SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

May 09, 2007 Hearing Room B

3:00 PM Tapes 61 - 63

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Floyd Prozanski, Chair

Sen. Roger Beyer, Vice-Chair

Sen. Brad Avakian

Sen. Avel Gordly

Sen. Rod Monroe

STAFF PRESENT: Anna Braun, Committee Administrator

Brian Egger, Committee Assistant

MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD: HB 2202A – Work Session

HB 2247A – Work Session

HB 2253 – Work Session

HB 2254 – Work Session

HB 2255 – Work Session

HB 2259 – Work Session

HB 2260 – Work Session

HB 2943A – Work Session

HB 2891 – Public Hearing

HB 2892, 2893 – Public Hearing

HB 2891 – Public Hearing

HB 2891, 2892, 2893 – Public Hearing

HB 2220 – Work Session

HB 2891, 2892, 2893 – Public Hearing

This tape log is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete contents, please refer to the cassette tapes.

TAPE # AND SIDE	COUNTER NUMBER	BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER OR CHANGE IN SPEAKER
61A	003	Chair Prozanski calls the meeting to order at 3:11 p.m.
HB 2202A – WORK SESSION
	016	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT A)
	024	Chair Prozanski
	026	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves to ADOPT HB 2202A-6 amendments dated 5/4/07.
	036	Braun
	043	Chair Prozanski
	052	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
61A	054	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves HB 2202A to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation and the SUBSEQUENT REFERRAL to the committee on Ways and Means BE RESCINDED.
	060	Sen. Gordly
	064	Braun
	067	Chair Prozanski
	069	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. PROZANSKI will lead discussion on the floor.
	072	Chair Prozanski
HB 2247A – WORK SESSION
	076	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT B)
	083	Chair Prozanski
	085	Braun
	090	Chair Prozanski
	092	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves to ADOPT HB 2247A-2 amendments dated 5/9/07.
	094	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	096	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves HB 2247A to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
	100	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. MONROE will lead discussion on the floor.
	102	Chair Prozanski
HB 2253 – WORK SESSION
	104	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT C)
	109	Chair Prozanski
	117	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves HB 2253 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
	120	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. AVAKIAN will lead discussion on the floor.
	121	Chair Prozanski
HB 2254 – WORK SESSION
61A	123	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator
	126	Chair Prozanski
	129	MOTION: Sen. Monroe moves HB 2254 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
	132	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. GORDLY will lead discussion on the floor.
	134	Chair Prozanski
HB 2255 – WORK SESSION
	136	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator
	140	Chair Prozanski
	142	MOTION: Sen. Monroe moves HB 2255 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
	146	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. GORDLY will lead discussion on the floor.
	148	Chair Prozanski
HB 2259 – WORK SESSION
	150	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator
	155	Chair Prozanski
	157	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves HB 2259 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
	157	Avakian moves HB 2259 do pass
	160	Sen. Avakian
	163	Braun
	165	Sen. Avakian
	170	Braun
	172	Chair Prozanski
	174	Sen. Avakian
	181	Chair Prozanski
	186	Sen. Avakian
	188	Sen. Monroe
	194	Chair Prozanski
	201	Sen. Beyer
	206	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. MONROE will lead discussion on the floor.
61A	208	Chair Prozanski
HB 2260 – WORK SESSION
	212	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator
	217	Chair Prozanski
	220	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves HB 2260 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
	222	Sen. Gordly
	241	Sen. Beyer
	256	Sen. Avakian
	262	Chair Prozanski
	265	VOTE: 4-1-0 AYE: 4 - Avakian, Gordly, Monroe, Prozanski NAY: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. PROZANSKI will lead discussion on the floor.
	268	Chair Prozanski
HB 2943A – WORK SESSION
	275	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT D)
	284	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves to ADOPT HB 2943A-2 amendments dated 5/8/07.
	289	Chair Prozanski
	297	VOTE: 5-0-0
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	299	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves HB 2943A to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
	308	VOTE: 5-0-0
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. AVAKIAN will lead discussion on the floor.
	315	Chair Prozanski
HB 2891 – PUBLIC HEARING
	320	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT E)
	339	Vice-Chair Beyer
	351	Tom Chamberlain, President, AFL-CIO (EXHIBIT F)
	394	Sen. Monroe
	397	Chair Prozanski
	401	Richard Schwarz, Executive Director, AFT-Oregon (EXHIBIT G)
62A	028	John Lepink, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
	066	Sen. Beyer
	071	Chamberlain
	075	Sen. Beyer
62A	080	Chamberlain
	087	Sen. Beyer
	089	Chamberlain
	095	Vice-Chair Beyer
	100	Diane Rosenbaum, State Representative, District 42
	161	Sen. Monroe
	165	Chair Prozanski
HB 2892, 2893 – PUBLIC HEARING
	169	Diane Rosenbaum, State Representative, District 42
	232	Chair Prozanski
	240	Sen. Monroe
	246	Rosenbaum
	258	Sen. Monroe
	264	Chair Prozanski
	270	Bruce Hanna, State Representative, District 7 (EXHIBIT H)
	345	Sen. Avakian
	356	Hanna
	366	Sen. Avakian
	380	Hanna
	392	Sen. Avakian
	395	Hanna
	402	Sen. Monroe
	421	Hanna
	424	Chair Prozanski
	428	Hanna
	433	Chair Prozanski
61B	007	Mitch Greenlick, State Representative, District 33
	057	Sen. Monroe
	075	Greenlick
	086	Hanna
	108	Chair Prozanski
HB 2891 – PUBLIC HEARING
	118	Grover Simmons, Independent Adult Foster Home Association (EXHIBIT I)
	145	Chair Prozanski
	156	Simmons
HB 2891, 2892, 2893 – PUBLIC HEARING
	177	Bill Perry, Oregon Restaurant Association
	201	Ana Campean (EXHIBIT J)
61B	238	Chair Prozanski
	240	Sen. Gordly
	253	Campean
	257	Chair Prozanski
	267	Karen Campbell (EXHIBIT K)
	320	Adrian Nicoala
	343	Monica Hada
	391	Chair Prozanski
	404	Olimpia Sacaciu
62B	013	Tudor Roshu
	039	Bruce Bishop, Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (EXHIBIT L – N)
	082	Chair Prozanski
HB 2220 – WORK SESSION
	089	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT O)
	93	Chair Prozanski
	105	Paul Romain, Oregon Farmworkers Association
	132	Chair Prozanski
	152	David Tatman, Administrator, Department of Consumer and Business Services
	175	Gerald Upshaw (EXHIBIT P)
	195	Chair Prozanski
	198	Sen. Gordly
	201	MOTION: Sen. Beyer moves to ADOPT HB 2220-1 amendments dated 3/20/07.
	205	VOTE: 5-0-0
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	207	MOTION: Sen. Beyer moves HB 2220 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
	209	VOTE: 5-0-0
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. BEYER will lead discussion on the floor.
	210	Chair Prozanski
HB 2891, 2892, 2893 – PUBLIC HEARING
	212	Chair Prozanski
	229	Joe Schafer
	258	Sen. Gordly
	262	Joe Schafer
	268	Sen. Gordly
62B	274	Joe Schafer
	277	Chair Prozanski
	284	Joe Schafer
	291	Tom Chamberlain, President, AFL-CIO (EXHIBITS Q – R)
	327	Hilary Mortensen (EXHIBIT S)
	398	Chair Prozanski
	410	Bill Groesz (EXHIBIT T)
63A	011	Russell Evans (EXHIBIT U)
	052	John Lee, Providence Health System (EXHIBIT V)
	092	Chair Prozanski
	095	Bob Scheri, Peace Health
	134	Sen. Avakian
	149	Lee
	151	Chair Prozanski
	159	Don Schellenberg, Oregon Farm Bureau (EXHIBIT W)
	183	Jeff Stone, Oregon Association of Nurseries (EXHIBIT X)
	201	Ann Denecke, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP (EXHIBIT Y)
	231	Sen. Avakian
	235	Chair Prozanski
	261	Ricardo Rodriguez
	299	Courtney Niebel (EXHIBIT Z)
	364	Charley Finger (EXHIBIT AA)
The following prepared testimony is submitted for the record without public testimony:
		HB 2893, LC Letter, Brian Boquist, 3 pp (EXHIBIT BB) HB 2891, 2892, 2893, prepared testimony, Dianne Billings, 1 p (EXHIBIT CC) HB 2893, -1 amendment, staff, 1 p (EXHIBIT DD) HB 2893, -2 amendment, staff, 1 p (EXHIBIT EE)
	409	Chair Prozanski adjourns the meeting at 5:33 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

1. HB 2202A, -6 amendment, staff, 1 p
2. HB 2247A, -2 amendment, staff, 8 pp
3. HB 2253, prepared testimony, Marcia Ohlemiller, 2 pp
4. HB 2943, -2 amendment, staff, 1 p
5. HB 2891, -1 amendment, staff, 2 pp
6. HB 2891, prepared testimony, Tom Chamberlain, 2 pp
7. HB 2891, prepared testimony, Richard Schwarz, 6 pp
8. HB 2893, -3 amendment, Bruce Hanna, 1 p
9. HB 2891, prepared testimony, Grover Simmons, 2 pp
10. HB 2891, prepared testimony, Ana Campean, 3 pp
11. HB 2891, prepared testimony, Karen Campbell, 1 p
12. HB 2891, prepared testimony, Bruce Bishop, 6 pp
13. HB 2892, prepared testimony, Bruce Bishop, 4 pp
14. HB 2893, prepared testimony, Bruce Bishop, 3 pp
15. HB 2220, -1 amendment, staff, 2 pp
16. HB 2220, prepared testimony, Gerald Upshaw , 1 p
17. HB 2892, prepared testimony, Tom Chamberlain, 2 pp
18. HB 2893, prepared testimony, Tom Chamberlain, 3 pp
19. HB 2893, prepared testimony, Hilary Mortensen, 2 pp
20. HB 2891, 2892, 2893, prepared testimony, Bill Groesz, 1 p
21. HB 2891, 2892, 2893, prepared testimony, Russell Evans, 3 pp
22. HB 2893, prepared testimony, Russ Danielson, 2 pp
23. HB 2893, prepared testimony, Don Schellenberg, 1 p
24. HB 2893, prepared testimony, Jeff Stone, 1 p
25. HB 2893, prepared testimony, Ann Denecke, 3 pp
26. HB 2891, HB 2892, HB 2893, Courtney Niebel, 2 pp

AA. HB 2891, HB 2892, HB 2893, Charley Finger, 1 p

BB. HB 2893, LC Letter, Brian Boquist, 3 pp

CC. HB 2891, 2892, 2893, prepared testimony, Dianne Billings, 1 p

DD. HB 2893, -1 amendment, staff, 1 p

EE. HB 2893, -2 amendment, staff, 1 p