SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY

May 23, 2003 Hearing Room B

10:10 a.m. Tape 71

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Bill Morrisette, Chair

Sen. Bill Fisher, Vice-Chair

Sen. Frank Shields

Sen. Vicki Walker

MEMBERS ABSENT: Sen. Charles Starr

Sen. John Minnis

STAFF PRESENT: Marjorie Taylor, Administrator

Megan Jensen, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: SB 540 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 71, A
004	Chair Morrisette	Convenes meeting at 10:12 a.m. and opens a work session on SB 540.
SB 540 – WORK SESSIOIN
010	Sen. Fisher		MOTION: Moves SB 540 to the Senate Special Committee on the Oregon Health Plan WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION as to passage and the SUBSEQUENT REFERRAL to the committee on Ways and Means BE RESCINDED.
015	Chair Morrisette		Provides an overview of SB 540.
			VOTE: 4-0 AYE: In a roll call vote, all members present vote Aye. EXCUSED: 2 – Minnis; Starr, C.
025	Chair Morrisette		The motion CARRIES. Closes work session on SB 540 and adjourns meeting at 10:17 a.m.