HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT

 

June 02, 2005 Hearing Room B

8:30 A.M.          Tape  53

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:            Rep. Vicki Berger, Chair

Rep. Peter Buckley, Vice-Chair

Rep. Mac Sumner, Vice-Chair

Rep. Kevin Cameron

Rep. Sal Esquivel

Rep. Larry Galizio

Rep. Brad Witt

 

STAFF PRESENT:                  Caralyn Fischer, Committee Administrator

Jania Zeeb, Committee Assistant

 

MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD:        

SJR 31 – Public Hearing and 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 53, A

003

Chair Berger

Calls the meeting to order at 8:36 a.m. and opens a public hearing on SJR 31.

SJR 31 – PUBLIC HEARING

006

Cara Fischer

Committee Administrator.  Summarizes SJR 31.

013

Senator Avel Gordly

Senate District 23.  Testifies in support of SJR 31 and introduces Sean Cruz. 

027

Sean Cruz

Legislative Aid, Sen. Gordly.  Testifies in support of SJR 31.  Discusses SJR 31 and gives information on what happened with the joint resolution on the senate side. 

050

Chair Berger

Notes that Mr. Pepper was born in Salem.

054

Sen. Gordly

Asks Mr. Cruz to tell the committee about the discovery with his house.

059

Cruz

Relates a story of a house that he bought, which turned out to be Mr. Pepper’s former home. 

088

Chair Berger

Closes the public hearing on SJR 31 and opens a work session on SJR 31.

SJR 31 – WORK SESSION

090

Rep. Sumner

MOTION:  Moves SJR 31 be sent to the floor with a BE ADOPTED recommendation.

 

 

VOTE:  7-0-0

 

Chair Berger

Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.

REP. DINGFELDER will lead discussion on the floor.

100

Sen. Gordly

Encourages the committee to listen to Mr. Pepper’s music. 

112

Chair Berger

Closes the work session on SJR 31 and adjourns the meeting at 8:46 a.m.

 

 

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

 

No exhibits submitted