poor way to do it.
188	Penwell	Responds and explains. Notes that they will make recommendations to sunset the council as it moves on.
212	Rep. Lowe	Makes comments supporting the amendment. Wants assurance that there are performance perameters for the plan.
220	Penwell	Says they don’t have a plan yet, and this is why they need it.
243	Jim Kunan	Businessman. Speaks in support of the bill. Says it is business people who will be on the council.
354	Rep. Lowe	Makes comments related to the bill.
371	Rep. Lowe	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 273 –1 amendments dated 5/20/01.
		VOTE: 3-0
374	Rep. Patridge	Says he will vote for them only because they are better than the original bill.
375	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
378	Chair Hill	Closes work session on SB 273 and opens a work session on SB 765.
SB 765 – Work Session
396	Jolley	Explains that there are no amendments and the bill has a subsequent referral to the Ways & Means Committee.
443	Rep Patridge	Says the bill does nothing, the governor appoints all the members, and it is just another level of bureaucracy.
TAPE 54, A
035	Bill Penhollow	Association of Oregon Counties. Speaks in support of the bill.
054	Rep Patridge	Asks why they didn’t just add more members to another advisory body.
056	Penhollow	Says that advisory council will be sunset and the other advisory council also has a lot of work to do with its own agenda first.
140	Committee	Continues question and answer with Mr. Penhollow.
160	Chair Hill	Suggests making changes and bringing it back to work session on Thursday. Closes work session on SB 765 and opens work session on HB 2488.
HB 2488 – Work Session
172	Jolley	Explains HB 2488 –2 amendments which allows OECDD to establish up to 6 electronic commerce zones.
190	Doug Riggs	Lobbyist. Submits written comments and explains the amendment to HB 2488, EXHIBIT
274	Rep Patridge	Asks for clarification of section 1 of the amendments.
350	Doris Penwell	OECDD. Makes clarifying comments related to the amendment and enterprise zones.
395	Rep. Lowe	Requests recess at 2:03 p.m. and ends recess at 2:15 p.m.
411	Rep Patridge	Asks testimony to highlight the differences in the amendments.
TAPE 53, B The tape started when the meeting was recessed.
157	Tom Gallangher	PG and E National Energy Group. Explains amendments on page 1, section 19, and feels the outcome is simpler, that they are simply amendments to existing enterprise zones, and it would put the counties in charge of the enterprise zones.
170	Chair Hill	Says he is willing to bring the bill back at another meeting, but the intention is not to deal with 2790.
184	Robin Freeman	Oregon PUD Association. Says they do not have a position on this bill and instead have another amendment.
194	Tom O’Connor	Oregon Municipal Electric Utilities. Says he worked with Tom Gallagher on this and states his interest in it.
206	Andrea Fogue	League of Oregon Cities. Explains their position on the bill.
218	Rep. Lowe	Asks if ratepayers of Oregon get preferential treatment, or will the electric generators sell the energy elsewhere.
235	Tom Gallagher	Responds that they will try but if there are more customers in Oregon it will not be a good policy decision.
292	Rep. Lowe	Asks if the workers will come from out of state, and does this bill address that factor in any way.
298	Gallagher	Says it will be hard to find qualified workers, but they will try with certain amendments.
336	Jessica Harris	Associated General Contractors. Says the sections on labor will not benefit the group she represents. Says these are public works contracts with tax credits.
380	Chair Hill	Says there are tangible benefits and makes additional comments.
414	Harris	Says they fundamentally disagree, saying it is too hard to hire qualified local when they are not available.
447	Shawn Miller	Lobbyist. Says his client group has opposed these amendments throughout the session and asks they not be moved forward.
TAPE 54, B
031	Julie Brandeis	Associated Oregon Industries. Testifies regarding the bill.
047	Rep Patridge	Says the bill will be rescheduled for work session for the next meeting. Recesses meeting at 3:35 p.m. Restarts at 3:45 p.m. and opens work session on SB 608B.
SB 608 B – Work Session
056	Jolley	Explains the SB 608.
073	Rep Rosenbaum	State Representative. Further explains the –12 amendments.
080	Chair Hill	Asks Rep. Walker if she has a clean set of the –8 amendments.
092	Rep. Walker	Comments on the -10 amendment. to minority report B-engrossed SB 608. Says she has not seen the –12 amendments, but mentions some proposed changes.
126	Greg Chaimov	Legislative Counsel. Says his role is to provide the general constitutional validity and that the bill is constitutional and further explains variables that may be considered.
158	Holly Robinson	Deputy Legislative Counsel. Speaks to the differences of the –8 and –10 amendments. (EXHIBIT) 3 sets. Says –12 is broader and will cover more entities. Also says the B-10’s
327	Robinson	Continues presentation.
333	Rep. Patridge	Says his concern is that these two amendments reference IRS codes and asks Mr. Costanga to speak to that.
366	Rep. Lowe	Asks if there is any problem with the California statutory language.
372	Robinson	Says she knows of no problems and these are from the California legal code.
386	Robert Costanga	Lobbyist, Catholic Conference. Cites portions of the amendments that are inadequate by his opinion. Says it would be too limiting.
TAPE 55, A
055	Chair Hill	Asks for clarification of the corporate business-Catholic church and the general Catholic church.
075	Costanga	Responds and stresses the church’s 1^st amendment rights.
130	Rep Patridge	Says he appreciates what he said, but, what’s a definitional stand. Says he wants s to work constructively and he feels they are not being constructive.
178	Rep Witt	Testifies, says that the state does not have the right to mandate coverage of contraceptives.
423	Rep. Walker	Makes her statement for the record.
423	Chair Hill	Says that the House is under a vote call and concludes the meeting. Says they will bring this bill plus others back on Thursday at 1:00 in HR B. Adjourns the meeting at 3:37 p.m.

Submitted By, Reviewed By,

Alice Morton, Mark Jolley,

Committee Assistant Committee Administrator

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

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