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Senate Committee on Rules SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES May 26, 2015 Hearing Room C 03:00 PM MEMBERS PRESENT: Sen. Diane Rosenbaum, Chair Sen. Ted Ferrioli, Vice-Chair Sen. Lee Beyer Sen. Brian Boquist Sen. Ginny Burdick STAFF PRESENT: Erin Seiler, Committee Administrator Derek Sennes, Committee Assistant EXHIBITS: Exhibits from this meeting are available MEASURES/ISSUES: SJR 6 - Public Hearing SJR 8 - Public Hearing SB 214 - Work Session SB 215 - Work Session SB 217 - Work Session SCR 15 - Public Hearing & Work Session Recording Log – Recording started 02:35:02 PM 00:00:09 Meeting Called to Order 00:00:09 Chair Rosenbaum 00:00:28 SJR 6 and SJR 8 - Public Hearing 00:00:28 Chair Rosenbaum 00:00:36 Erin Seiler, Committee Administrator 00:01:35 Sen. Richard Devlin, Senate District 19 00:08:51 Sen. Betsy Johnson, Senate District 16 00:13:03 Dave Reinhard, resident, Oregon 00:16:40 EXHIBIT 1-2: Witness Registration 00:16:43 SB 214, SB 215 and SB 217 - Work Session 00:16:43 Chair Rosenbaum 00:17:34 EXHIBIT 3-8: Sen. Arnie Roblan, Senate District 5 00:24:22 Vice-Chair Ferrioli 00:31:07 SCR 15 - Public Hearing 00:31:07 Chair Rosenbaum 00:31:14 Erin Seiler, Committee Administrator This recording log is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete contents, refer to the digital audio recording. SRULES 05/26/2015 Page 2 of 3 00:31:41 Kate Brown, Governor, State of Oregon 00:35:09 Darlene Hooley, resident, Oregon 00:38:36 Margaret Carter, resident, Oregon 00:42:20 Lynn Partin, Partin and Co. 00:48:50 EXHIBIT 9: Witness Registration 00:48:50 The following is submitted for the record without public testimony: EXHIBIT 10: Katy King, Katy King Government Relations 00:48:51 SCR 15 - Work Session 00:48:51 Chair Rosenbaum 00:48:56 Vice-Chair Ferrioli 00:48:56 MOTION: VICE-CHAIR FERRIOLI MOVES SCR 15 BE ADOPTED 00:49:10 Sen. Beyer 00:50:11 VOTE: 4-0-1 AYES: BEYER, BOQUIST, FERRIOLI, ROSENBAUM EXCUSED: BURDICK CARRIER: SEN. FERRIOLI AND SEN. COURTNEY WILL LEAD DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR 00:50:35 SB 214 - Work Session 00:50:35 Chair Rosenbaum 00:50:48 Erin Seiler, Committee Administrator 00:51:13 Vice-Chair Ferrioli 00:51:13 MOTION: VICE-CHAIR FERRIOLI MOVES TO ADOPT THE -5 AMENDMENTS 00:51:25 VOTE: 4-0-1 AYES: BEYER, BOQUIST, FERRIOLI, ROSENBAUM EXCUSED: BURDICK 00:51:27 MOTION: VICE-CHAIR FERRIOLI MOVES SB 214 DO PASS AS AMENDED AND BE REFERRED TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS 00:51:51 VOTE: 4-0-1 AYES: BEYER, BOQUIST, FERRIOLI, ROSENBAUM EXCUSED: BURDICK 00:52:04 SB 215 - Work Session 00:52:04 Chair Rosenbaum 00:52:07 Erin Seiler, Committee Administrator 00:52:31 Vice-Chair Ferrioli 00:52:31 MOTION: VICE-CHAIR FERRIOLI MOVES TO ADOPT THE -3 AMENDMENTS 00:52:45 VOTE: 4-0-1 AYES: BEYER, BOQUIST, FERRIOLI, ROSENBAUM EXCUSED: BURDICK 00:52:48 MOTION: VICE-CHAIR FERRIOLI MOVES SB 215 DO PASS AS AMENDED This recording log is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete contents, refer to the digital audio recording. SRULES 05/26/2015 Page 3 of 3 00:53:08 VOTE: 4-0-1 AYES: BEYER, BOQUIST, FERRIOLI, ROSENBAUM EXCUSED: BURDICK CARRIER: SEN. ROBLAN WILL LEAD DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR 00:53:22 SB 217 - Work Session 00:53:22 Chair Rosenbaum 00:53:25 Erin Seiler, Committee Administrator 00:53:39 Vice-Chair Ferrioli 00:53:39 MOTION: VICE-CHAIR FERRIOLI MOVES TO ADOPT THE -2 AMENDMENTS 00:53:51 VOTE: 4-0-1 AYES: BEYER, BOQUIST, FERRIOLI, ROSENBAUM EXCUSED: BURDICK 00:53:55 MOTION: VICE-CHAIR FERRIOLI MOVES SB 217 DO PASS AS AMENDED AND BE REFERRED TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS 00:54:20 VOTE: 4-0-1 AYES: BEYER, BOQUIST, FERRIOLI, ROSENBAUM EXCUSED: BURDICK 00:54:31 Meeting Adjourned This recording log is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete contents, refer to the digital audio recording. .
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