Joint Committee on Ways and Means – 2007 Session

Full Committee

Meeting Index

June 21, 2007	Hearing Room F
5:30 p.m.	Tapes: 57B, 58B

Members Present:

Sen. Schrader, Co-Chair Sen. Bates Sen. Devlin Sen. Johnson Sen. Morse Sen. Nelson Sen. Verger Sen. Westlund Sen. Whitsett

Rep. Nolan, Co-Chair Rep. Nathanson, Vice-Chair Rep. D. Edwards Rep. Galizio Rep. Garrard Rep. Hanna Rep. Jenson Rep. Morgan Rep. Shields

Members Excused:

Sen. Carter, Vice-Chair Sen. Gordly Sen. Winters

Staff Present:

Ken Rocco, Legislative Fiscal Officer, Legislative Fiscal Office Theresa McHugh, Deputy Legislative Fiscal Officer, Legislative Fiscal Office Steve Bender, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office John Britton, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Michelle Deister, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Dawn Farr, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Daron Hill, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Paul Siebert, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Tim Walker, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Dallas Weyand, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Eric Sorenson, Committee Assistant, Legislative Fiscal Office

Measures or Issues Heard:

Work Session: SB 5522 Legislative Agencies HB 2067 Relating to fire protection of forests HB 2115 Relating to forest products harvest taxation HB 2153-A Relating to statutes of limitations for certain sex crimes HB 2208-A Relating to benefits for performing military service HB 2331-A Relating to courts HB 2406-A Relating to home care for medically involved children HB 2524-A Relating to health care facility acquired infections HB 2918-A Relating to health benefit plan coverage of pervasive development disorder HB 3054 Relating to legal impediments to employment HB 3083-A Relating to minors SB 4-A Relating to nursing SB 157-A Relating to Home Care Commission SB 235-A Relating to air quality SB 456-A Relating to salaries of elected officials SB 461-A Relating to low-income electric bill payment assistance SB 474 Relating to state financial administration SB 566-A Relating to transportation HB 3551-A Relating to public programs for housing

This meeting index is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete content, please refer to the tapes.

Tape #/Counter	Speaker	Issues, Votes, Exhibits
TAPE 57A
003	Co-Chair Nolan	Calls the meeting to order at 4:58 p.m.
005	Co-Chair Nolan	Opens Work Session.
Bills Reported Out of Subcommittee
	SB 5522 Legislative Agencies
006	Sen. Bates	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #1)
019	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 18 – 0 – 3 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
020	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
021	Co-Chair Nolan
Other Bills Reported Out of Subcommittee
	HB 2067 Relating to fire protection of forests
023	Sen. Nelson	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #2)
033	Co-Chair Nolan
035	Sen. Devlin
038	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 18 – 0 – 3 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
039	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
040	Co-Chair Nolan
	HB 2115 Relating to forest products harvest taxation
041	Sen. Devlin	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #3)
058	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 18 – 0 – 3 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
059	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
060	Co-Chair Nolan
	HB 2153-A Relating to statutes of limitations for certain sex crimes
062	Rep. Hanna	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #4)
066	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 18 – 0 – 3 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
067	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
068	Co-Chair Nolan
	HB 2208-A Relating to benefits for performing military service
069	Rep. Hanna	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #5)
080	Co-Chair Nolan
081	Sen. Whitsett
085	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 18 – 0 – 3 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
086	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
087	Co-Chair Nolan
	HB 2331-A Relating to courts
088	Rep. Shields	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #6)
108	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 16 – 2 – 3 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Johnson, Bates, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Verger, Whitsett, and Schrader; Reps. Jenson, Garrard, Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan. No: Rep. Morgan and Hanna Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
111	Co-Chair Nolan	Declares the motion CARRIED.
112	Co-Chair Nolan
	HB 2406-A Relating to home care for medically involved children
113	Rep. Garrard	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #7)
134	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 18 – 0 – 3 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
136	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
137	Co-Chair Nolan
	HB 2524-A Relating to health care facility acquired infections
138	Sen. Bates	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #8)
147	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 18 – 0 – 3 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
148	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
149	Co-Chair Nolan
	HB 2918-A Relating to health benefit plan coverage of pervasive development disorder
151	Rep. Nathanson	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #9)
166	Co-Chair Nolan
168	Sen. Johnson
171	Rep. Morgan
175	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 17 – 1 – 3 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Johnson, Bates, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Verger, and Schrader; Reps. Morgan, Hanna, Jenson, Garrard, Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan. No: Sen. Whitsett Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
177	Co-Chair Nolan	Declares the motion CARRIED.
178	Co-Chair Nolan
	HB 3054 Relating to legal impediments to employment
180	Rep. Shields	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #10)
193	Co-Chair Nolan
195	Sen. Johnson
203	Rep. Hanna
213	Co-Chair Nolan	Consideration of HB 3054 delayed, continues at index number 285, Tape 58B.
	HB 3083-A Relating to minors
222	Rep. Shields	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #11)
226	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 16 – 0 – 5 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters; Rep. Nathanson and Edwards
228	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
229	Co-Chair Nolan
	SB 4-A Relating to nursing
230	Sen. Devlin	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #12)
252	Co-Chair Nolan
253	Sen. Verger
259	Sen. Devlin
262	Steve Bender, Legislative Fiscal Office
268	Sen. Verger
270	Mr. Bender
273	Sen. Verger
276	Mr. Bender
279	Sen. Nelson
289	Sen. Devlin
312	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 17 – 0 – 4 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters; Rep. Nathanson
313	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
314	Rep. Shields
316	Rep. Galizio
317	Co-Chair Nolan
	SB 157-A Relating to Home Care Commission
340	Rep. Morgan	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #13)
362	Co-Chair Nolan
363	Sen. Morse
391	John Britton, Legislative Fiscal Office
401	Sen. Morse
422	Co-Chair Nolan
425	Co-Chair Schrader
TAPE 58B
001	Co-Chair Schrader	Continues his comment.
003	Sen. Morse
006	Sen. Johnson
010	Patricia O’Sullivan, director, Public Policy, Department of Human Services
011	Cheryl Sanders, Executive Director, Oregon Home Care Commission
012	Ms. O’Sullivan
034	Sen. Morse
039	Ms. O’Sullivan
042	Co-Chair Nolan
045	Sen. Morse
050	Co-Chair Nolan
051	Ms. O’Sullivan
053	Sen. Johnson
065	Sen. Devlin
071	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 16 – 0 – 5 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters; Rep. Jenson and Nathanson
077	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
078	Co-Chair Nolan
	SB 235-A Relating to air quality
082	Sen. Nelson	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #14)
100	Co-Chair Nolan
103	Sen. Devlin
113	Co-Chair Nolan
115	Sen. Bates
120	Sen. Nelson
135	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 17 – 0 – 4 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters; Rep. Nathanson
136	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
137	Co-Chair Nolan
	SB 456-A Relating to salaries of elected officials
141	Sen. Westlund	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #15)
147	Co-Chair Nolan
149	Rep. Garrard
152	Sen. Westlund
156	Sen. Devlin
159	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 17 – 0 – 4 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters; Rep. Nathanson
161	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
162	Co-Chair Nolan
	SB 461-A Relating to low-income electric bill payment assistance
171	Sen. Verger	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #16)
197	Co-Chair Nolan
198	Rep. Garrard
201	Sen. Johnson
204	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 17 – 1 – 3 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Johnson, Bates, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Verger, and Schrader; Reps. Morgan, Hanna, Jenson, Garrard, Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan. No: Sen. Whitsett Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
206	Co-Chair Nolan	Declares the motion CARRIED.
207	Co-Chair Nolan
	SB 474 Relating to state financial administration
208	Sen. Whitsett	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #17)
229	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 18 – 0 – 3 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
232	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
233	Co-Chair Nolan
	SB 566-A Relating to transportation
235	Sen. Johnson	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #18)
254	Co-Chair Nolan
256	Sen. Verger
265	Tim Walker, Legislative Fiscal Office
270	Sen. Verger
276	Mr. Walker
281	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 18 – 0 – 3 Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
284	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
285	Co-Chair Nolan	Returns to HB 3054
	HB 3054 Relating to legal impediments to employment
286	Sen. Nelson
292	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 15 – 3 – 3 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Bates, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Verger, and Schrader; Reps. Jenson, Garrard, Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan. No: Sens. Johnson and Whitsett; Reps. Morgan and Hanna Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
296	Co-Chair Nolan	Declares the motion CARRIED.
300	Co-Chair Schrader
303	Co-Chair Nolan	Recesses the committee.
304	Co-Chair Nolan	Reconvenes the committee.
306	Co-Chair Nolan
	HB 3551-A Relating to public programs for housing
309	Rep. Shields	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #19)
373	Co-Chair Nolan
374	Sen. Bates
389	Rep. Shields
393	Sen. Johnson
420	Sen. Bates
424	Co-Chair Schrader
431	Co-Chair Nolan
435	Sen. Johnson
440	Rep. Shields
441	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 14 – 4 – 3 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Johnson, Bates, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Verger, and Schrader; Reps. Morgan, Jenson, Garrard, Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan. No: Sen. Whitsett; Rep. Morgan, Hanna, and Garrard Exc: Sens. Carter, Gordly, and Winters
449	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
456	Ken Rocco, Legislative Fiscal Officer
460	Co-Chair Schrader
465	Co-Chair Nolan	Adjourns the meeting at 6:55 p.m.