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2005-05-30 Alert 2
HB 2484 Work Session June 2!!
Senator Ringo has scheduled a WORK SESSION (not a hearing) for HB 2484 on Thursday, June 2 - solely for the purpose of moving the bill to the Senate Rules Committee!
Rules is the traditional graveyard for bills toward the end of a session. Given the shortness of time, this is almost certainly a death sentence. There is NO NEED OR JUSTIFICATION THAT WE CAN SEE OR IMAGINE for this bill to go to Rules - unless SB 887A now contains its provisions.
We should be able to see what's in the House-amended version of SB 887A later this week. Unofficially, it does contain ORS-195 reform...but it's unclear whether this is the language of HB 2484 or just a basically meaningless 2 - year moratorium.
In any event, what IS clear is that Senator Ringo does NOT intend to hold a hearing on this bill. But we need to see what's in SB 887A before we judge the Senator and his committee. Stay tuned.
Jerry Ritter
Secretary, OCVA
This page last modified on 2005-11-16 08:29.
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