HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ADVANCING E-GOVERNMENT

May 24, 2001 Hearing Room B

1:00 PM Tapes 56 - 57

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: WORK SESSION – HB 2488, HB 3696A, HB 2659 SB 273,

SB 765A, SB 608B,

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 56, A
005	Chair Hill	Calls committee to order at 1:05 p.m. and opens work session on HB 3696
HB 3696 – Work Session
010	Mark Jolley	Explains HB 2488.
012	Cindy Finleyson	Portland General Electric. Testifies in support of the –8 amendments.
031	Jay Dudley	Counsel, Portland General Electric. Explains the –8 amendment point by point (EXHIBIT A).
045	Rep Lowe	Asks for clarification and an example of the proposal.
050	Jay Dudley	Explains and gives an example.
121	Marc Hellman	Public Utilities Commission. Testifies in support of the –8 amendments and offers written comments (EXHIBIT B).
151	Rep. Lowe	Asks clarifying question regarding consumer protection language and if it is common for the Commission to surrender their power to change rates.
165	Hellman	Responds with benefits of the language.
205	Gary Conkling	Lobbyist representing Industrial Customers for NW Utilities. Say they have a conceptual agreement and that it will not be complete on the timeline given by the committee.
225	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT HB 3696-8 amendments dated 5/24/01.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
230	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves HB 3696A to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
		VOTE: 3-0
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
		Rep. Lowe will carry the bill.
242	Chair Hill	Closes work session HB 3696 and opens work session on HB 2488.
HB 2488 – Work Session
250	Rep. Lowe	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT HB 2488-2 amendments dated 5/24/01.
		VOTE: 2-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Patridge
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
254	Rep. Lowe	MOTION: Moves HB 2488 be referred to COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL FUNDING AND TAX FAIRNESS by PRIOR REFERENCE with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
		VOTE: 2-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Patridge
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
257	Chair Hill	Closes work session on HB 2488 and opens work session on SB 608.
SB 608 – Work Session
265	Rep. Cheryl Walker	Testifies regarding the current amendments to the bill and supports the –19 amendment (EXHIBIT C).
300	Rep. Rosenbaum	Testifies in support on –19 amendments.
325	Rep. Lowe	Complements those working on the process and their collaboration in bringing the issue forward.
360	Robert Costagna	Oregon Catholic Conference. Testifies and says they support the –11, the - 13, - 18 amendments (EXHIBIT D) and opposes the –19 amendments.
427	Rep. Witt	Testifies against the –19 amendments and supplies printed materials (EXHIBIT E).
TAPE 57, A
040	Dave Fidanque	ACLU. Testifies regarding the tenets of separation of church and state.
067	Chair hill	Asks so does that mean we can’t allow exemptions.
100	Rep. Lowe	Asks if he knows anymore about the California case where the catholic church sued about a similar law..
125	Fidanque	Says he does not know more.
135	Rep. Lowe	Asks that the California case be made a part of the record. (EXHIBIT F).
140	Fidanque	Comments further on the separation of church and state.
145	Rep. Cheryl Walker	Further comments on the separation of church and state concept and on other amendments that she opposes. Includes 11,13, and 18.
186	Costagna	Gives additional comments on the California case and reads from an organizational letter and that he did not intend to mislead the committee. Also speaks regarding the recent federal OECC rule
245	Rep. Rosenbaum	Speaks to the California contraception case.
274	Sen. Castillo	Speaks in support of the bill and says there are over 20 states that have this law.
304	Gail Attenbery	Oregon Right to Life. Testifies in support of the –13 and –18 amendments and opposes the –18 amendments.
373	John Power	Lobbyist representing Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield. Says SB 608 is a very good bill and states for the record that he would like to work with the opponent regarding the –19 amendments.
414	Marcia Kelly	Women’s Rights Coalition. Testifies as strongly in favor of the –19 amendments.
440	Chair Hill	Says there will be a meeting on Friday at 2pm that will be a work session only, that there will be no testimony. Closes work session on SB 608 and opens work session on SB 765.
Tape 56, B
SB 765 – Work Session
030	Rep. Lowe	MOTION: Moves SB 765A to the WAYS and MEANS committee with a DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.
		VOTE: 2-0 EXCUSED: 1 - Patridge
	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
038	Chair Hill	Closes work session on SB 765 and opens work session on SB 273.
SB 273 – Work Session
040	Don Kramer	Attorney. Testifies and supplies written materials (EXHIBIT F).
074	Chair Hill	Says they will being the bill back and stresses timelines to consider in the implementation of the project.
085	Chair Hill	Closes work session on SB 273.
HB 2659 – Work Session
090	Chair Hill	Opens and closes work session on HB 2659.
094	Chair Hill	Adjourns the meeting at 3:30 p.m.

Submitted By, Reviewed By,

Alice Morton, Mark Jolley,

Committee Assistant Committee Administrator

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A – HB 3696A, -8 amendments, Cindy Findleyson, 10pp.

B – HB 3696A, -8 amendments, written comments, Marc Hellman, PUC, 2pp.

C – HB 2488, -2 amendments, staff, 11pp.

D – SB 608, B, -19 amendments, Rep. Cherryl Walker, 2pp.

E – SB 608, B, -11, -13, -18 amendments, Robert Costangna, 4pp.

F – SB 6008, printed material, Rep. Witt, 2pp.

G – SB 608, written materials, California lawsuit ralted to SB 608, Rep. Lowe, 3pp.

H – SB 273, written memo, Don Krahmer, 2pp.