WORK SESSION & INFORMATIONAL MEETING

 

TAPES #163 AND 164

 

HB 3265, HB 3047 A, HB 3455, HB 2530

 

HOUSE REVENUE COMMITTEE

MAY 16, 2007, 1:00 P.M.

Hearing Room A – State Capitol Building

 

Members Present:                        Rep. Phil Barnhart Chair

                        Rep. Tobias Read, Vice Chair

                        Rep. Vicki Berger

                        Rep. Scott Bruun

                        Rep. Andy Olson

                        Rep. Diane Rosenbaum

                        Rep. Brad Witt

 

Members Excused:                        Rep. Tom Butler, Vice Chair

                        Rep. Sara Gelser

 

Witnesses Present                        Neil Bryant, representing State Board of Higher Education

                        Rep. Nancy Nathanson, HD 13, Eugene (guest)

                        Andrea Henderson, Oregon Community College Association

                        Mary Spilde, President of Lane Community College

                        Jim Torrey, Former Mayor of Eugene

                        John Watt, Medford Chamber of Commerce

                        Mike Leachman, Oregon Center for Public Policy

                        Cynthia Burns, Office of the Attorney General

                        Alex Cuyler, Legislative Analyst, City of Eugene

                        Craig Aldrich, Government Relations Mgr., Dept. of Environmental Quality

 

Staff Present:                        Paul Warner, Legislative Revenue Officer

                        Chris Allanach, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office

                        Carol Phillips, Committee Assistant

 

TAPE 163 SIDE A

003

Chair Barnhart

Calls meeting to order at 1:08 P.M.

005

Chair Barnhart

Opened Work Session on HB 2530.

009

Paul Warner

Paul Warner, Legislative Revenue Officer (Exhibit A)

015

Paul Warner

Exhibit B.

022

Chair Barnhart

 

025

Rep. Berger

MOTION:  MOVES THE -3 AMENDMENTS TO HB 2530 BE ADOPTED.

027

Chair Barnhart

ORDER:  HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE CHAIR SO ORDERS.

029

Rep. Berger

MOTION:  MOVES HB 2530 AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION AND SUBSEQUENT REFERRAL TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS.

031

Chair Barnhart

ORDER:  ROLL CALL VOTE:  MEMBERS VOTING AYE:  BERGER, BRUUN, OLSON, READ, ROSENBAUM, WITT, BARNHART.  MEMBERS EXCUSED:  BUTLER, GELSER.  MOTION PASSES:  7-0-2

045

Chair Barnhart

Closed Work Session on HB 2530.

046

Chair Barnhart

Opened Informational Meeting.

058

Neil Bryant

Neil Bryant, representing State Board of Higher Education

171

Chair Barnhart

 

185

Bryant

 

229

Chair Barnhart

 

231

Bryant

 

246

Rep. Gelser

 

274

Bryant

 

286

Rep. Gelser

 

295

Bryant

 

309

Rep. Rosenbaum

 

338

Bryant

 

376

Rep. Bruun

 

392

Chair Barnhart

 

396

Bryant

 

399

Chair Barnhart

 

411

Bryant

 

429

Chair Barnhart

 

438

Andrea Henderson

Andrea Henderson, Oregon Community College Association (Exhibit G)

 

TAPE 164 SIDE A

023

Henderson

Continuation of comments.

069

Mary Spilde

Mary Spilde, President of Lane Community College

146

Jim Torrey

Jim Torrey, Former Mayor of Eugene (Exhibit H)

213

Chair Barnhart

 

220

Bryant

Exhibit I.

257

Chair Barnhart

 

267

Chris Allanach

Chris Allanach, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office (Discussing C,D,E.F)

322

Chair Barnhart

 

325

Allanach

 

327

Chair Barnhart

 

329

Allanach

 

347

Chair Barnhart

 

348

Allanach

 

387

Chair Barnhart

 

390

Allanach

 

398

Chair Barnhart

 

400

Allanach

 

402

Chair Barnhart

 

411

Allanach

 

449

Chair Barnhart

 

450

Allanach

 

 

TAPE 163, SIDE B

023

Allanach

Continuation of comments.

045

Chair Barnhart

 

053

Allanach

 

054

Chair Barnhart

 

059

Allanach

 

060

Chair Barnhart

 

064

Allanach

 

077

Chair Barnhart

 

079

Allanach

 

091

Chair Barnhart

 

110

John Watt

John Watt, Medford Chamber of Commerce

114

Chair Barnhart

 

115

Watt

 

189

Mike Leachman

Mike Leachman, Oregon Center for Public Policy

248

Chair Barnhart

 

251

Leachman

 

254

Chair Barnhart

 

255

Leachman

 

263

Chair Barnhart

 

267

Leachman

 

281

Chair Barnhart

Closed Informational Meeting.

340

Chair Barnhart

Opened Work Session on HB 3047.

368

Rep. Bruun

MOTION:  MOVES HB 3047 AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.

367

Chair Barnhart

ORDER:  ROLL CALL VOTE:  MEMBERS VOTING AYE:  BERGER, BRUUN, OLSON, READ, ROSENBAUM, WITT, BARNHART.  MEMBERS EXCUSED:  BUTLER, GELSER.  MOTION PASSES:  7-0-2

380

Chair Barnhart

 

382

Rep. Olson

 

384

Chair Barnhart

Closed Work Session on HB 3047.

390

Chair Barnhart

Opened Work Session on HB 3455.

391

Ayala

Exhibits M, N.

417

Chair Barnhart

 

423

Rep. Berger

MOTION:  MOVES -4 AMENDMENTS TO HB 3455 BE ADOPTED.

431

Chair Barnhart

ORDER:  HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE CHAIR SO ORDERS.

436

Rep. Berger

MOTION:  MOVES HB 3455 AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.

439

Chair Barnhart

ORDER:  ROLL CALL VOTE:  MEMBERS VOTING AYE:  BERGER, BRUUN, OLSON, READ, ROSENBAUM, WITT, BARNHART.  MEMBERS EXCUSED:  BUTLER, GELSER.  MOTION PASSES:  7-0-2

455

Rep. Berger

 

458

Chair Barnhart

Closed Work Session on HB 3455.

461

Rep. Berger

 

464

Chair Barnhart

 

466

Rep. Berger

 

468

Chair Barnhart

Opened Work Session on HB 3265.

472

Warner

Exhibits O, P.

483

Chair Barnhart

 

 

TAPE 164, SIDE B

028

Cynthia Burns

Cynthia Burns, Office of the Attorney General (Exhibit Q)

054

Chair Barnhart

 

055

Burns

 

057

Chair Barnhart

 

058

Burns

 

094

Chair Barnhart

 

097

Burns

 

102

Chair Barnhart

 

103

Burns

 

105

Rep. Berger

 

114

Chair Barnhart

Referred to Exhibit R.

156

Alex Cuyler

Alex Cuyler, Legislative Analyst, City of Eugene

181

Craig Aldrich

Craig Aldrich, Government Relations Mgr., Dept. of Environmental Quality

186

Chair Barnhart

 

191

Cuyler

 

197

Chair Barnhart

 

201

Cuyler

 

204

Chair Barnhart

 

209

Oregon Law Comm.

Comments from the audience

212

Chair Barnhart

 

222

Rep. Berger

 

225

Chair Barnhart

 

229

Rep. Berger

MOTION:  MOVES -5 AMENDMENTS TO HB 3265 BE ADOPTED.

231

Chair Barnhart

ORDER:  HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE CHAIR SO ORDERS.

235

Rep. Berger

MOTION:  MOVES -6 AMENDMENTS TO HB 3265 BE ADOPTED.

237

Chair Barnhart

ORDER:  HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE CHAIR SO ORDERS.

241

Rep. Berger

MOTION:  MOVES HB 3265 AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION AND RESCIND SUBSEQUENT REFERRAL TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS.

245

Chair Barnhart

ORDER:  ROLL CALL VOTE:  MEMBERS VOTING AYE:  BERGER, BRUUN, OLSON, READ, ROSENBAUM, WITT, BARNHART.  MEMBERS EXCUSED:  BUTLER, GELSER.  MOTION PASSES:  7-0-2

261

Chair Barnhart

Closed Work Session on HB 3265.

263

Rep. Olson

 

265

Chair Barnhart

Adjourns meeting at 2:48 p.m.

 

 

 

Tape Index Submitted by:

 

 

 

 

Carol Phillips

House Committee Assistant

 

 

 

Exhibit Summary:

  1. Informational, Voter Turnout, Paul Warner.
  2. HB 2530, -3 amendments, LRO staff.
  3. Informational, Business Enterprise Tax Return, Chris Allanach.
  4. Informational, Corporate4 Minimum Tax, Chris Allanach.
  5. Informational, Corporate Minimum Tax, Chris Allanach.
  6. Informational, Economic Impact re Higher Education Capital Construction, Chris Allanach.
  7. Informational, Community College Proposed Programs, Andrea Henderson.I
  8. Informational, Written testimony, Jim Torrey.’
  9. Informational, Budget Reconciliation, Neil Bryant.
  10. HB 3047, Staff measure summary, Mary Ayala.
  11. HB 3047, -A5 amendments, LRO staff.
  12. HB 3047, -A6 amendments, LRO staff.
  13. HB 3455, Staff measure summary, Mary Ayala.
  14. HB 3455, -4 amendments, LRO staff.
  15. HB 3265, -5 amendments, LRO staff.
  16. HB 3265, -6 amendments, LRO staff.
  17. HB 3265, Section Summaries, Cynthia Burns.
  18. HB 3265, Report to 2007 Legislature, Oregon Law Commission.