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2009 Regular Session

House Bill 2518

Exempts from definition of "gift," for purposes of ethics laws, specified program material, specified expenses for attendance at conference and reasonable expenses paid to public school employee for accompanying students on educational trip.

Became law as Chapter 689, Oregon Laws 2009, signed July 7, 2009, 154 days after it was filed. In force from July 7, 2009.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Exempts from definition of "gift," for purposes of ethics laws, specified program material, specified expenses for attendance at conference and reasonable expenses paid to public school employee for accompanying students on educational trip. <b>Removes requirement that not-for-profit corporation receive specified amount of funding from for-profit organization for reasonable expenses paid by not-for-profit corporation to be exempt from definition of "gift."</b> Makes technical changes to definition of "relative" for purposes related to receipt of gifts under ethics law. <b>Changes date on which person who ceases to be public official may have direct beneficial financial interest in public contract from two years after date person ceases to be public official to two years after date on which contract was authorized.</b> Repeals provision that imposes additional sanctions on public official or candidate for failure to file statement of economic interest. 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.

Its course

February 3 to July 7, 2009, 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 action23 actions on 21 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 3 to May 22108 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 3 to Feb 107 days

EducationFeb 10 to Apr 251 days

RulesApr 2 to May 1947 days

In the SenateMay 22 to Jun 1726 days

Waiting for a committeeMay 22 to May 286 days

RulesMay 28 to Jun 1518 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 17 to Jun 258 days

With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 712 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading57–0

    Passed · May 22 · 3 present

  • Senate, third reading28–0

    Passed · Jun 17 · 2 present

  • House of Representatives, concurrence59–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 22 · 1 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 19

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 15

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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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 3 – May 22

  1. Introduced
  2. Sent to Education
  3. Heard in Education
  4. Heard in Education
  5. Education reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
  6. Sent to Rules
  7. Heard in Rules
  8. Heard in Rules
  9. Rules recommended it as amended
  10. Read a second time
  11. Passed the House of Representatives, 57 to 0

In the Senate May 26 – Jun 17

  1. Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Rules
  3. Heard in Rules
  4. Heard in Rules
  5. Rules recommended it as amended
  6. Read a second time
  7. Passed the Senate, 28 to 0

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 22 – Jun 25

  1. The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 59 to 0
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 26 – Jul 7

  1. Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Became chapter 689 of Oregon Laws 2009, in force from July 7, 2009
All 23 actions, as published