League of Women Voters Bill Matrix 2007
Updated Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Bill Number and Relating to clause	Description	LWVOR Position	LWVOR Action Committee Member Tracking	LWVOR Action Taken
SJR 1 - Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to compensation of public officials. In Committee Upon Adjournment	Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to compensation of public officials.	Support	Norman Turrill, Kappy Eaton	2-14-07 Testimony and 3-7-07 Testimony
SB 2 - Relating to sexual orientation discrimination. A-Engrossed Passed the House Senate Concurred in House amendments and re-passed Governor signed. Effective date, January 1, 2008	Prohibits, in specified areas of law, discrimination against persons based on sexual orientation.	Support	Kappy Eaton	3-12-07 Testimony
SB 3 - Relating to health; appropriating money; prescribing an effective date. A-engrossed B-engrossed C-engrossed Passed House and Senate, Signed by Governor Effective Date, July 6, 2007	Creates Oregon Healthy Kids Program, which includes private health option to provide health care coverage to children.	Support	Karen Nibler	6-8-07 Testimony
SJR 4 - Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to taxes on tobacco products. A-engrossed B-engrossed minority Motion to substitute minority report for committee report failed C-engrossed C-engrossed minority D-engrossed Passed Senate and House, Signed by Governor Filed with Secretary of State	Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to impose additional taxes on tobacco products.	Support	Karen Nibler
SB 10 - Relating to government ethics A-engrossed B-engrossed C-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House Senate Concurred in House Amendment and re-passed. Governor Signed	Part of the Oregon Law Commission Recommendations. Provides more funding for GSPC, eliminates exceptions for gift prohibitions, implements electronic reporting and makes reporting quarterly. See HB 2595	Support	Kappy Eaton, Norman Turrill	1-18-07 Testimony and 5-10-07 Testimony and Floor Letter
SJR 10 - Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to elections. In Committee upon adjournment	Deletes reference to double majority for tax measures. See SB 80	Support	Kappy Eaton	2-28-07 Testimony
HJR 14 - Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to elections. A-engrossed B-engrossed minority Passed House Motion to substitute minority report for committee report passed Senate. Senate referred to W&M. In Committee upon adjournment.	Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to modify double majority voting requirements in property tax elections so that double majority requirement does not apply to local property tax measures submitted to electors in elections in May or November of any year.	Support	Kappy Eaton	3-26-07 Testimony And 5-31-07 Testimony
HJR 15 - Double majority gut and stuff Filed with Secretary of State	Same as HJR 14 A, but bypassed minority report substituted for HJR 14	Support	Kappy Eaton, Norman Turrill
SJR 22 - Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to annual sessions of Legislative Assembly. In committee upon adjournment.	Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to require annual sessions of Legislative Assembly.	Support	Kappy Eaton	4-25-07 Testimony
HJR 26 - Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to tax expenditures. Public hearing held.	Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to require Legislative Assembly to authorize income tax credits, deductions, subtractions, exemptions and other tax expenditures every 10 years.		Kappy Eaton, Peggy Lynch	3-27-07 Testimony
SB 31 - Relating to health care coverage for children; appropriating money. Passed Senate. In committee upon adjournment.	Creates Oregon Healthy Kids Program, which includes private health option to provide health care coverage to children.		Karen Nibler
HJR 31 - Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to redistricting. Passed House Passed Senate Signed by Governor and Filed with Secretary of State for Ballot Title	Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to change operative date of state legislative reapportionment plan to second Monday in January of next odd-numbered year after deadline for making plan.	Neutral	Norman Turrill, Kappy Eaton	4-2-2007 Testimony
HJR 32 - Relating to ballot initiatives	Initiative petition circulation	Oppose	Kappy Eaton	3-23-07 Testimony
HJR 33 - Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to redistricting. Public Hearing Held.	Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution establishing panel of special masters to create state legislative and congressional redistricting plan following each federal decennial census.	Neutral	Kappy Eaton, Norman Turrill	4-2-2007 Testimony
SJR 35 - Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to elections. In committee upon adjournment.	Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to modify double majority voting requirement in property tax elections so that double majority requirement does not apply to property tax measures after June 19, 2008.	Support	Kappy Eaton	3-21-07 Testimony
SJR 37 - Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution to modify double majority voting requirements. In committee upon adjournment.	Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to modify double majority voting requirements in property tax elections so that double majority requirement does not apply to local property tax measures after June 19, 2008.	Support	Kappy Eaton	3-21-07 Testimony
SJR 38 - Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution to modify double majority voting requirements. Now HB 3551	Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to modify double majority voting requirements in property tax elections so that double majority requirement does not apply to local property tax measures after June 19, 2008.	Support	Kappy Eaton	3-21-07 Testimony
SB 38 - Relating to recordation fees Declared a tax. Needs to start in the House (See HB 3052)	Proposes $15 increase in document recording fee applying to real estate transactions. Allocates revenue to low-income rental housing, prevention of homelessness, affordable homeownership, and community-based housing providers	Support	Karen Nibler, Debbie Aiona
HJR 43 Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to voter registration. Public hearing held.	Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to allow voter registration not later than day of election	Support	Kappy Eaton	3-23-07 Testimony
HJR 46 Proposing Amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to restoration of revenues lost when federal forest reserve receipts are discontinued. Public hearing held.	Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to permit counties and local taxing districts to increase local permanent rate to restore revenues lost when federal forest reserve receipts are discontinued.	Supportive	Kappy Eaton, Norman Turrill	3-13-07 Testimony
SB 50 - Relating to Public Officials Compensation Commission; prescribing an effective date. In committee upon adjournment.	Changes membership of Public Officials Compensation Commission.	Support	Kappy Eaton, Norman Turrill	2-13-07 Testimony
SB 55 - Relating to elections. In committee upon adjournment.	Requires chief petitioners of state initiative or referendum petitions to be registered to vote in Oregon	Support	Kappy Eaton	1-31-07 Testimony
SB 73 - Relating to payment for collection of signatures on election documents. Passed House Passed Senate Signed by Governor. Effective date, January 1, 2008	Prohibits paying or receiving money based on number of signatures person obtains for purposes of nominating candidate for elective public office or on number of signed voter registration cards person collects.	Support	Kappy Eaton	Testimony
SB 78 - Relating to elections. A-engrossed B-engrossed Passed House and Senate. Senate concurred in House Amendments and re-passed. Governor signed. Effective date, January 1, 2008.	Allows candidate or candidate's treasurer to designate person to sign statements of contributions and expenditures.	Support	Kappy Eaton	5-21-07 Testimony
SB 80 - Relating to elections on tax measures; prescribing an effective date. In committee upon adjournment.	Deletes references to double majority voter participation requirement for tax measures.	Support	Kappy Eaton, Peggy Lynch	2-28-07 Testimony
SB 123 - Relating to election petitions. In committee upon adjournment	Requires 10% of signatures on a petition before it receives a ballot title	Support	Kappy Eaton	1-31-07 Invited Testimony
SB 124 - Relating to ballot titles. A-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House Governor signed. Effective date, January 1, 2008	Allows AG's office to correct clerical errors	Support	Kappy Eaton	1-31-07 Invited Testimony
SB 125 - Relating to state initiative petitions. A-engrossed Passed Senate Referred to Ethics, Elections and Rules	Directs chief petitioners to confer with Legislative Counsel regarding legal and drafting issues	Support	Kappy Eaton	1-31-07 Invited Testimony
SB 149 - Relating to the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. A-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House Signed by Governor. Effective date, January 1, 2008	Limits ability of state to "revoke, terminate, or refuse to renew" an operating permit to extract marketable mineral reserves and allows the agency to delay reclamation activities if marketable mineral reserves exist. Also lessens protection to human "safety"	Neutral as amended	Liz Frenkel	1-25-07 Testimony
SB 186 - Relating to industrial reserves. In committee upon adjournment	Bill would accelerate conversion of rural lands by expediting inclusion of "industrial reserves" within urban growth boundaries.	Oppose	Peggy Lynch	2-6-07 Testimony
SB 187 - Relating to affordable housing. A-engrossed In committee upon adjournment	Bill would speed conversion of rural lands by allowing urban expansions in the name of "affordable housing".	Oppose	Peggy Lynch, Debbie Aiona	2-6-07 Testimony
SB 235 - Relating to air quality. A-engrossed B-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House. Signed by governor. Effective date, July 17, 2007	Allows Environmental Quality Commission and State Department of Agriculture to provide for department administration and enforcement of air quality laws applicable to agricultural operations or equipment.	Support with dash – 1 amendments	Liz Frenkel	4-11-07 Testimony
SB 336 - Relating to school facility planning. A-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House Senate concurred in House amendments and re-passed. Governor signed. Effective date, January 1, 2008.	Makes providing for school facilities part of community planning	Support	Peggy Lynch	2-15-07 Testimony and 5-18-07 Testimony
SB 494 - Relating to government ethics. In committee upon adjournment	Conflict of interest ethics legislation for all public officials. A member of the Legislative Assembly shall refrain from participating in consideration of matter in regard to which member has actual conflict of interest.	Support section 1, but other sections often conflict with SB 10A, which is preferred.	Norman Turrill	4-27-07 Testimony
SB 544 - Relating to Department of State Lands. A-engrossed B-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House Senate concurred in House amendments and re-passed. Governor signed. Effective date, June 20, 2007	GUT &STUFF: Department of State Lands investigate certification of wetland scientists w/report to next Legislature.	Neutral	Liz Frenkel	3-5-07 Testimony
SB 554 - Relating to public records. A-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House Governor signed. Effective date, January 1, 2008	Requires public body to respond to written request for public record as soon as practicable and without undue delay.	Support	Paula Krane	3-21-07 Testimony and 5-13-07 Testimony
SB 632 - Relating to State Capitol. A-engrossed B-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House	Transfers management and control of utilization of State Capitol grounds from Oregon Department of Administrative Services to State Parks and Recreation Department.	Oppose (takes money from M66 Parks budget)	Peggy Lynch	3-28-07 Testimony
SB 665 - Relating to speedway destination site development; declaring an emergency. A-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House Senate Concurred in House amendments and re-passed. Governor signed. Effective date, July 17, 2007	Expands development allowed in conjunction with speedway destination site to include permanent housing units.	Neutral as amended	Peggy Lynch	4-26-07 Testimony
SB 700 - Relating to public office; prescribing an effective date. A-engrossed Passed Senate B-engrossed Passed House Senate concurred in House amendments and re-passed	Creates a Public Officials’ Salary Commission	Support	Kappy Eaton	3-7-07 Testimony and 3-14-07 Memo and 6-4-07 Testimony
SB 707 - Relating to beverage containers. A-engrossed B-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House Senate concurred in House amendments and re-passed Governor signed. Effective date, June 7, 2007	Requires Department of Environmental Quality to develop plan related to beverage containers.	Support	Marge Easley	4-3-07 Testimony and 5-2-07 testimony on 707A
SB 765 - Relating to affordable space for manufactured dwellings. In committee upon adjournment.	Requires local governments to project amount of space presently used for manufactured dwellings within urban growth boundaries that will be converted to another use, and to plan and zone to establish sufficient amount of affordable space for manufactured dwellings outside urban growth boundaries.	Oppose	Peggy Lynch	4-24-07 Testimony
SB 865 - Relating to food stamp benefits; declaring an emergency. A-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House Governor signed. Effective date, June 20, 2007	Directs Department of Human Services, after application for and approval of federal waiver, to disregard amount of annual cost-of-living adjustment for monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits when determining financial eligibility for food stamp benefits.	Support	Karen Nibler	4-23-07 Testimony
SB 921 - Relating to elections on tax measures; prescribing an effective date. In committee upon adjournment.	Deletes references to double majority voter participation requirement for tax measures.	Support	Kappy Eaton	3-21-07 Testimony
SB 926 - Relating to velodromes. A-Engrossed Referred to Ways and Means. In committee upon adjournment.	Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to construct velodromes in central, northern and southern Oregon.	Oppose (takes money from M66 Parks budget)	Peggy Lynch, Liz Frenkel	3-29-07 Testimony
SB 994 Judicial Salaries Passed Senate Passed House		Barbara Fredericks, Karen Nibler
SB 1018 - Relating to death penalty; declaring an emergency. In committee upon adjournment.	Creates Task Force on Death Penalty in Oregon.	Support	Norman Turrill	4-11-07 Letter
HB 2001 - Relating to auditing of tax expenditures. A-engrossed Now incorporated into HB 3260	Directs Secretary of State to conduct performance and program audits on tax expenditures. Creates Tax Accountability Commission.	Support with -2 amendments See HB 3260	Liz Frenkel, Kappy Eaton	4-26-07 Testimony and 6-1-07 Testimony and 6-4-07 Testimony
HB 2007 - Relating to same sex relationships. A-engrossed Passed House Passed Senate Governor Signed, Effective date, January 1, 2008	Establishes requirements and procedures for entering into civil union contract between individuals of same sex	Support	Kappy Eaton	4-9-2007 Testimony
HB 2055 - Relating to elections.	Chief petitioners required to be registered to vote in Oregon. Number of petition signatures gathered in each county , the names and addresses of the five largest contributors, and procedures for filing complaints published in the Voter's Pamphlet	Support	Kappy Eaton	1-31-07 Invited Testimony
HB 2060 - Relating to Commission on Legislative Campaign Finance Reform; declaring an emergency. Motion to substitute minority report for committee Report Failed Committee Report Adopted Passed House	Creates Commission on Legislative Campaign Finance Reform.	Support	Norman Turrill and Kappy Eaton	5-23-07 Testimony
HB 2082 - Relating to election petitions A-engrossed B-engrossed Passed House Passed Senate House concurred in Senate amendments and re-passed	Omnibus bill on initiative and referendum petitioning.	Support with reservations	Kappy Eaton, Norman Turrill	2-19-07 Testimony and 5-18-07 Testimony
HB 2083 - Relating to elections; declaring an emergency. Referred to Elections, Ethics and Rules.	Exempts from disclosure as public record any campaign finance data filed in electronic system provided by Secretary of State but not required by election laws to be made available to public.
HB 2187 - Relating to fees imposed for periodic sanitary surveys of drinking water systems. Passed House Passed Senate Governor signed. Effective Date, January 1, 2008	Provides for fees for public drinking water systems and funds for sanitary inspections	Support	Sarah Chaplen	2-14-07 Testimony and 5-15-07 Testimony
HB 2347 - Relating to mental health funding; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Public hearing held.	Increases tax on wines, malt beverages and cider.	Support	Karen Nibler	4-18-07 Testimony
HB 2388 - Relating to the taxation committees of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. Public hearing held.	Requires interim committees of Legislative Assembly having principal jurisdiction over matters of taxation to review tax expenditures and prepare written findings and recommendations.		Peggy Lynch, Kappy Eaton, Liz Frenkel	2-14-07 Testimony
HB 2465 - Relating to Hood River County public schools. Public hearing held.	Bypasses exception process for land-use planning program and subverts statewide management.	Oppose	Peggy Lynch	2-13-07 Testimony
HB 2469 - Relating to public assistance for families with dependent children; declaring an emergency. A-engrossed Passed House Passed Senate	Expands temporary assistance for needy families to include new State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program and new temporary assistance for needy families program for working families.	Support	Karen Nibler	5-31-07 Testimony
HB 2485 - Relating to paid sick leave for employees taking family leave. Passed House Passed Senate. Governor Signed. Effective date, January 1, 2008.	Expands purposes for which employee taking family leave may use paid sick leave.	Support See HB 2575	Kappy Eaton	See 3-19-07 Testimony
HB 2525 - Relating to systems development charges for k-12 education. Public hearing held.	Systems Development fees to include costs of k-12 schools	Support	Peggy Lynch	2-15-07 Testimony
HB 2530 - Relating to taxation; appropriating money A-engrossed B-engrossed Passed House Passed Senate.	Creates the Task Force on Comprehensive Revenue Restructuring and the Oregon Revenue Advisory Council	Support	Kappy Eaton
HB 2535 - Relating to malt beverage cost recovery fees; appropriating money; prescribing an effective date; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Referred to Revenue by prior reference.	Imposes malt beverage cost recovery fee on malt beverages.	Support	Karen Nibler	4-18-07 Testimony
HB 2564 - Relating to measurement of water use Referred to Ways and Means	Water Measurement	Support as amended	Liz Frenkel and Peggy Lynch	2-22-07 Testimony
HB 2566 - Relating to exempt uses of ground water; declaring an emergency. A-engrossed Referred to Ways and Means	Continues the current exemption from permit for domestic wells, but reduces the amount of groundwater assumed to be used to 5,000 gallons per day- still well under the real usage for a single family and watering a half acre of land. It does set a $250 fee for new exempt wells which will provide up to $1 million in additional funding for groundwater studies which will help local governments make future land use decisions.	Support with – 1 Amendments	Peggy Lynch	4-27-07 Testimony
HB 2575 - Relating to establishment of family leave benefits insurance program A-engrossed Failed on third reading in Senate.	Qualifying family leave would be paid through employee-funded funded	Support	Kappy Eaton	3-19-07 Testimony
HB 2595 - Relating to government ethics; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. A-engrossed Passed House B-engrossed B-engrossed minority House concurred in Senate Amendments and re-passed	Renames the GSPC to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. Makes numerous changes to conflict of interest laws regarding commission structure, sanctions, rulemaking, advisory opinions, adjucation processes, nepotism, etc. See also SB 10	Support	Norman Turrill, Kappy Eaton	5-21-07 Testimony
HB 2626 - Relating to recycling of electronic devices; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. A-Engrossed Passed House Passed Senate Signed by Governor. Effective date, June 6, 2007	Establishes statewide system administered by Department of Environmental Quality for collection, transportation and recycling of certain electronic devices.	Support	Peggy Lynch	3-26-07 Testimony
HB 2635 - Relating to family leave. A-engrossed Passed House B-engrossed Passed Senate. House concurred in Senate amendments and re-passed. Governor signed	Allows eligible employee to take family leave from work to care for grandparent or grandchild.	Support. See HB 2575	Kappy Eaton
HB 2700 - Relating to contraception. A-engrossed Passed House Passed Senate Governor signed. Effective date, January 1, 2007	Requires health benefit plan to include coverage of contraception.	Support	Kappy Eaton	2-28-07 Testimony and 5-9-07 Testimony
HB 2731 - Relating to beverage taxes; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Public hearing held.	Increases tax on malt beverages, wines and cider.	Support	Karen Nibler	4-18-08 Testimony
HB 2910 - Relating to elections. A-engrossed Passed House, Passed Senate House Concurred in Senate amendments and re-passed. Effective date, January 1, 2008	Allows otherwise qualified person who is at least 17 years of age to register to vote.	Support	Kappy Eaton	5-31-07 Floor Letter
HB 2922 - Relating to taxation; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Public hearing held.	Requires addition to taxable income for Oregon tax purposes of certain income otherwise excluded from federal taxable income.	Support	Kappy Eaton
HB 2963 - Relating to tax expenditures; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Public hearing held.	Creates sunset provision for all personal income or corporate excise or income tax expenditures that are not required under federal law, Oregon Constitution or to avoid double taxation.	Support	Kappy Eaton	3-27-07 Testimony
HB 2967 - Relating to tobacco products taxation; appropriating money; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. A-engrossed Failed House Vote reconsideration carried	Creates Oregon Healthy Kids Program to provide health insurance to uninsured children under 19 years of age.	Support	Karen Nibler
HB 3052 - Relating to finance; appropriating money; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Work session held.	Imposes real estate transfer tax on transfers of real property.	Support. See SB 38	Debbie Aiona
HB 3108 - Relating to tax expenditures. Public hearing held.	Directs Secretary of State to conduct performance and program audits on tax expenditures.	Acceptable, but timeline does not expedite dealing with the issue.	Kappy Eaton, Peggy Lynch, Liz Frenkel	3-27-07 Testimony
HB 3255 - Relating to state mental hospital facilities; appropriating money; prescribing an effective date; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Public hearing held.	Imposes additional privilege tax on malt beverages of $___ per barrel.	Support	Karen Nibler	4-18-07 Testimony
HB 3260 - Relating to tax expenditures; prescribing an effective date. A-engrossed Passed House. In committee upon adjournment.	Extends sunset dates for income tax expenditures scheduled to sunset in 2007-2009 biennium.	Now combined with HB 2001	Kappy Eaton, Peggy Lynch	3-27-07 Testimony
HB 3343 - Relating to siting public schools outside urban growth boundaries. Public hearing held.	Authorizes school districts to site school on tract of land within three miles of urban growth boundary without adopting exception to statewide land use planning goal.	Oppose	Peggy Lynch	4-16-07 Testimony
HB 3370 - Relating to alcoholic beverages; declaring an emergency. Referred to Human Services and Women’s wellness by order of the Speaker.	Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to transfer amount equal to five percent of gross revenues derived from sales of distilled liquor by bottle to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Account.	Support	Karen Nibler	4-18-07 Testimony
HB 3421 - Relating to malt beverage taxes; appropriating money; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. Public hearing held.	Increases tax on malt beverages over five-year period.	Support	Karen Nibler	4-18-07 Testimony
HB 3461 - Relating to land reclamation. Referred to agriculture and Natural Resources.	Requires certain conditions for approval of reclamation plan for surface mining operation.	Support	Liz Frenkel
HB 3500 - Relating to pollution control facilities; prescribing an effective date. Sub. Referral to Revenue A-engrossed Referred to ways and means by order of the Speaker.	Modifies pollution control facility tax credit and extends period for which facilities may be certified for tax credit, if facilities constitute enhanced pollution control facilities.	Oppose	Liz Frenkel	4-23-07 Testimony and 5-15-07 Testimony
HB 3525 - Relating to Columbia River water; appropriating money. Sent to Ways and Means Motion to withdraw from Ways and Means Carried Passed House. In committee upon adjournment.	Directs Water Resources Department to issue permits to appropriate water from Upper Columbia River for use in Columbia Basin. aka Oasis/Mirage Bill	Oppose	Liz Frenkel	4-13-07 Testimony and 6-19-07 Testimony
HB 3540 - Relating to compensation for loss of value of private real property resulting from land use regulation; appropriating money. B- Engrossed C-Engrossed Passed House Passed Senate House Concurred in Senate Amendments and re-passed. Signed by Governor. Filed with Secretary of State.	Revises law relating to compensation of property owners for land use regulations.	Support	Peggy Lynch, Liz Frenkel	5-3-07 Floor Letter
HB 3546 - Relating to an extension of time for review of demands for compensation by reason of land use regulations; declaring an emergency. B-engrossed Passed House Passed Senate Signed by Governor. Effective date, May 10, 2007	Allows public entity additional 360 days to review and act on certain Measure 37 claims before property owner is entitled to just compensation and may file civil action.	Support	Peggy Lynch, Liz Frenkel	5-3-07 Floor Letter
HB 3557 - Relating to land reclamation. Public hearing held.	Requires certain conditions for approval of reclamation plan for surface mining operation.	Support	Marge Easley, Liz Frenkel	6-15-07 Testimony
HB 3558 - Relating to health; appropriating money; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority. A-engrossed Referred to Elections, Ethics, and Rules by order of the Speaker.	Creates Oregon Healthy Kids Program, which includes private health option to provide health care coverage to children.	Support	Karen Nibler
HB 3559 - Relating to elections; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. Referred to Elections, Ethics and Rules.	Sets procedure for statewide special election on House Bill 3558 (2007).		Karen Nibler
HB 5025 - Relating to financial administration of the Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. A-engrossed Passed House Passed Senate. Governor Signed	Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission for biennial expenses. See SB 10A	Support	Kappy Eaton, Norman Turrill	5-16-07 Testimony
HB 5031 - Relating to financial administration of the Department of Human Services; appropriating money A-engrossed Passed House Passed Senate Governor signed.	Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Human Services for certain biennial expenses : League is Interested in water quality issues and Mental Health and Addiction Services	Support	Sarah Chaplen, Karen Nibler, Kappy Eaton	3-13-07 water Testimony 3-21-07 MH Testimony
HB 5033 - Relating to financial administration of the Department of Land Conservation and Development A-engrossed Passed House Passed Senate. Governor signed.	DLCD Budget	Support	Peggy Lynch	3-3-06 Testimony
HB 5043 - Relating to financial administration of the Department of State Lands House Amendments A-engrossed Passed House, Senate, Governor Signed Effective date, July 1, 2007	Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of State Lands for certain biennial expenses.	Support	Liz Frenkel	2-19-07 Testimony
HB 5050 - Relating to financial administration of the Water Resources Department A-engrossed Passed House, Senate Governor Signed. Effective date, July 1, 2007 Questions about budget notes	Water Resources Budget	Support, with concerns about agency priorities	Liz Frenkel, Peggy Lynch	3-19-07 Testimony
SB 5504 - Relating to financial administration of the State Commission on Children and Families; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. A-Engrossed Passed Senate. Signed by Governor. Effective date, July 1, 2007	Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Commission on Children and Families for biennial expenses.	Support	Karen Nibler	4-2-07 Testimony and 5-15-07 Testimony
SB 5505 - Relating to appropriation for Department of Corrections Passed Senate Passed House. Signed by Governor. Effective date, July 1, 2007.	Department of Corrections Budget	Support	Karen Nibler	3-14-07 Testimony
SB 5507 - Relating to financial administration of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission A-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House, Signed by Governor. Effective date, July 1, 2007	Support for Oregon Criminal Justice Commission	Support	Karen Nibler	2-20-07 Testimony
SB 5517 - Relating to financial administration of the Housing and Community Services Department A-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House. Signed by Governor. Effective date, July 12, 2007.	Funding for Oregon Housing and Community Services. Priority for implementation of Homeless Youth Survey	Support	Karen Nibler	2-14-07 Testimony
SB 5518 - Relating to financial administration of the Judicial Department; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. A-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House. Signed by Governor. Effective date, July 12, 2007	Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Judicial Department for biennial expenses.	Support	Karen Nibler, Barbara Fredericks	4-19-07 Testimony and 6-13-07 Testimony
SB 5522 - Relating to financial administration of legislative branch agencies; appropriating money; declaring an emergency. A-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House. Signed by Governor. Effective date, July 12, 2007.	Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Legislative Administration Committee, Legislative Assembly, Legislative Counsel Committee, Legislative Fiscal Officer, Legislative Revenue Officer and Commission on Indian Services for biennial expenses. Renovation of Legislative Wings	Support	Kappy Eaton	3-14-07 Memo
SB 5530 - Relating to budget appropriation for state parks A-Engrossed Passed Senate Passed House. Signed by Governor. Effective date, July 1, 2007.	State Parks Budget	Support with modification to increase money for land purchase	Peggy Lynch	2-21-07 Testimony and 5-3-07 Testimony
SB 5544 - Relating to financial administration of the Oregon Youth Authority A-engrossed Passed Senate Passed House. Signed by Governor. Effective date, July 1, 2007.	Appropriates money from general fund to Oregon Youth Authority for certain biennial expenses	Support	Karen Nibler	3-14-07 Testimony