SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

May 23, 2007 Hearing Room B

3:00 PM Tapes 71 - 72

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Floyd Prozanski, Chair

Sen. Roger Beyer, Vice-Chair

Sen. Brad Avakian

Sen. Avel Gordly

Sen. Rod Monroe

MEMBER EXCUSED:

STAFF PRESENT: Anna Braun, Committee Administrator

Brian Egger, Committee Assistant

MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD: HB 2256 A – Public Hearing and Work Session

HB 2258 A – Public Hearing and Work Session

HB 2460 – Public Hearing

HB 2485 – Public Hearing and Work Session

HB 2622 – Public Hearing and Work Session

HB 2635 – Public Hearing

HB 2261 A – Public Hearing and Work Session

HB 3400 – Public Hearing and Work Session

HB 2203 A – Work Session

HB 2204 A – Work Session

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
71A	003	Chair Prozanski calls the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.
HB 2256 A – PUBLIC HEARING
	017	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator
	020	Chair Prozanski
	028		Dan Gardner, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor and Industries (EXHIBITS A – C)
	058	Sen. Monroe
	062	Vice-Chair Beyer
	066	Nargess Shadbeh, Director, Oregon Law Center (EXHIBIT D)
	086	Gardner
	088	Sen. Monroe
	089	Gardner
71A	093	Vice-Chair Beyer
HB 2256 A – WORK SESSION
	098	MOTION: Sen. Monroe moves to ADOPT HB 2256A-5 amendments dated 5/23/07.
	101	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Prozanski
		Vice-Chair Beyer, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	103	MOTION: Sen. Monroe moves HB 2256A to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
	105	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Prozanski
		Vice-Chair Beyer, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. MONROE will lead discussion on the floor.
	107	Vice-Chair Beyer
HB 2258 A – PUBLIC HEARING
	109	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator
	112	Dan Gardner, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor and Industries (EXHIBIT E)
	130	Vice-Chair Beyer
	133	Gardner
	148	Vice-Chair Beyer
HB 2258 A – WORK SESSION
	153	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves HB 2258A to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
	155	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Prozanski
		Vice-Chair Beyer, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. AVAKIAN will lead discussion on the floor.
	155	Vice-Chair Beyer
HB 2622 – PUBLIC HEARING
	177	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator
	187	Mary Botkin, AFSCME
	203	Colleen Savage, AFSCME
	213	Sen. Monroe
	218	Vice-Chair Beyer
	223	Botkin
	234	Sen. Gordly
	237	Savage
	254	Sen. Gordly
	260	Vice-Chair Beyer
71A	263	Botkin
	265	Vice-Chair Beyer
	275	Botkin
	284	Vice-Chair Beyer
HB 2622 – WORK SESSION
	299	MOTION: Sen. Gordly moves HB 2622 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
	302	VOTE: 5-0-0
		Vice-Chair Beyer, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. GORDLY will lead discussion on the floor.
	305	Vice-Chair Beyer
HB 2635 – PUBLIC HEARING
	308	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator (EXHIBITS F – G)
	317	Vice-Chair Beyer
	324	Felisa Hagins, SEIU Local 503
	333	George Okulit, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
	366	Patty Rissberger, Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
	395	Hagins
	399	Sen. Monroe
HB 2261 A – PUBLIC HEARING
72A	003	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT H)
	006	Vice-Chair Beyer
	009	Dan Gardner, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor and Industries (EXHIBIT I)
	016	Steve Simms, Oregon State Apprenticeship and Training Council
	055	Vice-Chair Beyer
	057	Simms
	059	Vice-Chair Beyer
	065	Braun
	071	Simms
	073	Sen. Avakian
	075	Gardner
	077	Vice-Chair Beyer
	079	Simms
	081	Bob Shiprack, Oregon Building and Construction Trades Council
	105	Vice-Chair Beyer
	107	Shiprack
	116	Vice-Chair Beyer
	118	Shiprack
72A	122	Gardner
	131	Sen. Gordly
	135	Shiprack
	137	Simms
	179	Sen. Gordly
	183	Shiprack
	186	Sen. Gordly
	188	Simms
	190	Sen. Gordly
	194	Simms
	215	Sen. Gordly
	217	Simms
	239	Vice-Chair Beyer
	243	Gardner
	252	Vice-Chair Beyer
	254	Simms
	257	Vice-Chair Beyer
	261	Gardner
	272	Vice-Chair Beyer
	275	Simms
	294	Vice-Chair Beyer
	300	Sen. Gordly
	306	Simms
	323	Vice-Chair Beyer
HB 2261 A – WORK SESSION
	343	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator
	346	Sen. Beyer
	352	Sen. Gordly
	355	Sen. Monroe
HB 3400 – PUBLIC HEARING
	367	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator
	372	Chair Prozanski
	382	Kevin Jensen, Business Manager, Ironworkers Local 29 (EXHIBIT J)
71B	016	Chair Prozanski
	024	Michael Wood, Administrator, Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services (EXHIBIT K)
	041	Bob Shiprack, Oregon Building and Construction Trades Council
	046	Sen. Beyer
	054	Shiprack
71B	059	Sen. Beyer
	062	Jensen
	066	Sen. Beyer
	072	Chair Prozanski
	077	Jessica Adamson, Oregon Association of General Contractors
	105	Chair Prozanski
	109	Adamson
	112	Sen. Beyer
	114	Adamson
	117	Sen. Monroe
	120	Adamson
	124	Chair Prozanski
HB 3400 – WORK SESSION
	128	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves HB 3400 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
	131	Sen. Beyer
	151	Sen. Avakian
	161	Sen. Monroe
	174	Sen. Beyer
	181	VOTE: 4-1-0 AYE: 4 - Avakian, Gordly, Monroe, Prozanski NAY: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. AVAKIAN will lead discussion on the floor.
	185	Chair Prozanski
HB 2460, HB 2485 – PUBLIC HEARING
	196	Diane Rosenbaum, State Representative, District 42 (EXHIBITS L – M)
	282	Chair Prozanski
	292	Rosenbaum (EXHIBIT N)
	334	Sen. Monroe
	337	Sen. Beyer
	342	Rosenbaum
	353	Dan Gardner, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor and Industries (EXHIBIT O)
	366	Chair Prozanski
HB 2485 – PUBLIC HEARING
	377	Marcia Kelly, American Federation of University Women
HB 2485 – WORK SESSION
	408	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves HB 2485 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
71B	411	Sen. Beyer
	413	VOTE: 4-1-0 AYE: 4 - Avakian, Gordly, Monroe, Prozanski NAY: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. GORDLY will lead discussion on the floor.
	416	Chair Prozanski
HB 2460 – PUBLIC HEARING
72B	004	Chair Prozanski
	014	Steve Lanning, Oregon AFL-CIO
	025	Neajuna Nixon-Clarey, State Operated Community Group Homes (EXHIBIT P)
	044	Joe Thurman, AFSCME
	049	Dr. Lorraine Scatch, AFSCME (EXHIBIT Q)
	063	Chair Prozanski
	067	Lisa Trussell, Association of Oregon Industries
	092	Chair Prozanski
HB 2261 A – WORK SESSION
	096	MOTION: Sen. Beyer moves HB 2261 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
	098	VOTE: 5-0-0
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. MONROE will lead discussion on the floor.
	102	Chair Prozanski
HB 2203 A – WORK SESSION
	108	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT R)
	121	Chair Prozanski
	130	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves to ADOPT HB 2203A-8 amendments dated 5/23/07.
	132	VOTE: 5-0-0
		Chair Prozanski, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	136	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves HB 2203A to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
	138	VOTE: 4-1-0 AYE: 4 - Avakian, Gordly, Monroe, Prozanski NAY: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. AVAKIAN will lead discussion on the floor.
	140	Chair Prozanski
HB 2204 A – WORK SESSION
	146	Anna Braun, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT S)
	158	Tina Kotek, State Representative, District 44 (EXHIBIT T)
72B	174	Galen Gamble (EXHIBIT U)
	216	Chair Prozanski
	219	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves to ADOPT HB 2204A-4 amendments dated 4/27/07.
	223	Sen. Gordly
	226	Sen. Beyer (EXHIBIT V)
	237	Sen. Monroe
	243	Braun
	252	VOTE: 4-1-0 AYE: 4 - Avakian, Gordly, Monroe, Prozanski NAY: 1 - Beyer
		Chair Prozanski declares the motion CARRIED.
	260	MOTION: Sen. Beyer moves to ADOPT HB 2204A-5 amendments dated 5/22/07.
	269	Braun
	273	Sen. Beyer
	288	Sen. Avakian
	292	Chair Prozanski
	318	Sen. Monroe
	322	Sen. Beyer
	326	VOTE: 2-3-0 AYE: 2 - Beyer, Gordly NAY: 3 - Avakian, Monroe, Prozanski
		Chair Prozanski declares the motion FAILED.
	329	Chair Prozanski
	339	MOTION: Sen. Avakian moves HB 2204A to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
	343	Sen. Beyer
	348	Sen. Gordly
	358	Sen. Beyer
	362	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.
	372	Chair Prozanski adjourns the meeting at 5:03 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

1. HB 2256 A, prepared testimony, Dan Gardner, 2 pp
2. HB 2256 A, -A3 amendment, staff, 1 p
3. HB 2256 A, -A5 amendment, staff, 1 p
4. HB 2256 A, prepared testimony, Nargess Shadbeh, 1p
5. HB 2258 A, prepared testimony, Dan Gardner, 2 pp
6. HB 2635, -1 amendment, staff, 1 p
7. HB 2635, -2 amendment, staff, 1 p
8. HB 2261 A, -A2 amendment, staff, 1 p
9. HB 2261 A, prepared testimony, Dan Gardner, 3 pp
10. HB 3400, prepared testimony, Kevin Jensen, 32 pp
11. HB 3400, prepared testimony, Michael Wood, 2 pp
12. HB 2460, prepared testimony, Diane Rosenbaum, 1 p
13. HB 2460, -1 amendment, staff, 1 p
14. HB 2485, prepared testimony, Diane Rosenbaum, 1 p
15. HB 2485, prepared testimony, Dan Gardner, 2 pp
16. HB 2460, prepared testimony, Neajuana Nixon-Clarey, 1 p
17. HB 2460, prepared testimony, Lorraine Skach, 2 pp
18. HB 2203 A, -A8 amendment, staff, 4 pp
19. HB 2204 A, -A4 amendment, staff, 3 pp
20. HB 2204 A, prepared testimony, Tina Kotek, 1 p
21. HB 2204 A, prepared testimony, Galen Gamble, 2 pp
22. HB 2204 A, -A5 amendment, staff, 1 p