PUBLIC HEARING AND WORK SESSION

TAPES #177, 178, 179

Heard: SB 808-A, SB 859-A, HB 3201, HB 2155, SB 39-A, HB 2592.

Not heard: HB 2752, HB 3052.

HOUSE REVENUE COMMITTEE

MAY 25, 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. Sara Gelser

Rep. Andy Olson

Rep. Diane Rosenbaum

Rep. Brad Witt

Members Excused: Rep. Scott Bruun

Witnesses Present: Rep. Susan Morgan, District 2

Tom Linhares, Director, Multnomah County Tax Supervisor & Conservation

Commission

Sasha Pollack, Legislative Aide to Sen. Ryan Deckert

Paula Brown, Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs

Michael Eichman, Head Start

Carol Hushman, Development Manager, SMART

Roy Elicker, Deputy Director for Department of Fish and Wildlife Programs

Ron Anglin, Wildlife Division Administrator

Al Elkins, Oregon Hunters Association

Gary Oxley, Oxley and Associates, American Red Cross

Marie Walker, American Red Cross

Gary Conkling, representing the Susan G. Kohman Foundation

Elise Brown, American Diabetes Association

Stephen Kafoury, Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society

Theresa Guerrero, Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

H.A. MacDonald, Chairman, Charitable Check Off Commission

Jody Wiser, Tax Fairness Oregon

John Phillips, Department of Revenue

Gary Humphrey, Department of Revenue

Staff Present: Paul Warner, Legislative Revenue Officer

Chris Allanach, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office

Mary Ayala, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office

Carol Phillips, Committee Assistant

TAPE 177, SIDE A

003	Chair Barnhart	Calls meeting to order at 1:05 P.M. Opens public hearing on SB 808-A.
010	Chair Barnhart	Opened Public Hearing on SB 808-A.
014	Mary Ayala	Mary Ayala, Economist, Legislative Revenue Office (Exhibits A, B, C)
033	Rep. Morgan	Rep. Susan Morgan, HD 2, Green
056	Chair Barnhart
070	Vice Chair Butler
074	Rep. Morgan
088	Vice Chair Butler
090	Chair Barnhart
092	Rep. Morgan
093	Chair Barnhart
098	Tom Linhares	Tom Linhares, Director, Multnomah County Tax Supervisor & Conservation Commission (Exhibit D)
146	Chair Barnhart	Closed Public Hearing on SB 808-A.
159	Chair Barnhart	Opened Public Hearing on SB 859-A.
162	Chris Allanach	Chris Allanach, Economist (Exhibit E, F, G, H)
221	Sasha Pollack	Sasha Pollack, Legislative Aide to Sen. Ryan Deckert (Exhibit I)
254	Chair Barnhart
258	Vice Chair Butler
262	Chair Barnhart
271	Paula Brown	Paula Brown, Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs
332	Michael Eichman	Michael Eichman, Head Start
375	Carol Hushman	Carol Hushman, Development Manager, SMART (Exhibit J)
474	Chair Barnhart

TAPE 178, SIDE A

030	Roy Elicker	Roy Elicker, Deputy Director for Department of Fish and Wildlife Programs (Exhibit K)
095	Ron Anglin	Ron Anglin, Wildlife Division Administrator
097	Al Elkins	Al Elkins, Oregon Hunters Association
105	Chair Barnhart
112	Elkins
113	Chair Barnhart
115	Elkins
118	Chair Barnhart
124	Gary Oxley	Gary Oxley, Oxley and Associates, American Red Cross (Exhibit L)
145	Marie Walker	Marie Walker, American Red Cross
160	Chair Barnhart
162	Walker
178	Gary Conkling	Gary Conkling, representing the Susan G. Kohman Foundation
223	Chair Barnhart
223	Rep. Rosenbaum
229	Walker
238	Rep. Rosenbaum
239	Walker
241	Chair Barnhart
242	Oxley
245	Chair Barnhart
256	Oxley
257	Chair Barnhart
272	Oxley
284	Chair Barnhart
285	Rep. Gelser
302	Oxley
311	Chair Barnhart
323	Elise Brown	Elise Brown, American Diabetes Association (Exhibit N)
348	Stephen Kafoury	Stephen Kafoury, Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society
417	Chair Barnhart
418	Kafoury
422	Chair Barnhart
423	Theresa Guerrero	Theresa Guerrero, Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (Exhibit O)
469	Chair Barnhart

TAPE 177, SIDE B

028	Mac MacDonald	Mac MacDonald, Chairman, Charitable Check Off Commission (Exhibit P)
111	Rep. Berger
113	MacDonald
136	Rep. Berger
137	MacDonald
138	Rep. Berger
139	MacDonald
140	Rep. Berger
141	MacDonald
151	Chair Barnhart
161	Allanach
171	Chair Barnhart
177	Allanach
190	Chair Barnhart
191	Rep. Berger
196	Allanach
198	Rep. Berger
202	Allanach
220	Rep. Berger
224	Allanach
231	Rep. Berger
232	Chair Barnhart
233	Rep. Gelser
244	Chair Barnhart
245	Pollack
278	Rep. Berger
281	Pollack
283	Rep. Witt
294	Allanach
301	Chair Barnhart	Closed Public Hearing on SB 859-A.
308	Chair Barnhart	Opened Work Session on HB 3201.
316	Allanach	Exhibits Q, R, S, T.
348	Chair Barnhart
349	Allanach
354	Vice Chair Butler
361	Allanach
362	Vice Chair Butler
363	Allanach
367	Vice Chair Butler
369	Allanach
375	Vice Chair Butler
382	Allanach
386	Chair Barnhart
390	Vice Chair Butler	MOTION: MOVES -1 AMENDMENTS TO HB 3201 BE ADOPTED.
391	Chair Barnhart	ORDER: HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE CHAIR SO ORDERS.
418	Vice Chair Butler
422	Chair Barnhart
423	Vice Chair Butler	MOTION: MOVES HB 3201 AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.
424	Chair Barnhart	ORDER: ROLL CALL VOTE: MEMBERS VOTING AYE: BERGER, BUTLER, GELSER, OLSON, READ, ROSENBAUM, WITT, BARNHART. MEMBER EXCUSED: BRUUN. MOTION PASSES 8-0-1.
450	Chair Barnhart	Closed Work Session on HB 3201.
453	Chair Barnhart	Opened Work Session on HB 2155.
458	Ayala	Exhibit U.
471	Chair Barnhart
474	Rep. Gelser	MOTION: MOVES HB 2155 TO THE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.
476	Chair Barnhart
479	Vice Chair Butler
500	Chair Barnhart

TAPE 178, SIDE B

033	Rep. Witt
042	Chair Barnhart
055	Chair Barnhart	ORDER: ROLL CALL VOTE: MEMBERS VOTING AYE: BERGER, GELSER, READ, ROSENBAUM, WITT, BARNHART. MEMBERS VOTING NO: BUTLER, OLSON. MEMBER EXCUSED: BRUUN. MOTION PASSES 6-2-1.
065	Chair Barnhart	Closed Work Session on HB 2155.
066	Chair Barnhart	Opened Work Session on SB 39.
069	Allanach
088	Vice Chair Butler	MOTION: MOVES SB 39-A TO THE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.
096	Chair Barnhart	ORDER: ROLL CALL VOTE: MEMBERS VOTING AYE: BERGER, BUTLER, GELSER, OLSON, READ, ROSENBAUM, WITT, BARNHART. MEMBER EXCUSED: BRUUN. MOTION PASSES: 8-0-1.
107	Chair Barnhart	Closed Work Session on SB 39-A.
109	Chair Barnhart	Opened Public Hearing on HB 2592.
119	Jody Wiser	Jody Wiser, Tax Fairness Oregon (Exhibit V)
135	Chair Barnhart
137	Wiser
253	Chair Barnhart
254	Vice Chair Butler
258	Wiser
259	Vice Chair Butler
262	Wiser
264	Vice Chair Butler
265	Wiser
268	Vice Chair Butler
272	Wiser
277	Vice Chair Butler
278	Wiser
280	Vice Chair Butler
285	Wiser
297	Vice Chair Butler
311	Wiser
322	Chair Barnhart
339	John Phillips	John Phillips, Department of Revenue
416	Chair Barnhart
433	Vice Chair Butler
453	Gary Humphrey	Gary Humphrey, Department of Revenue
470	Vice Chair Butler
473	Humphrey
478	Vice Chair Butler
492	Chair Barnhart

TAPE 179, SIDE A

031	Vice Chair Butler
037	Humphrey
042	Chair Barnhart
046	Humphrey
047	Chair Barnhart	Closed Public Hearing on HB 2592.
049	Chair Barnhart	Opened Work Session on HB 2592.
050	Rep. Read	MOTION: MOVES -8 AMENDMENTS TO HB 2592 BE ADOPTED.
052	Chair Barnhart
055	Humphrey
060	Chair Barnhart
064	Vice Chair Butler
066	Chair Barnhart
072	Vice Chair Butler
073	Chair Barnhart	ORDER: WITH ONE OBJECTION, THE MOTION PASSES 7-1-1.
079	Rep. Read	MOTION: MOVES HB 2592 AS AMENDED TO THE FLOOR WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION AND RESCIND SUBSEQUENT REFERRAL TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS.
080	Chair Barnhart
087	Vice Chair Butler
094	Humphrey
101	Chair Barnhart
102	Humphrey
103	Chair Barnhart	ORDER: ROLL CALL VOTE: MEMBERS VOTING AYE: BERGER, GELSER, OLSON, READ,ROSENBAUM, WITT, BARNHART. MEMBER VOTING NO: BUTLER. MEMBER EXCUSED: BRUUN. MOTION PASSES 7-1-1.
114	Vice Chair Read
116	Chair Barnhart
117	Rep. Olson
118	Chair Barnhart	Closed Work Session on HB 2592.
119	Chair Barnhart	Carries over HB 2752 and HB 3052. Adjourns meeting at 3:04 p.m.
Tape Index Submitted by:

Carol Phillips

House Committee Assistant

Exhibit Summary:

1. SB 808, Staff measure summary, Mary Ayala.
2. SB 808, -A2 amendments, LRO staff.
3. SB 808, -A3 amendments, LRO staff.
4. SB 808, Written testimony, Tom Linhares.
5. SB 859, Staff measure summary, Chris Allanach.
6. SB 859, 2005 Charitable Check Off Program charts, Chris Allanach.
7. SB 859, -A3 amendments, LRO staff.
8. SB 859, -A4 amendments, LRO staff.
9. SB 859, Written testimony, Sen. Ryan Deckert.
10. SB 859, Written testimony, Carol Hushman.
11. SB 859, Written testimony, Roy Elicker.
12. SB 859, Written testimony, Gary Oxley.
13. SB 859, Written testimony, Bryan Boehringer.
14. SB 859, Written testimony, Elise Brown.
15. SB 859, Written testimony, Theresa Guerrero.
16. SB 859, Written testimony, Mac MacDonald.
17. HB 3201, Staff measure summary, Chris Allanach.
18. HB 3201, Revenue impact statement, Chris Allanach.
19. HB 3201, -1 amendments, LRO staff.
20. HB 3201, -2 amendments, LRO staff.
21. HB 2155, Staff measure summary, Mary Ayala.
22. HB 2592, -8 amendments, LRO staff.
23. HB 2592, California real estate withholding form, Jody Wiser.
24. HB 2752, -5 amendments, LRO staff.