SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
May 16, 2005 Hearing Room 343
1:00 P.M. Tapes 137 - 138
MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Ginny Burdick, Chair
Sen. Charles Starr, Vice-Chair
Sen. Floyd Prozanski
Sen. Vicki Walker
Sen. Doug Whitsett
MEMBER EXCUSED: Sen. Roger Beyer
Sen. Charlie Ringo
STAFF PRESENT: William E. Taylor, Counsel
Joe O'Leary, Counsel
Dale Penn, Committee Assistant
MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD:
SB 306 – Work Session
SB 948 – Work Session
HB 2230A – Public Hearing
SB 199 – 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.
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TAPE 137, A |
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Chair Burdick |
Calls the meeting to order at 1:25 p.m. and opens a work session on SB 306. |
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SB 306 – WORK SESSION |
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006 |
William E. Taylor |
Counsel. Describes SB 306 relating to increasing the criminal penalties for selling, giving, or otherwise providing alcoholic beverages to persons less than 21 years of age. Introduces and discusses the -2, -3, & the -4 amendments (EXHIBITS A – C). |
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Sen. Starr |
MOTION: Moves to RECONSIDER the vote by which the committee moved to ADOPT SB 306-3 amendments dated 5/11/05. |
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VOTE: 4-0-3 EXCUSED: 3 - Beyer, Ringo, Walker |
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035 |
Chair Burdick |
Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. |
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037 |
Sen. Starr |
MOTION: Moves SB 306 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation. |
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VOTE: 5-0-2 EXCUSED: 2 - Beyer, Ringo |
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040 |
Chair Burdick |
Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. BURDICK will lead discussion on the floor. |
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042 |
Chair Burdick |
Closes the work session on SB 306 and opens a work session on SB 948. |
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SB 948 – WORK SESSION |
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043 |
William E. Taylor |
Counsel. Describes SB 948 relating to directing the court to suspend the driving privileges and the right to apply for driving privileges for a period not to exceed one year if a person provides alcoholic liquor to a person under the age of 21 years in violation of the law. Introduces and describes the -4 amendment (EXHIBIT D). |
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Taylor |
Discusses subsection 7 & 8 of the -4 amendment. |
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104 |
Sen. Walker |
Asks about the -4 amendment. |
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107 |
Taylor |
States that the -2 and -3 amendments are incorporated into the -4 amendment. |
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120 |
Sen. Walker |
Stresses that taking someone’s driving privileges away from them has no connection to the violation of providing alcohol to a minor. |
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131 |
Sen. Prozanski |
Clarifies the importance of this bill; describes the effects of the -4 amendment. Describes the programs that benefit from this bill (fines, etc.). Talks about the legal nexus between the violation of providing alcohol to a minor and the repercussion of the removal of driving privileges. |
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186 |
Sen. Prozanski |
Stresses that the driving privileges removal would not go into effect until the second violation at the least. |
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190 |
Chair Burdick |
Commends the individuals who worked on this bill. |
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200 |
Sen. Starr |
MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 948-4 amendments dated 5/16/05. |
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VOTE: 4-1-2 AYE: 4 - Prozanski, Starr C., Whitsett, Burdick NAY: 1 - Walker EXCUSED: 2 - Beyer, Ringo |
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208 |
Chair Burdick |
The motion CARRIES. |
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209 |
Sen. Starr |
MOTION: Moves SB 948 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation. |
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VOTE: 4-1-2 AYE: 4 - Prozanski, Starr C., Whitsett, Burdick NAY: 1 - Walker EXCUSED: 2 - Beyer, Ringo |
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217 |
Chair Burdick |
The motion CARRIES. SEN. PROZANSKI will lead discussion on the floor. |
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220 |
Chair Burdick |
Closes the work session on SB 948 and opens a public hearing on HB2230A. |
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HB 2230A – PUBLIC HEARING |
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Joe O’Leary |
Counsel. Describes HB 2230A relating to defining “economic damages” for purposes of restitution. |
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258 |
Connie Gallagher |
Director, Crime Victims’ Assistance, Department of Justice. Submits testimony from herself and Michael D. Schrunk, Multnomah County District Attorney, and testifies in support of HB 2230A (EXHIBITS E & F). |
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Gallagher |
Continues reading testimony in support of HB 2230A (Exhibit E). |
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328 |
Fred Boss |
Assistant Attorney General. Submits testimony and testifies in support of HB 2230A (EXHIBIT G). Defines pecuniary and economic damages. |
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380 |
Boss |
Talks about the payment order when there are multiple victims in a crime. |
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392 |
Chair Burdick |
Asks if this bill conflicts with HB 2222A. |
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401 |
O’Leary |
Discusses the differences between HB 2222A and HB 2230A. |
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428 |
Boss |
Stresses that the two bills address different sections of the law (restitution as compared to third party judgments in civil lawsuits). |
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443 |
Walt Beglau |
Marion County District Attorney. Testifies in support of HB 2230A. |
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TAPE 138, A |
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Kelly Skye |
Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Submits testimony and testifies in opposition to HB 2230A (EXHIBIT H). |
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028 |
O’Leary |
Details the vote in the House Judiciary Committee and on the floor of the House for HB 2230A. |
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035 |
Skye |
Discusses the differences between the pecuniary and economic damages. |
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080 |
Skye |
Addresses legislation they are supporting that expands restitution rights to the victim. |
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091 |
Chair Burdick |
Inquires about the correlation between these bills and the Blakely case. |
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097 |
Skye |
Stresses that this bill relates to different sections of the law than Blakely. |
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148 |
Chair Burdick |
Closes the public hearing on HB 2230A and opens a work session on SB 199. |
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SB 199 – WORK SESSION |
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152 |
Joe O’Leary |
Counsel. Describes SB 199 relating to requiring the court, upon request by a district attorney, to enter a protective order prohibiting the copying or disseminating of evidence of sexually explicit nature in cases involving a sexual offense involving a visual recording of a child engaged in sexual conduct. Introduces the -2 amendment and a hand-engrossed version including the -2 amendment (EXHIBITS I & J). |
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200 |
Sen. Starr |
MOTION: Moves to ADOPT SB 199-2 amendments dated 5/9/05. |
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VOTE: 5-0-2 EXCUSED: 2 - Beyer, Ringo |
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202 |
Chair Burdick |
Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. |
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203 |
Sen. Starr |
MOTION: Moves SB 199 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation. |
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VOTE: 5-0-2 EXCUSED: 2 - Beyer, Ringo |
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208 |
Chair Burdick |
Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. WALKER will lead discussion on the floor. |
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228 |
Chair Burdick |
Closes the work session on SB 199 and adjourns the meeting at 2:10 p.m. |
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EXHIBIT SUMMARY