HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ADVANCING E-GOVERNMENT

June 30, 2001 Hearing Room E

1:00 AM Tape 65-66

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Jim Hill, Chair

Rep. Rob Patridge, Vice-Chair

Rep. Kathy Lowe

MEMBER EXCUSED:

STAFF PRESENT: Janet Adkins, Committee Administrator

Alice Morton, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: SB 479B – Work Session

HJR 51 – Public Hearing

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 63, A
005	Chair Hill	Calls the meeting to order at 1:35 am and opens a work session on SB 479B.
SB 479A – Work Session
007	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 479B-9 amendments dated 6/28/01.
010	Chair Hill	Calls for discussion.
012	Rep. Lowe	Expresses her lack of support for the amendment
		VOTE: 3-0
020	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
025	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves SB 479B to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
030	Rep. Lowe	Again, voices her strong concern about what will happen to the cities with this bill.
		VOTE: 3-0
040	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
		Rep. Patridge will carry the bill.
050	Chair Hill	Says the committee will recess until 3:00 p.m.
		The committee reconvenes at 4:15 p.m.
HJR 51 – Public Hearing
055	Janet Adkins	Committee Administrator. Explains HJR 51, which proposes amend to Oregon Constitution to limit government appropriations to specified percentage of personal income.
065	Rich Peppers	OPEU. Testifies in opposition to HJR 51.
0909	Mary bodkin	ASFMEWd. Testifies opposing HJR 51 and supplies printed materials (EXHIBIT A).
112	Tricia Smith	Lobbyist. Testifies against HJR 51. Notes the originator of the measure is not in attendance. Notes passing the measure would be without any public input.
160	Amy Hunter	American Federation of Teachers. Opposes the bill and explains the margin by which Measure 8 was defeated? In response to Rep. Lowe’s question.
170	Patrick Green	HISCO?. Opposes the measure and explains their rationale.
180	Ellen Lowe	Lobbyist representing low-income persons. Opposes the measure. Notes the probable domino effect of this measure.
225	Marcia Kelly	Representing Women’s Rights Coalition. Indicates they are on record opposing the bill.
260	Bill Penhollow	Oregon Association of Counties. Opposes the bill and explains how HJR 51 will affect local governments.
300	Andrea …	Oregon League of Cities. Opposed the bill.
335	Rep. Lowe	Says she sees this bill as negative and that it is sad to even be considering it. Further explains that the growth in government funds is eaten up by voter approved initiatives, such as Measure 11 which takes up billions of dollars, but for that we would be paying lower taxes. This proposal is irresponsible.
395	Chair Hill	Asks for explanation of the lines of the bill….
398	Joan Robinson	Legislative Council. Explains the ideas on specific lines for Chair Hill. Says ‘revenues’ is not defined in the measure and that makes her nervous.
440	Chair Hill	Clarifies what he heard her say
450	Robinson	Replies to his comments.
TAPE 66, A
040	Chair Hill	Asks if there are others who wish to speak to the bill.
045	Chair Hill	Closes the public hearing on HJR 51 and adjourns the committee at 4:45 p.m.