Committees · 2007 Regular Session
Rules
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Kate BrownChair
Democrat · 21st District
Ted FerrioliVice-chair
Republican · 30th District
Democrat · 25th District
Republican · 1st District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2007 Regular Session.
Bills sent102
7% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out41%
42 of 102; 60 stopped in committee
Time in committee15 days
most between 11 and 52 days
Amendments offered3
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202625 bills
reported 64% · typically 6 days, most 2–8 · 4 amendments · 5 members
2025128 bills
reported 44% · typically 32 days, most 13–59 · 0 amendments · 5 members
202420 bills
reported 70% · typically 10 days, most 7–14 · 1 amendment · 5 members
2023165 bills
reported 41% · typically 33 days, most 7–50 · 1 amendment · 5 members
202222 bills
reported 68% · typically 5 days, most 4–8 · 0 amendments · 5 members
202192 bills
reported 43% · typically 20 days, most 8–45 · 1 amendment · 5 members
202010 bills
reported 50% · too few to say · 1 amendment · 5 members
2019111 bills
reported 46% · typically 27 days, most 14–46 · 5 amendments · 5 members
201818 bills
reported 44% · too few to say · 1 amendment · 5 members
2017105 bills
reported 40% · typically 29 days, most 19–61 · 6 amendments · 5 members
201630 bills
reported 70% · typically 11 days, most 6–17 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2015132 bills
reported 42% · typically 23 days, most 14–57 · 9 amendments · 5 members
201418 bills
reported 61% · typically 14 days, most 4–17 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2013136 bills
reported 39% · typically 24 days, most 8–62 · 2 amendments · 5 members
201220 bills
reported 55% · typically 4 days, most 1–7 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2011117 bills
reported 28% · typically 34 days, most 15–51 · 10 amendments · 5 members
2009140 bills
reported 58% · typically 15 days, most 7–38 · 8 amendments · 5 members
2007102 bills
reported 41% · typically 15 days, most 11–52 · 3 amendments · 4 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2007 Regular Session, newest first.
102 bills
House Bill 2843 · Creates crime of furnishing sexually explicit material to child.
Sent June 25, 2007 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3539 · Requires employer to provide reasonable accommodation to religious observance or practices of employee unless providing accommodation would impose undue hardship on employer.
Sent June 25, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 3 days
House Bill 2040 · Authorizes certain school districts to contract with qualified private alternative education programs to provide services to homeschooled children.
Sent June 24, 2007 · Reported out after 1 day · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3088 · Prohibits hospitals from billing to or attempting to collect from certain uninsured patients charges that exceed either Medicare rate or rate paid by hospital's highest volume commercial insurer.
Sent June 24, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 4 days
Senate Bill 1058 · Creates crime of vehicular homicide.
Sent June 23, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 5 days
House Bill 3516 · Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Department of Human Services to collect data and report to appropriate interim legislative committee regarding citizenship or legal residence requirements for Department of Human Services assistance programs.
Sent June 22, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
House Bill 3525 · Directs Water Resources Department to issue permits to appropriate water from Upper Columbia River for use in Columbia Basin.
Sent June 22, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
Senate Bill 1057 · Requires assured water supply permit in certain cases.
Sent June 22, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 6 days
House Bill 3294 · Defines "veteran" for purposes of statutes relating to Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Sent June 18, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 10 days
House Bill 3432 · Increases membership of Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to 25 members, three of whom shall be nonvoting members.
Sent June 18, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 10 days
House Bill 2263 · Abolishes Certificate of Initial Mastery and Certificate of Advanced Mastery.
Sent June 14, 2007 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2205 · Draws distinction between consumer finance license and short term license for persons making specified types of loans.
Sent June 13, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 15 days
House Bill 2285 · Eliminates provisions relating to break in service under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Sent June 11, 2007 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2595 · Changes name of Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission to Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
Sent June 8, 2007 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2674 · Requires employer to pay over, in accordance with law or agreement requiring or authorizing deductions from wages, amounts deducted from employee's wages.
Sent June 8, 2007 · Reported out after 4 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2827 · Allows Department of Transportation to take certain actions in order to maintain compliance with federal Real ID Act of 2005.
Sent June 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 3126 · Modifies threshold amounts municipal corporation may spend before municipal corporation must obtain annual audit or review.
Sent June 8, 2007 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3270 · Directs county clerk to conduct hand count of sample of ballots counted by each vote tally system in county at each general election.
Sent June 8, 2007 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3314 · Increases penalty for offense of careless driving if commission of offense contributed to serious physical injury or death of vulnerable user of public way.
Sent June 8, 2007 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3437 · Adds member of order Crocodylia to definition of exotic animal.
Sent June 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
82 more
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 June 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 3539 · Requires employer to provide reasonable accommodation to religious observance or practices of employee unless providing accommodation would impose undue hardship on employer.
Sent June 8, 2007 · Reported out after 13 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 610 · Directs Water Resources Department to issue permits to appropriate water from Upper Columbia River for use in Columbia Basin.
Sent June 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 2140 · Makes technical changes to Public Contracting Code.
Sent June 6, 2007 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2651 · Exempts law enforcement officers from crime of failing to disclose to participants that conversation is being recorded unless officer has reasonable opportunity to inform participants that conversation is being obtained.
Sent June 6, 2007 · Reported out after 15 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3113 · Amends duties of Department of Human Services and law enforcement agencies with respect to investigations of allegations of child abuse at child care facilities.
Sent June 6, 2007 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3485 · Authorizes creation of affordable housing covenant restricting price, rental rate or occupancy to ensure adequate supply of rental and owner-occupied affordable housing for low or moderate income households.
Sent June 6, 2007 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2892 · Prohibits use of state funds to assist, promote or deter union organizing.
Sent June 4, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 24 days
House Bill 3321 · Modifies provisions relating to coverage and membership of association health plans.
Sent June 4, 2007 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3555 · Creates Task Force on Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome.
Sent June 4, 2007 · Reported out after 11 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 2417 · Directs State Court Administrator to prepare report every two years on compensation of state judges.
Sent June 1, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
House Bill 2513 · Prohibits person from selling gift card that expires or has face value that declines over time or with lack of use.
Sent June 1, 2007 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2585 · Allows community college district or education service district to hire retired public employee as teacher or administrator if primary work duties of public employee are performed in county of not more than 35,000 inhabitants.
Sent June 1, 2007 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2637 · Requires school districts to adopt policy prohibiting cyberbullying.
Sent June 1, 2007 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3086 · Revises motor vehicle liability insurance laws.
Sent June 1, 2007 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1054 · Requires that first $7.7 million of amounts collected under public purpose charge in calendar year 2008 be distributed to State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries for purpose of paying costs of Oregon territorial sea mapping project at Oregon State University.
Sent June 1, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 27 days
Senate Bill 1056 · Prohibits tenant of manufactured dwelling park or floating home moorage from renting or leasing dwelling or home to another person for more than three days unless tenant renter and park or moorage landlord enter into written agreement.
Sent June 1, 2007 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2466 · Permits Gladstone, Milwaukie and Oregon City to operate photo radar.
Sent May 22, 2007 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3241 · Requires that certain causes of action related to improvement to large commercial structures be commenced within six years after substantial completion or abandonment of construction, alteration or repair.
Sent May 22, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 37 days
House Bill 3454 · Provides that manufacturer of roll-your-own tobacco must make escrow payments in same manner as manufacturers of cigarettes for purpose of providing source for payment of certain judgments and settlements on claims against manufacturer.
Sent May 22, 2007 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2603 · Requires employees of Legislative Administration Committee to post material on or install links from official webpage of member of Legislative Assembly in manner directed by member.
Sent May 18, 2007 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 628 · Prohibits discrimination against individual because of individual's arrest record.
Sent May 18, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 41 days
Senate Bill 1052 · Provides for increased, nonwaivable unitary assessment in methamphetamine-related crimes, except in juvenile cases.
Sent May 18, 2007 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1053 · Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to amend state building code to prohibit installation of synthetic stucco in residential structures.
Sent May 18, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 41 days
Senate Bill 1050 · Requires State Department of Energy to confer with governing body of local government within whose jurisdiction certain facilities may be located.
Sent May 16, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 43 days
Senate Bill 1051 · Authorizes, as conditional use on lands zoned for exclusive farm use, siting of facility for storage of aerial display fireworks by holder of permit issued by State Fire Marshal.
Sent May 16, 2007 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 536 · Classifies driving while under influence of intoxicants as Class C felony when person has prior conviction of felony driving while under influence of intoxicants in this state or any other jurisdiction.
Sent May 11, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 48 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted
Senate Bill 780 · Requires approval by majority of members of Workers' Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee for recommendations of committee to be reported to Legislative Assembly and Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Sent May 11, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 48 days
House Bill 2640 · Establishes election procedures, ballot titles, explanatory statements and fiscal impact estimates for legislatively referred measures to be voted on in November 2007, May 2008 and November 2008 elections.
Sent May 9, 2007 · Reported out after 44 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 891 · Allows local government to attach discretionary approval standards or special conditions regulating appearance or aesthetics to residential development with density of 18 or more dwelling units per acre located within metropolitan service district.
Sent May 9, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 50 days
Senate Bill 31 · Creates Oregon Healthy Kids Program, which includes private health option to provide health care coverage to children.
Sent May 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 51 days
Senate Bill 560 · Establishes presumption that certain cancers are compensable occupational diseases for certain firefighters.
Sent May 8, 2007 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 948 · Revises certificate of need process.
Sent May 8, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 51 days
Senate Bill 30 · Prohibits siting of destination resort in Metolius River Basin or in specified areas within three miles of basin .
Sent May 7, 2007 · Reported out after 11 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 1035 · Creates unlawful employment practice of workplace bullying.
Sent May 7, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 52 days
Senate Bill 1049 · Directs moneys received from civil penalties imposed by Board of Boiler Rules to use for administration and enforcement of laws governing boilers and pressure vessels.
Sent May 7, 2007 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1048 · Eliminates authority of Board of Naturopathic Examiners to regulate practice of traditional naturopathy by certain doctors of traditional naturopathy.
Sent May 3, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 56 days
Senate Bill 858 · Gives adult foster care home providers right to collectively bargain with State of Oregon.
Sent May 2, 2007 · Reported out after 52 days · 1 committee amendment, adopted · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2636 · Changes name of Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission to Oregon Government Ethics Commission.
Sent April 30, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 59 days
Senate Bill 1046 · Directs Oregon Tourism Commission to develop environmental standards for certification that may be voluntarily met by tourism facilities.
Sent April 30, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 59 days
Senate Bill 664 · Provides that local government collecting, contributing or receiving funds to provide fringe benefits for employees may use funds only for that purpose.
Sent April 27, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 62 days
House Bill 2082 · Requires persons being paid to obtain signatures on state initiative, referendum or recall petition to register with Secretary of State and complete training program.
Sent April 24, 2007 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2910 · Allows otherwise qualified person who is at least 17 years of age to register to vote.
Sent April 12, 2007 · Reported out after 47 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2762 · Specifies that qualified person who resides in shelter, park, motor home, marina or other identifiable location may register to vote.
Sent April 9, 2007 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 975 · Adds loss or threat of loss of prospective employment to definition of "undue influence" for purposes of election laws.
Sent March 16, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 104 days
Senate Bill 951 · Directs community colleges and state institutions of higher education to adopt plans to encourage students to register to vote and to vote in elections.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 974 · Directs Secretary of State by rule to set date for presidential primary election that is one week later than date of New Hampshire presidential primary election.
Sent March 15, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 920 · Provides for constitutional convention in 2009.
Sent March 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 106 days
Senate Bill 972 · Creates Oregon Government Ethics Enforcement Commission.
Sent March 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 106 days
House Bill 2589 · Prohibits former member of Legislative Assembly from being compensated lobbyist during period beginning on date person ceases being member and ending on date of adjournment sine die of next regular legislative session.
Sent March 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 866 · Requires persons being paid to obtain signatures on state initiative, referendum or recall petition to register with Secretary of State, complete training program, receive authorization from chief petitioner and display registration information.
Sent March 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 867 · Requires persons being paid to obtain signatures on state initiative, referendum or recall petition to register with Secretary of State, receive authorization from chief petitioner and display registration information.
Sent March 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 868 · Allows individual or political committee to provide items of de minimis value that display candidate's name or statement related to measure.
Sent March 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 876 · Allows any elector to file action in circuit court when elector believes election official has failed to comply with election law.
Sent March 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 912 · Prohibits member of Legislative Assembly, while in office, from receiving consideration for lobbying or accepting appointment to position in executive department.
Sent March 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 914 · Directs Secretary of State to verify all signatures on state initiative and referendum petitions.
Sent March 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 742 · Deletes requirement that ballot listing candidate for nomination or election to office of judge indicate whether candidate is incumbent.
Sent March 7, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 113 days
Senate Bill 776 · Requires Department of Human Services to collect data and study "alternative-to-abortion organizations" in Oregon and report findings to Legislative Assembly by December 31, 2008.
Sent March 7, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 113 days
Senate Bill 685 · Allows voter at primary election to write in name of candidate for office listed on primary election ballot who is not affiliated with major political party.
Sent March 5, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 743 · Modifies schedule for filing of expenditure statements by lobbyists and persons on whose behalf lobbyists were registered.
Sent March 5, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 674 · Prohibits member of Legislative Assembly from accepting appointment to position in executive department while in office.
Sent February 28, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 120 days
Senate Bill 575 · Requires chief petitioners of state initiative or referendum petitions to be residents of Oregon.
Sent February 14, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
Senate Bill 494 · Prohibits member of Legislative Assembly from participating in consideration of matter in regard to which member has actual conflict of interest.
Sent February 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 495 · Allows public official to appoint, employ or promote relative or member of household to, or discharge, fire or demote relative or member of household from, position with public body that public official serves if public official complies with conflict of interest requirements.
Sent February 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 496 · Modifies administrative adjudication processes of Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission relating to lobbying regulation.
Sent February 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 497 · Requires all judicial officers, city and county elected officials, members of city or county planning, zoning or development commissions and chief executive officers of cities and counties to file statement of economic interest with Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission.
Sent February 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 498 · Prohibits public official from taking action where choice of action may be significantly influenced by personal financial interest or by individualized personal bias for or against identified person.
Sent February 12, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 468 · Repeals statute prohibiting elector from participating in more than one nominating process for each partisan public office to be filled at general election.
Sent February 5, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
Senate Bill 430 · Prohibits public official from receiving gifts not extended to others who are not public officials.
Sent January 29, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 150 days
Senate Bill 444 · Provides that product liability civil actions are not subject to statutes of ultimate repose.
Sent January 22, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 422 · Directs county clerk to employ personnel on Saturday and Sunday immediately preceding primary or general election to provide candidates, political committees, political parties or other persons with information listing electors who have cast ballot at primary or general election.
Sent January 17, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 162 days
Senate Bill 51 · Allows candidate for public office to use political contributions only to support nomination or election of candidate.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 168 days
Senate Bill 52 · Creates Commission on Legislative Campaign Finance Reform.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 168 days
Senate Bill 55 · Requires chief petitioners of state initiative or referendum petitions to be registered to vote in Oregon.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 168 days
Senate Bill 73 · Prohibits paying or receiving money based on number of signatures person obtains for purposes of nominating candidate for elective public office or on number of signed voter registration cards person collects.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 109 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 74 · Modifies and repeals laws relating to elections conducted at polling places.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 89 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 77 · Requires that resignations made by appointed officers and certain elected officers be in writing.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 91 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 78 · Allows candidate or candidate's treasurer to designate person to sign statements of contributions and expenditures.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 116 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 123 · Allows circulation of state initiative petition with summary prepared by Attorney General.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Stopped in committee after 168 days
Senate Bill 124 · Allows Attorney General to correct clerical errors in draft or certified ballot titles prepared by Attorney General for state initiative petitions and referendum measures.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 125 · Allows person to challenge content of certified ballot title for state initiative petition if title does not comply with law because of change in statutory law that occurred after title was certified.
Sent January 11, 2007 · Reported out after 162 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 10 · Directs Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission to charge public bodies, special government bodies, local governments and local service districts proportionate amounts for purposes of funding activities of commission.
Sent January 8, 2007 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the Senate, and became law