SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES

April 27, 2007 Hearing Room B

1:00 PM Tapes 27 - 28

MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Kate Brown, Chair

Sen. Ted Ferrioli, Vice-Chair

Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson

Sen. David Nelson

MEMBER EXCUSED: Sen. Betsy Johnson

STAFF PRESENT: Marjorie Taylor, Committee Administrator

Krista Schuchard, Committee Assistant

MEASURES/ISSUES HEARD:

SB 685 – Public Hearing

SB 494 – Public Hearing

SB 495 – Public Hearing

SB 951 – Work Session

SM 1 – Work Session

SB 78 – Public Hearing and 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
27A	003	Chair Brown calls the meeting to order at 1:09 p.m.
SB 685 – PUBLIC HEARING
	009	Marjorie Taylor, Committee Administrator
	014	Sen. Floyd Prozanski, State Senator, Senate District #4 (EXHIBIT A)
	074	Chair Brown
	081	Greg Fox, Citizen, Cottage Grove (EXHIBIT B)
	099	Chair Brown
	099	Sen. Ferrioli
	101	Sen. Prozanski
	124	Chair Brown
	125	Sen. Ferrioli
	133	Sen. Prozanski
	139	Chair Brown
	140	Sen. Ferrioli
	147	Sen. Prozanski
	149	Fox
	169	Sen. Prozanski
27A	181	Chair Brown
	188	Fox
	190	Chair Brown
	191	Sen. Ferrioli
	199	Sen. Prozanski
	216	Chair Brown
	223	Sen. Ferrioli
	233	Chair Brown
	234	Annette K. Newingham, Lane County Clerk, Oregon Association of County Clerks (EXHIBIT C)
	282	Chair Brown
	283	Sen. Prozanski
	312	Chair Brown
	330	Sen. Prozanski
	335	Chair Brown
SB 494, SB 495 – PUBLIC HEARING
	340	Marjorie Taylor, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT D, E)
	350	Chair Brown
	357	Wendy Johnson, Deputy Director, Oregon Law Commission (EXHIBIT F)
	380	Chair Brown
	381	Gerald Watson, Special Counsel, Oregon Law Commission
28A	001	Watson
	048	Chair Brown
	049	Sen. Ferrioli
	050	Chair Brown
	051	Sen. Ferrioli
	052	Chair Brown
	063	Watson
	096	Chair Brown
	110	Watson
	131	Chair Brown
	132	Watson
	220	Chair Brown
	221	Watson
	372	Chair Brown
	373	Sen. Ferrioli
	387	Watson
	390	Sen. Ferrioli
	407	Watson
27B	001	Vice-Chair Ferrioli
	002	Johnson
	013	Vice-Chair Ferrioli
	060	Chair Brown
	064	Hardy Myers, Attorney General
	084	Chair Brown
	097	Sen. Ferrioli
	119	Chair Brown
	120	Watson
	134	Chair Brown
	135	Sen. Ferrioli
	138	Watson
	171	Chair Brown
	172	Myers
	188	Chair Brown
	189	Sen. Monnes Anderson
	200	Myers
	221	Chair Brown
	231	Sen. Ferrioli
	252	Chair Brown
	262	Norman Turrill, President, League of Women Voters of Oregon (EXHIBIT G)
	315	Chair Brown
	316	Turrill
	318	Chair Brown
	319	Sen. Ferrioli
	328	Turrill
	335	Sen. Ferrioli
	348	Turrill
	352	Chair Brown
	355	Sen. Nelson
	357	Sen. Ferrioli
	358	Chair Brown
	362	Watson
	368	Johnson
	375	Sam Sears, Staff Attorney, Oregon Law Commission (EXHIBIT H)
28B	001	Sears
	040	Chair Brown
28B	047	Sears
	052	Chair Brown
	053	Sen. Nelson
	055	Chair Brown
	056	Ron Bersin. Executive Director, Government Standards and Practices
	076	Chair Brown
SB 951 – WORK SESSION
	084	Marjorie Taylor, Committee Administrator (EXHIBIT I)
	103	Chair Brown
	104	Sen. Ferrioli
	116	Chair Brown
	121	Brett Rowlett, Legislative Director, Oregon Student Association
	135	Chair Brown
	139	John Lindback, Director of Elections, Oregon Secretary of State
	155	Sen. Ferrioli
	163	Chair Brown
	169	MOTION: Sen. Ferrioli moves to ADOPT SB 951-1 amendments dated 4/25/07.
	172	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Johnson
		Chair Brown, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	173	MOTION: Sen. Ferrioli moves SB 951 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
	176	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Johnson
		Chair Brown, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. FERRIOLI will lead discussion on the floor.
	180	Chair Brown
SM 1 – WORK SESSION
	181	MOTION: Sen. Brown moves SM 1 be sent to the floor with a BE ADOPTED recommendation.
	201	VOTE: 3-1-1 AYE: 3 - Ferrioli, Monnes Anderson, Brown NAY: 1 - Nelson EXCUSED: 1 - Johnson
		Chair Brown declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. BATES AND SEN. DEVLIN will lead discussion on the floor.
	208	Chair Brown
SB 78 – PUBLIC HEARING
	210	Chair Brown (EXHIBITS J, K)
	220	Kevin Neely, Owner, C & E Systems (EXHIBIT L)
28B	323	Chair Brown
	326	Neely
	339	John Lindback, Director of Elections, Oregon Secretary of State
	351	Chair Brown
	352	Lindback
	400	Chair Brown
SB 78 – WORK SESSION
	412	Sen. Nelson
	417	Sen. Monnes Anderson
	420	Chair Brown
	430	MOTION: Sen. Nelson moves to ADOPT SB 78-2 amendments dated 4/23/07.
	435	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Johnson
		Chair Brown, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	440	MOTION: Sen. Nelson moves to ADOPT SB 78-3 amendments dated 4/25/07.
	450	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 - Johnson
		Chair Brown, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	455	MOTION: Sen. Nelson moves SB 78 to the floor with a DO PASS AS AMENDED recommendation.
	460	VOTE: 4-0-1 EXCUSED: 1 – Johnson
		Chair Brown, hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED. SEN. NELSON will lead discussion on the floor.
	468	Chair Brown adjourns the meeting at 3:07 p.m.

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

1. SB 685, diagram, Sen. Floyd Prozanski, 1 p
2. SB 685, written testimony, Greg Fox, 1 p
3. SB 685, written testimony, Annette Newingham, 1 p
4. SB 494, -1 amendments, staff 1 p
5. SB 495, -1 amendments, staff, 1 p
6. SB 494, staff summary, Wendy Johnson, 1 p
7. SB 494, written testimony, Norman Turrill, 1 p
8. SB 495, written testimony, Sam Sears, 1 p
9. SB 951, -1 amendments, staff, 1 p
10. SB 78, -2 amendments, John Lindback, 1 p
11. SB 78, -3 amendments, Kevin Neely, 10 pp
12. SB 78, written testimony, Kevin Neely, 2 pp