l9n/ Oregon

2019 Regular Session

Senate Bill 520

Establishes Legislative Committee on Accountability as joint committee of Legislative Assembly composed of equal number of majority and minority members.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Joint Committee on Legislative Audits Committee on June 30, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Establishes Legislative Committee on Accountability as joint committee of Legislative Assembly composed of equal number of majority and minority members. Directs committee to appoint Director of Legislative Accountability Office and majority and minority counsels. Authorizes director to employ all other staff of Legislative Accountability Office. Charges office with conducting performance and management audits of state agencies, state programs and state-funded programs, with investigating allegations of illegal or improper activities by state agencies, state programs and state-funded programs, with investigating and reporting on effectiveness of state government programs and policies in meeting objectives and with performing policy analysis for Legislative Assembly. Directs office to report findings and recommendations to committee. Statutory powers and duties of office become operative January 1, 2020. 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

Its course

January 14 to June 30, 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 action7 actions on 5 days

In the SenateJan 14 to Jun 30 · stopped167 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 14 to Jan 162 days

Business and General GovernmentJan 16 to Jan 3115 days

Joint Committee on Legislative AuditsJan 31 to Jun 30 · stopped150 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.

In the Senate Jan 14 – Jun 30

  1. Jan 14Introduced
  2. Jan 16Sent to Business and General Government
  3. Jan 29Heard in Business and General Government
  4. Jan 31Business and General Government reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Legislative Audits
  5. Sent to Joint Committee on Legislative Audits
  6. Jun 30Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 16Referred to Business and General Government, then Rules.Senate
  3. Jan 29Work Session held.Senate
  4. Jan 31Without recommendation as to passage and and request to rescind subsequent referral to Rules, referred to Legislative Audits by order of the President.Senate
  5. Jan 31Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.Senate
  6. Jan 31Referred to Joint Committee on Legislative Audits by order of the President.Senate
  7. Jun 30In committee upon adjournment.Senate