SENATE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT
April 21, 2003 Hearing
Room HR B
3:00 P.M. Tape
45
MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Tony Corcoran, Chair
Sen. John Minnis, Vice-Chair
Sen. Bruce Starr
Sen. Vicki Walker
STAFF PRESENT: Mark Ellsworth, Committee
Administrator
Heather Gravelle, Committee
Assistant
MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: HB
2401 – Public Hearing and Work Session
HB 3581 A – Public
Hearing and Work Session
HB 2818 – Work
Session
HB 2227 A – Work
Session
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Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact
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Speaker |
Comments |
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005 |
Chair Corcoran |
Calls the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. Opens a public
hearing on HB 2401. |
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HB 2401
– PUBLIC HEARING |
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010 |
Steve Delaney |
PERS. Legislative Liaison. Explains the intent of HB
2401. States it will allow PERS to recoup administrative costs for special
requests made by members. PERS Board began looking at the issue by requests
of Ways and Means from last session. |
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022 |
Chair Corcoran |
Asks if there is there any opposition. |
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024 |
Delaney |
States no opposition. |
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025 |
Sen. Minnis |
Inquires how the people affected will be identified. |
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030 |
Delaney |
Responds they don’t have a plan currently. Explains
they were seeking approval first. States what they have been doing up to this
point. Adds the plan is to located the people and pay them out. |
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035 |
Sen. Minnis |
Suggests search firms who will locate the people. Adds
there is a charge involved. |
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045 |
Chair Corcoran |
Closes the public hearing on HB 2401. Opens a public
hearing on HB 3581. |
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HB 3581
– PUBLIC HEARING |
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055 |
Rep. Derrick Kitts |
District 30. Testifies in support of HB 3581. States
pro-wrestling should not be regulated; it is for entertainment purposes only.
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075 |
Stan Pulliam |
Testifies in support of HB
3581. Provides written testimony on behalf of Rep. Tootie Smith, and J.E.
Isaac. (EXHIBIT A, B) Explains the intent of HB 3581.
States it deregulates entertainment wrestling, and puts the industry in line
with 49 other states. Adds this change will bring jobs to Portland and money
to the State of Oregon. |
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110 |
Chair Corcoran |
Agrees pro-wrestling is entertainment, not a sport. |
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115 |
Sen. Margaret Carter |
District 22. Testifies in support of HB 3581.
Explains HB 3581 will bring money into the State of Oregon. Expresses at
least 15 million dollars annually. |
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125 |
Chair Corcoran |
Closes the public hearing on HB 3581. Opens a work
session on HB 3581. |
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HB 3581
– WORK SESSION |
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130 |
Sen.
Minnis |
MOTION: Moves HB 3581
to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation. |
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VOTE: 4-0 |
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135 |
Chair
Corcoran |
Hearing no
objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN.
CARTER will lead discussion on the floor. |
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145 |
Chair Corcoran |
Closes the work session on HB 3581. Opens a work session
on HB 2401. |
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HB 2401
– WORK SESSION |
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165 |
Steve Delaney |
PERS. Legislative Liaison. Explains again for the
record the intent of HB 2401. |
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175 |
Sen.
Minnis |
MOTION:
Moves HB 2401 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation. |
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VOTE: 4-0 |
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185 |
Chair
Corcoran |
Hearing no
objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN.
CORCORAN will lead discussion on the floor. |
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195 |
Chair Corcoran |
Closes the work session on HB 2401. Opens a work
session on HB 2818. |
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HB 2818
– WORK SESSION |
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200 |
Mark Ellsworth |
Committee Administrator. Explains the intent of the
-1 amendment. |
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205 |
Burton Weast |
Special Districts Association of Oregon. Explains
the intent of HB 2818. States it will make the law consistent with regards to
annexing. Provides overview of the -1 amendment. Explains it was 10%, and has
been re-drafted to reflect 20%. |
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215 |
Chair Corcoran |
Notes the -1 amendment states line 15, not line 13. |
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218 |
Weast |
Agrees the amendment was drafted incorrectly. Adds
line 13 should have been amended, not line 15. |
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220 |
Sen.
Minnis |
MOTION: Moves
to SUSPEND the rules for the purpose of a conceptually amendment to HB 2818. |
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VOTE: 4-0 |
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230 |
Chair
Corcoran |
Hearing no
objection, declares the motion CARRIED. |
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245 |
Sen.
Minnis |
MOTION: Moves to
conceptually amend HB 2818 line 13, page 1, to delete the number 10 and
insert the number 20. |
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265 |
Sen.
Minnis |
MOTION: Moves HB
2818 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation. |
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VOTE: 4-0 |
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270 |
Chair
Corcoran |
Hearing no
objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. STARR
will lead discussion on the floor. |
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275 |
Chair Corcoran |
Closes the work session on HB 2818. Opens a work
session on HB 2227 A. |
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HB 2227
A – WORK SESSION |
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300 |
Sen.
Minnis |
MOTION: Moves to
SUSPEND the rules for the purpose of reconsidering HB 2227 A and the –A2
amendments. |
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VOTE: 4-0 |
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305 |
Chair
Corcoran |
Hearing no
objection, declares the motion CARRIED. |
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310 |
Sen.
Minnis |
MOTION: Moves
adoption of the –A2 amendments to HB 2227 A. |
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VOTE: 4-0 |
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315 |
Chair
Corcoran |
Hearing no
objection, declares the motion CARRIED. |
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315 |
Sen.
Minnis |
MOTION: Moves HB
2227 A to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation. |
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VOTE: 4-0 |
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320 |
Chair
Corcoran |
Hearing no
objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. STARR
will lead discussion on the floor. |
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325 |
Chair Corcoran |
Closes the work session on HB 2227 A. Adjourns the
meeting at 3:25 p.m. |
EXHIBIT
SUMMARY
A
–HB 3581, written testimony, Rep. Tootie Smith, 1 p
B – HB 3581, written testimony, J.E. Isaac, 1 p