PUBLIC HEARING AND WORK SESSION

TAPES #149 and 150

HSB 69, HB 3046, HB 2294, HB 2961, HB 3044

HOUSE REVENUE COMMITTEE

MAY 8, 2007, 1:00 P.M.

Hearing Room A – State Capitol Building

Members Present: Rep. Phil Barnhart Chair

Rep. Tom Butler, Vice Chair

Rep. Tobias Read, Vice Chair

Rep. Vicki Berger

Rep. Scott Bruun

Rep. Sara Gelser

Rep. Andy Olson

Rep. Diane Rosenbaum

Rep. Brad Witt

Witnesses Present: Dale Penn, Director of Oregon Lottery

Gary Bauer, NW Natural

John Phillips, Department of Revenue

Roy Elicker, Department of Fish & Wildlife

Jonathan Manton, Legislative Assistant for Sen. Floyd Prozanski

Merle Weiner, Professor, University of Oregon School of Law

Staff Present: Paul Warner, Legislative Revenue Officer

Mazen Malik, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office

Chris Allanach, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office

Mary Ayala, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office

Carol Phillips, Committee Assistant

TAPE 145, SIDE A

003	Chair Barnhart	Calls meeting to order at 1:09 P.M.
004	Chair Barnhart	Announcements
023	Chair Barnhart	Opened Public Hearing on SB SB 69.
026	Mazen Malik	Mazen Malik, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office (Exhibit A)
050	Dale Penn	Dale Penn, Director of Oregon Lottery
110	Vice Chair Butler
117	Penn
127	Vice Chair Butler
130	Penn
139	Vice Chair Butler
158	Penn
181	Vice Chair Butler
186	Chair Barnhart
188	Rep. Witt
193	Penn
228	Rep. Witt
231	Penn
246	Rep. Witt
254	Penn
267	Rep. Bruun
273	Chair Barnhart
277	Chair Barnhart
282	Vice Chair Butler
285	Chair Barnhart
286	Vice Chair Butler
287	Chair Barnhart	Closed Public Hearing on SB 69.
290	Chair Barnhart	Opened Work Session on HB 3046.
294	Mary Ayala	Mary Ayala, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office (Exhibits B,C,D)
311	Chair Barnhart
313	Gary Bauer	Gary Bauer, NW Natural
326	Vice Chair Butler
338	Bauer
344	Rep. Witt
348	Bauer
360	Vice Chair Butler
368	John Phillips	John Phillips, Department of Revenue
373	Chair Barnhart
377	Vice Chair Butler	MOTION: MOVES -2 AMENDMENTS TO HB 3046 BE ADOPTED.
379	Chair Barnhart	ORDER: HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE CHAIR SO ORDERS.
383	Vice Chair Butler	MOTION: MOVES HB 3046 AS AMENDED TO THE FLO0OR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.
387	Chair Barnhart	ORDER: ROLL CALL VOTE: MEMBERS VOTING AYE: BERGER, BRUUN, BUTLER, GELSER, OLSON, READ, ROSENBAUM, WITT, BARNHART. MOTION PASSES: 9-0-0.
401	Chair Barnhart
405	Chair Barnhart	Closed Work Session on HB 3046.
409	Chair Barnhart	Opened Work Session on HB 2294.
412	Chris Allanach	Chris Allanach, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office (Exhibits E, F)
455	Chair Barnhart
463	Roy Elicker	Roy Elicker, Department of Fish & Wildlife
464	Chair Barnhart
475	Elicker
483	Chair Barnhart

TAPE 146, SIDE A

022	Elicker
026	Chair Barnhart
029	Elicker
040	Chair Barnhart
047	Elicker
050	Chair Barnhart
052	Elicker
066	Chair Barnhart
075	Vice Chair Butler
104	Elicker
107	Chair Barnhart
110	Vice Chair Butler	MOTION: MOVES –A3 AMENDMENTS TO HB 2294 BE ADOPTED.
113	Chair Barnhart	ORDER: HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE CHAIR SO ORDERS.
115	Vice Chair Butler	MOTION: MOVES HB 2294 AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.
117	Chair Barnhart	ORDER: ROLL CALL VOTE: MEMBERS VOTING AYE: BERGER, BRUUN, BUTLER, GELSER, OLSON, READ, ROSENBAUM, WITT, BARNHART. MOTION PASSES: 9-0-0.
125	Chair Barnhart
128	Rep. Berger
129	Vice Chair Butler
130	Rep. Berger
131	Chair Barnhart
132	Rep. Berger
133	Vice Chair Butler
139	Rep. Olson
141	Chair Barnhart	Closed Work Session on HB 2294.
142	Chair Barnhart	Opened Work Session on HB 2961.
148	Rep. Berger
151	Chair Barnhart
153	Jonathan Manton	Johathan Manton, Legislative Assistant for Sen. Floyd Prozanski
160	Rep. Rosenbaum
162	Chair Barnhart
163	Rep. Rosenbaum
164	Paul Warner	Paul Warner, Legislative Revenue Officer (Exhibits G, H)
174	Chair Barnhart
185	Vice Chair Butler
187	Manton
193	Chair Barnhart
195	Manton
198	Merle Weiner	Merle Weiner, Professor, University of Oregon School of Law
223	Chair Barnhart
224	Vice Chair Butler
227	Weiner
232	Chair Barnhart
234	Weiner
235	Chair Barnhart
236	Vice Chair Butler
237	Chair Barnhart	Closed Work Session on HB 2961.
243	Chair Barnhart	Opened Work Session on HB 3044.
246	Ayala	Exhibits I, J, K.
265	Chair Barnhart
266	Ayala
267	Chair Barnhart
270	Vice Chair Butler	MOTION: MOVES -1 AMENDMENTS TO HB 3044 BE ADOPTED.
279	Chair Barnhart
280	Rep. Gelser
292	Chair Barnhart	ORDER: HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE CHAIR SO ORDERS.
297	Vice Chair Butler	MOTION: MOVES HB 3044 AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.
300	Chair Barnhart	ORDER: ROLL CALL VOTE: MEMBERS VOTING AYE: BERGER, BRUUN, BUTLER, GELSER, OLSON, READ, ROSENBAUM, WITT, BARNHART. MOTION PASSES: 9-0-0.
314	Chair Barnhart	Closed Work Session on HB 3044.
319	Chair Barnhart	Adjourns meeting at 1:58 p.m.
Tape Index Submitted by:

Carol Phillips

House Committee Assistant

Exhibit Summary:

1. SB 69, Staff measure summary, Mazen Malik.
2. HB 3046, Staff measure summary, Mary Ayala.
3. HB 3046, Revenue impact statement, Mary Ayala.
4. HB 3046, -2 amendments, LRO staff.
5. HB 2294, Proposed Metrics for HB 2294-A, Chris Allanach.
6. HB 2294, -A3 amendments, LRO staff.
7. HB 2961, Fiscal staff measure summary, Paul Warner.
8. HB 2961, Revenue impact statement, Paul Warner.
9. HB 3044, Staff measure summary, Mary Ayala.
10. HB 3044, Revenue impact statement, Mary Ayala.
11. HB 3044, -1 amendments, LRO staff.
12. HB 2961, Written testimony, Merle Weiner.