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PUBLIC HEARING AND WORK SESSION: HB 2399 A, HB 2379 B |
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PUBLIC HEARING: HB 3582, HB 2152 A |
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TAPES 162, A |
JULY 29,
2003 9:00 AM STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
Members Present: Senator Ryan Deckert, Chair
Senator Ted
Ferrioli, Vice Chair
Senator
Lenn Hannon
Senator
Charlie Ringo
Members Excused: Senator Tony Corcoran
Senator
Bruce Starr
Witnesses Present: Mike Dewey, Oregon Cable Telecommunications
Association
Pete
Shepherd, Deputy Attorney General
Jim
Edge, Department of Human Services
Representative
Dave Hunt, District 40
Jon
Oshel, Association of Oregon Counties
Staff Present: Paul
Warner, Legislative Revenue Office
Mazen
Malik, Legislative Revenue Office
Tara
Lantz, Committee Assistant
TAPE
162, SIDE A
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Chair Deckert |
Calls meeting to order at 9:11 am. |
OPENS PUBLIC HEARING ON HB
2399 A
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Mike Dewey |
Discusses history and offers support
for HB 2399 because the tax, which adds up to over 10 percent, was found to
be Unconstitutional in court. Notes that it has been found Unconstitutional
interstate. |
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Sen. Deckert |
Asks about if a recent event at the
Rose Garden would have qualified for the tax. |
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Dewey |
Responds that it was high profile,
but not a pay-per-view event. |
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Pete Shepherd |
Adds to the discussion on the court
case decision. |
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Sen. Deckert |
Asks what will happen if they don’t
pass the bill. |
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Shepherd |
Predicts that any litigation against
them would be successful. |
CLOSES PUBLIC HEARING ON HB
2399 A
OPENS WORK SESSION ON HB
2399 A
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Sen. Hannon |
MOTION: MOVES HB 2399 A TO THE
SENATE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION. |
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Sen. Deckert |
ORDER: ROLL CALL VOTE: MOTION
PASSES: 4-0-2. SENATORS ANSWERING AYE: HANNON,
RINGO, FERRIOLI, DECKERT. SENATORS EXCUSED: CORCORAN, STARR. Sen. Hannon will carry the bill on
the Senate Floor. |
OPENS PUBLIC HEARING ON HB 2152
A
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Jim Edge |
Explains HB 2152 A, which extends
the 10 cent cigarette tax for 10 years. Offers support for the bill because
it provides funds for the services available to low income smokers. |
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Sen. Deckert |
Asks when the 10 cent tax was
adopted. |
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Edge |
Responds that he doesn’t know. |
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Paul Warner |
Responds that it was the 1993
session. |
CLOSES PUBLIC HEARING ON HB
2152 A
OPENS WORK SESSION ON HB 2379
B
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Sen. Hannon |
States that there was another bill
that dealt with a separate issue that passed out of the Senate last week and
that it is their obligation to pass this out. |
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Mazen Malik |
Notes that the –B9 amendments need
to be adopted to resolve conflicts. |
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Sen. Hannon |
MOTION: MOVES HB 2379-B9 AMENDMENTS
DATED 5/30/03 BE ADOPTED. |
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Sen. Deckert |
ORDER: HEARING NO OBJECTION, MOTION
PASSES: 4-0-2. SENATORS EXCUSED: CORCORAN, STARR. |
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Sen. Hannon |
MOTION: MOVES HB 2379 B TO THE
SENATE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS AS AMENDED RECOMMENDATION. |
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Sen. Ferrioli |
States that this bill was being held
hostage with another bill and that he is happy to support the motion. |
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Sen. Ringo |
Agrees with Sen. Ferrioli that this
bill should be moved as soon as possible. |
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Sen. Deckert |
ORDER: HEARING NO OBJECTION, MOTION
PASSES: 4-0-2. SENATORS EXCUSED: CORCORAN, STARR. Sen. Carter will carry the bill on
the Senate Floor. |
CLOSES WORK SESSION ON HB
2379 B
OPENS PUBLIC HEARING ON HB
3582
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Rep. Hunt |
Testifies in support of HB 3582
because it would provide accountability for the study being done. Addresses
suggestion that the bill be changed into the form of a budget note. |
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Jon Oshel |
Testifies that the Association of
Oregon Counties recognizes the need for the study and supports the bill. |
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Sen. Hannon |
Asks who is supposed to be paying
for the study. |
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Oshel |
Responds that the current plan is to
fund the study through revenues currently within the Association of Oregon
Counties’ budget. |
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Sen. Hannon |
States that he doesn’t understand
how they are coming up with this large amount of money when they are always
asking the Legislature for more. Asks about the jurisdiction the Association
of Counties has over ODOT and other agencies. |
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Rep. Hunt |
Responds that the workgroup would
not have the authority to direct other agencies, but the agencies would be
directed to assist the workgroup through this legislation. |
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Sen. Ringo |
Asks what sort of legal entity the
association of Oregon counties is. |
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Oshel |
Responds that they are a public
agency but not under the state. |
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Rep. Hunt |
Responds that there are several
places in statute where they direct organizations that receive public funds
but are not state agencies. |
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Warner |
Clarifies that the legislature does
have the authority to direct agencies that are using state money. |
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Sen. Ringo |
States that it is his opinion that
the state could decide where money given the agencies should go, but not to
direct them in their general operations.
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CLOSES PUBLIC HEARING ON HB
3582
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Sen. Deckert |
Adjourns meeting at 9:37 am. |
Tape Log Submitted by,
Tara Lantz, Committee
Assistant
Exhibit Summary: