l9n/ Oregon

2008 Special Session

House Bill 3627

Makes legislative findings regarding sustainable agriculture.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 22, 2008. The 2008 Special Session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Makes legislative findings regarding sustainable agriculture. <i>Creates Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Resource Center.</i>] <i>Creates Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Resource Center Advisory Board. Requires advisory board to conduct survey in cooperation with Oregon State University regarding sustainable agriculture program issues and to develop plan for resource center. Requires advisory board to report by December 31, 2008, to Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly regarding resource center activities and recommendations regarding resource center.</i>] <i>Allocates lottery moneys to State Department of Agriculture for biennium ending June 30, 2009, to establish and operate resource center and pay expenses of advisory board.</i>] <i>Allocates lottery moneys to Oregon State University for biennium ending June 30, 2009, to pay expenses of survey regarding sustainable agriculture program issues.</i>] <b>Creates Sustainable Agriculture Needs Assessment Advisory Committee. <b>Requires Oregon State University Extension Service, in cooperation with advisory committee, to conduct needs assessment regarding sustainable agriculture information. Requires advisory committee to report by December 31, 2008, to Seventy-fourth Legislative Assembly regarding findings and recommendations based on needs assessment. <b>Allocates lottery moneys to State Department of Agriculture for biennium ending June 30, 2009, to assist producers in accessing new markets for sustainable agriculture products. <b>Allocates lottery moneys to Department of Higher Education for biennium ending June 30, 2009, to pay expenses of Oregon State University in conducting needs assessment regarding sustainable agriculture and pay expenses relating to Sustainable Agriculture Needs Assessment Advisory Committee. <b>Sunsets January 2, 2010.</b> 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 House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    HEER

    Its course

    February 4 to February 22, 2008, 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 action6 actions on 4 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 22 · stopped18 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 4 to Feb 40 days

    Agriculture and Natural ResourcesFeb 4 to Feb 73 days

    Ways and MeansFeb 7 to Feb 22 · stopped15 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Feb 7

    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.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 22

    1. Feb 4Introduced
    2. Sent to Agriculture and Natural Resources
    3. Feb 6Heard in Agriculture and Natural Resources
    4. Feb 7Agriculture and Natural Resources recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    5. Sent to Ways and Means
    6. Feb 22Died when the session ended
    All 6 actions, as published
    1. Feb 4First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 4Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 6Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
    4. Feb 7Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    5. Feb 7Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    6. Feb 22In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives