A House of Representatives committee, only in the 2007 session.
Committees · 2007 Regular Session
Workforce and Economic Development
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Brad WittChair
Democrat · 31st District
John LimVice-chair
Republican · 50th District
Chuck RileyVice-chair
Democrat · 29th District
Democrat · 11th District
Republican · 59th District
Republican · 17th District
Democrat · 8th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2007 Regular Session.
Bills sent74
4% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out49%
36 of 74; 1 moved on without a report, 37 stopped in committee
Time in committee51 days
most between 28 and 69 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term.
200774 bills
reported 49% · typically 51 days, most 28–69 · 0 amendments · 7 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2007 Regular Session, newest first.
74 bills
Senate Bill 725 · Prohibits discrimination against disabled person and discrimination due to race, color, sex, marital status, source of income, familial status, religion or national origin by multiple listing service, real estate brokers' organization or other service, organization or facility relating to business of selling or renting dwellings.
Sent May 18, 2007 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 665 · Expands development allowed without taking additional exception to specified land use goals in conjunction with sanctioned use of major motor speedway to include permanent housing units.
Sent May 16, 2007 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 1045 · Directs employers that participate in enterprise zone program to report employment growth.
Sent May 16, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
House Bill 3181 · Gives family child care providers right to collectively bargain with State of Oregon.
Sent May 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 45 days
Senate Bill 788 · Gives family child care providers right to collectively bargain with State of Oregon.
Sent May 14, 2007 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 492 · Renames Oregon State Boxing and Wrestling Commission as Oregon State Athletic Commission.
Sent May 2, 2007 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3394 · Includes services performed in agricultural labor as "employment" subject to Employment Department Law.
Sent April 9, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 80 days
House Bill 3395 · Prohibits denial of unemployment insurance benefits to otherwise eligible individual who has qualified for benefits on basis of part-time work or who seeks suitable and comparable part-time work.
Sent April 9, 2007 · Reported out after 32 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3396 · Defines "economically distressed worker training" and "eligible economically distressed workers" for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits.
Sent April 9, 2007 · Reported out after 32 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2962 · Requires State Forestry Department to establish and maintain fuel breaks between contiguous state and federal forestlands.
Sent April 5, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 84 days
House Bill 3264 · Directs Economic and Community Development Department to file annual Unified Economic Development Report detailing development subsidies.
Sent March 28, 2007 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3418 · Establishes Oregon Main Street Program in Economic and Community Development Department to encourage preservation of historic character of commercial neighborhoods.
Sent March 20, 2007 · Reported out after 50 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3507 · Creates tax credit for investments in personnel and equipment that lead to job creation.
Sent March 20, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 100 days
House Bill 3509 · Requires persons obtaining economic development assistance from Economic and Community Development Department to enter into signed agreement with department assuring that recipient employs or will employ only individuals lawfully authorized to work in United States.
Sent March 20, 2007 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 3513 · Prohibits person from knowingly employing or knowingly permitting labor services of illegal alien on project financed by state grant or loan.
Sent March 20, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 100 days
House Bill 3206 · Requires Department of Human Services to contract with nongovernmental entity to produce report of employers with employees who receive public assistance.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3264 · Directs Economic and Community Development Department to file annual Unified Economic Development Report detailing development subsidies.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Moved on without a report after 9 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3280 · Permits school district having population of 300,000 or more persons to procure custodial services from qualified nonprofit agency for disabled individuals.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3320 · Creates Welcome to Oregon Task Force to study strategies to create welcoming environment for visitors entering state on Interstate Highway 5 from Vancouver, Washington.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3363 · Directs Economic and Community Development Department to file annual Unified Economic Development Report detailing development assistance.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
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House Bill 3448 · Eliminates tax deductions, subtractions or credits that may be claimed against taxes by corporations that decrease employment in Oregon and increase employment in countries outside of United States.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3457 · Establishes tax credit for employer that pays all or part of community college tuition and related textbook expenses of employee in workforce training program.
Sent March 19, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3288 · Requires Economic and Community Development Department to develop process for making annual grants from Oregon Community Development Fund to governing bodies of counties to promote economic development.
Sent March 16, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 104 days
House Bill 3298 · Allows Director of Economic and Community Development Department to approve designation of additional 10 urban or rural enterprise zones.
Sent March 16, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 104 days
House Bill 3340 · Makes findings about effects of international trade agreements on Oregon.
Sent March 16, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 104 days
House Bill 3223 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to City of Eugene for security costs of 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Reported out after 35 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3224 · Directs State Parks and Recreation Department to enhance Eugene-Springfield Willamette River corridor in preparation for 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Reported out after 35 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3235 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to conduct disparity studies to assess any discrimination and any resulting disparity between availability and use of disadvantaged, minority or women business enterprises in state public contracting.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 3252 · Requires Department of Human Services to prepare and submit to Legislative Assembly annual report containing list of employers with employees receiving public assistance, including food stamp benefits.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 3254 · Provides that urban renewal agencies may include affordable housing projects in urban renewal plans.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 3346 · Requires individual to take drug test to be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits under certain conditions.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 3356 · Establishes task force to study population growth forecasts and public infrastructure needs through year 2050 and revenue needs to support population growth and infrastructure needs.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
House Bill 3066 · Authorizes issuance of lottery bonds to finance public parking facility in downtown area of City of Hillsboro.
Sent March 14, 2007 · Reported out after 56 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3181 · Gives family child care providers right to collectively bargain with State of Oregon.
Sent March 14, 2007 · Reported out after 55 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2981 · Authorizes Economic and Community Development Department to create reserve fund for nonprofit organizations engaged in alternative lending.
Sent March 9, 2007 · Reported out after 59 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3027 · Appropriates moneys from ___ to Economic and Community Development Department for purpose of assisting development of targeted small businesses and microenterprises.
Sent March 9, 2007 · Reported out after 27 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 139 · Requires person operating public use airport to provide notice of permanent closure.
Sent March 8, 2007 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2842 · Establishes Commission for the Products of Disabled Individuals.
Sent March 6, 2007 · Reported out after 64 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2948 · Permits corporations operating emerging businesses to defer corporate excise and income taxes.
Sent March 6, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 2883 · Limits expenditures on advertising annually by Oregon State Lottery to no more than 0.5 percent of total annual revenues from all lottery games.
Sent March 5, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
House Bill 2903 · Requires contractors submitting bids or proposals on state public contracts to certify where services would be performed.
Sent March 5, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
House Bill 2804 · Creates task force to study methods and advantages of attracting Olympic Winter Games to Oregon.
Sent March 1, 2007 · Reported out after 69 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2809 · Requires Economic and Community Development Department to require certain recipients of economic development assistance from state funds to consider and plan for access to child care.
Sent March 1, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 119 days
House Bill 2810 · Extends sunset date on income tax credits for contributions to Child Care Division.
Sent March 1, 2007 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2811 · Removes annual limit on tax credit certificates issued for contributions to Child Care Division.
Sent March 1, 2007 · Reported out after 40 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2618 · Prohibits public agencies from entering into public works contracts for which contract price exceeds $750,000 unless public agency verifies that every employer under contract is approved apprenticeship training agent unless local joint committee or apprenticeship training program for apprenticeable occupations used by employer does not exist in state.
Sent February 28, 2007 · Reported out after 71 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2779 · Establishes corporate income and excise tax credit for certain facility costs of business firms that construct facilities and engage in business operations in which average annual gross payroll and increase in number of employees meet specified requirements.
Sent February 28, 2007 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2831 · Makes legislative findings on effects of international outsourcing of jobs.
Sent February 28, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 120 days
House Bill 2767 · Creates Oregon Workforce Innovation Council.
Sent February 26, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 2759 · Directs Employment Department, for biennium beginning July 1, 2007, to use all unobligated moneys in Oregon JOBS Plus Unemployment Wage Fund for payment of wages and certain expenses of participants in JOBS Plus Program who are otherwise eligible to receive unemployment insurance and who reside in severely distressed areas designated by Economic and Community Development Department.
Sent February 22, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 126 days
House Bill 2732 · Modifies definition of "disabled individual" for purposes of public contracting law relating to procurement of products or services from qualified nonprofit agency for disabled individuals.
Sent February 21, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 127 days
House Bill 2726 · Establishes state policy that state-funded research benefiting private enterprise must encourage economic development and job creation in Oregon.
Sent February 19, 2007 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2671 · Requires public contracting agency to award public contract based on bid, proposal or offer that provides best value to agency.
Sent February 15, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 133 days
House Bill 2643 · Creates Tax Relief Commission in Economic and Community Development Department to review and approve property tax relief and grants to commercial and industrial projects that create jobs in areas of high unemployment.
Sent February 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 2599 · Limits television advertising by Oregon State Lottery to promoting introduction of new games.
Sent February 13, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 135 days
House Bill 2441 · Requires individual to take drug test to be eligible for unemployment insurance benefits.
Sent February 9, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 139 days
House Bill 2551 · Requires that Oregon Liquor Control Commission offer consolidated application for persons seeking issuance or renewal of limited or full on-premises sales licenses and applying for video lottery game contracts.
Sent February 9, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 139 days
House Bill 2540 · Authorizes Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt code for rehabilitation of commercial and multifamily residential structures located in vintage downtown districts.
Sent February 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 140 days
House Bill 2572 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to City of Gresham for capital construction of Gresham Center for the Arts.
Sent February 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 140 days
House Bill 2253 · Authorizes Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries, Wage and Hour Commission or State Apprenticeship and Training Council, if person has failed to comply with investigative subpoena, to petition court for order directing person to show cause for noncompliance.
Sent February 7, 2007 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2261 · Modifies membership of State Apprenticeship and Training Council.
Sent February 7, 2007 · Reported out after 82 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2264 · Provides that Department of Education, subject to specified state laws and federal No Child Left Behind Act, is subject to Public Contracting Code in course of procurement or supervision of procurement of goods, services, personal services and information technology relating to student assessment.
Sent February 7, 2007 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2412 · Establishes program in Bureau of Labor and Industries to provide grants to Oregon Building Congress for purpose of supporting partnerships between public high schools and apprenticeship programs.
Sent February 7, 2007 · Reported out after 82 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2501 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Mount Hood Community College for early childhood education program facility.
Sent January 31, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 148 days
House Bill 2519 · Establishes Task Force on Gambling in Oregon in Oregon State Lottery.
Sent January 31, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 148 days
House Bill 2467 · Permits employer to make deduction from employee's wages for contribution to individual account for employee's benefit in plan maintained under section 125, 401(k), 403(b), 408, 408A or 457 of Internal Revenue Code if employee is given written notice of contribution before initial deduction is made.
Sent January 30, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 149 days
House Bill 2481 · Directs Oregon State Lottery Commission to study feasibility of implementing alternative to current method for awarding contracts to video lottery game retailers.
Sent January 30, 2007 · Reported out after 100 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2472 · Creates Task Force on Extending Washington County Commuter Rail to Salem.
Sent January 26, 2007 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2447 · Declares January 13 of each year to be Korean American Day.
Sent January 23, 2007 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2449 · Designates Columbia Gorge Discovery Center as Oregon Ice Age Museum.
Sent January 23, 2007 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2246 · Requires Department of Human Services to transfer JOBS Plus participant's Oregon JOBS Individual Education Account to Oregon Student Assistance Commission to provide education assistance to participant after participant leaves JOBS Plus Program.
Sent January 16, 2007 · Reported out after 57 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2279 · Corrects name of fund from which net receipts of video lottery games are transferred to counties for economic development activities.
Sent January 16, 2007 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2095 · Allows housing authority to own mixed income housing project.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2206 · Establishes Skill Up Oregon Fund.
Sent January 10, 2007 · Reported out after 99 days · did not pass the House of Representatives