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2019 Regular Session

House Bill 3377

Establishes Joint Committee on Conduct as joint committee of Legislative Assembly.

Became law as Chapter 604, Oregon Laws 2019, signed July 23, 2019, 140 days after it was filed. In force from July 23, 2019.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Establishes Joint Committee on Conduct as joint committee of Legislative Assembly. Establishes Legislative Equity Office as independent nonpartisan office of Legislative Assembly and directs Legislative Assembly to, by concurrent resolution, appoint Legislative Equity Officer to serve as executive officer of Legislative Equity Office. Directs Joint Committee on Conduct to establish standards and criteria for individuals unaffiliated with legislative branch to perform services as independent investigator, and directs Legislative Equity Officer to select independent investigator, to conduct investigations of conduct asserted to violate standards of harassment, discrimination or retaliation prescribed by legislative branch personnel rules. Requires Legislative Equity Officer to conduct at least two hours of respectful workplace training each calendar quarter. Specifies topics of training. Requires legislators and legislative staff, interns and volunteers to attend training annually. Requires registered lobbyists to attend annual training, beginning in 2021. Directs lobbyists to certify training attendance to Oregon Government Ethics Commission and directs commission to report lobbyist training attendance to officer. Directs Legislative Equity Officer to regularly conduct culture and climate surveys of legislators, legislative staff, lobbyists and others who regularly interact with legislative branch. Requires Legislative Equity Officer to receive information from any individual about harassing behavior and to provide confidential process counseling to individuals who believe they have experienced or observed harassment. Requires Legislative Equity Officer to establish and maintain Capitol Leadership Team to serve as mentors and resources for promoting more respectful workplace or to assist those facing challenges in workplace. Directs Joint Committee on Conduct to establish minimum qualifications and criteria for offsite process counselors and directs Legislative Equity Officer to contract with offsite process counselors to receive information from individuals concerning harassing behavior and to provide confidential process counseling to individuals who believe they have experienced or observed harassment. Establishes evidentiary privilege and exemption from public records disclosure for confidential communications and records created or maintained by offsite process counselor concerning harassment in State Capitol. Establishes public records exemption for records of independent investigator conducting harassment investigations, and for records of Legislative Equity Officer that relate to disclosures, reports or allegations made to officer. Limits scope and duration of exemption of independent investigator records. 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

    JCCC

    Its course

    March 5 to August 1, 2019, 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 action28 actions on 22 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Jun 13100 days

    Waiting for a committeeMar 5 to Mar 116 days

    Capitol CultureMar 11 to May 656 days

    Ways and MeansMay 6 to May 21 · moved on15 days

    General GovernmentMay 21 to May 30 · moved on9 days

    Ways and MeansMay 30 to Jun 1112 days

    In the SenateJun 13 to Jun 2916 days

    Waiting for a committeeJun 13 to Jun 174 days

    Ways and MeansJun 17 to Jun 2912 days

    With the GovernorJun 29 to Jul 2324 days

    Votes

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

    • House of Representatives, third reading58–2

      Passed · Jun 13

    • Senate, third reading27–0

      Passed · Jun 29 · 3 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 6

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 11

    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 Mar 5 – Jun 13

    1. Mar 5Introduced
    2. Mar 11Sent to Capitol Culture
    3. Mar 20Heard in Capitol Culture
    4. Mar 27Heard in Capitol Culture
    5. Apr 3Heard in Capitol Culture
    6. Apr 10Heard in Capitol Culture
    7. Apr 24Heard in Capitol Culture
    8. May 1Heard in Capitol Culture
    9. May 6Capitol Culture recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    10. Sent to Ways and Means
    11. May 21Sent to General Government Subcommittee
    12. May 30Heard in General Government Subcommittee
    13. Returned to Ways and Means
    14. Jun 7Heard in Ways and Means
    15. Jun 11Ways and Means recommended it as amended
    16. Jun 12Read a second time
    17. Jun 13Passed the House of Representatives, 58 to 2

    In the Senate Jun 17 – Jun 29

    1. Jun 17Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Ways and Means
    3. Jun 29Ways and Means recommended it
    4. Read a second time
    5. Passed the Senate, 27 to 0

    To the Governor Jun 30 – Aug 1

    1. Jun 30Signed in the House of Representatives
    2. Jul 2Signed in the Senate
    3. Jul 23Signed by the Governor
    4. Aug 1Became chapter 604 of Oregon Laws 2019, in force from July 23, 2019
    All 28 actions, as published
    1. Mar 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Mar 11Referred to Capitol Culture.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 20Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Mar 27Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 3Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 10Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    7. Apr 17Public Hearing and Possible Work Session cancelled.House of Representatives
    8. Apr 24Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    9. May 1Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
    10. May 6Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    11. May 6Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
    12. May 21Assigned to Subcommittee On General Government.House of Representatives
    13. May 30Work Session held.House of Representatives
    14. May 30Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
    15. Jun 7Work Session held.House of Representatives
    16. Jun 11Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    17. Jun 12Second reading.House of Representatives
    18. Jun 13Rules suspended. Made a Special Order of Business on June 13, 2019 Calendar.House of Representatives
    19. Jun 13Third reading as Special Order of Business. Carried by Williamson. Passed.House of Representatives
    20. Jun 17First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    21. Jun 17Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
    22. Jun 29Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
    23. Jun 29Second reading.Senate
    24. Jun 29Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Burdick. Passed.Senate
    25. Jun 30Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    26. Jul 2President signed.Senate
    27. Jul 23Governor signed.House of Representatives
    28. Aug 1Chapter 604, (2019 Laws): Effective date July 23, 2019.House of Representatives