Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on June 28, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
Senate Bill 972
Creates Oregon Government Ethics Enforcement Commission.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Creates Oregon Government Ethics Enforcement Commission. Specifies membership. Revises government ethics laws. Transfers regulation of attorneys from Oregon State Bar to commission. Requires attorney to obtain license from commission. Prohibits requirement of membership in bar association as condition of practicing law. Modifies definition of gift. Prohibits public officials from receiving in calendar year gifts with value exceeding $20 from any person. Prohibits public official from receiving honoraria. Prohibits public official from lobbying or becoming employee of certain entities for period after ceasing to be public official. Requires all public officials to file statement of economic interest. Requires all public officials who receive gifts to report gift to commission within 15 days of receiving gift. Requires all persons offering gifts to public officials to report offer of gift to commission within 15 days of offering gift. Directs commission to adopt rules setting fees to be paid by all public officials. Dedicates moneys from fees to costs of administering commission. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
March 12 to June 28, 2007, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateMar 12 to Jun 28 · stopped108 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 12 to Mar 142 days
RulesMar 14 to Jun 28 · stopped106 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.