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Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 commended the 2023 and 2024 back‑to‑back state‑champion Thurston High School baseball teams. State Senator Floyd Prozanski (Senate District 4) testified in support, noting the unusual achievement of back‑to‑back titles and that members of the 2023 team graduated and supported the 2024 squad. The committee voted to move SCR 5 to the floor with a B adopted recommendation; Vice Chair Pham moved the motion and the chair assigned Representative Lively as the floor carrier.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 6 recognized the South Eugene High School robotics team, CERT. Representative Lisa Bridal (House District 8) testified that CERT placed first in the Pacific Northwest and ranked 67th out of about 3,000 competitors at an international competition. The resolution was moved to the floor with a B adopted recommendation; Representative Fraga was noted as the floor carrier.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 22 commended the University of Oregon Ducks football team for a 13‑0 regular season and their first year in the Big Ten; testimony noted multiple program successes across sports and the team's contribution to tourism and the state economy. SCR 22 passed with a B adopted recommendation and Representative Fragle was assigned to carry the resolution on the floor.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 21 commemorated the 100th anniversary of Multnomah Falls Lodge; Representative Jeff Helfrich noted the lodge's history, National Register listing and public value in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The committee approved the resolution and assigned a floor carrier.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 20 honored the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's centennial in Charleston and Coos Bay. Craig Young, biology professor and OIMB director, described the institute's long research history, its role in demonstrating ballast‑water transport of larvae, and the undergraduate marine biology program's growth. The resolution was adopted and will be carried to the floor by Representative Wright.

All five resolutions were closed out in committee and moved to the floor with recommendations for adoption; committee clerks recorded 'no fiscal and no revenue impact' for each resolution.

Ending: The group of ceremonial recognitions cleared the Rules Committee and will be scheduled for floor action; each item was assigned a floor carrier.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Committee On Rules 05/07/2025 8:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved five concurrent resolutions recognizing high school athletics and robotics teams, the University of Oregon football team, Multnomah Falls Lodge and the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology; each resolution received a B adopted recommendation and was assigned a floor carrier.","taxTitle","Rules, House of Representatives, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",18187,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6246800,"House Rules moves workforce planning, performance‑audit bill to Ways and Means",194,5558000,5752000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3215220-a9289fa876e2300f00db95a6eb73f1b4&start=5558&end=5752","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3215220-a9289fa876e2300f00db95a6eb73f1b4/thumbnail_5558000.jpg","/articles/6246800/Oregon/House-Rules-moves-workforce-planning-performanceaudit-bill-to-Ways-and-Means","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246800-8b434b8569cf9c6702db464f30da4c7f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770722158&Signature=c5PUmmje5YHCTicxbg4eK1~hxb-ivV3OmoV0svZUJ07LIO265EVPLImj5TD8XvrJGncoXgbG0hcLWKZDskA-I-YzM1~A3TWyZjYQ3ETSepf2qfDUdMnLacKs49aV~AmY7nUzLTUMqcOfaAyp6ln5sB75MhoETYzx9TJkeJSbNur4K3adOVVuEMEKBkxwiuV49iv3E73UlWRvvVANB8zb-wPv37rjrduRuB0NUukb4w74Me5C9CrVlQEFUwNkH~3OVDYt4H97YwYeEG2FRoFR3~BTliZkplYDU2KjN4I~2ajcEBW1OK-kgPU32XK4gt7GadjSohffT1lHGB0Cu09yJg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Rules Committee adopted the dash‑1 amendment to House Bill 3803 and voted to send the measure to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means with a due‑pass recommendation. Vice Chair Pham led both motions.

\"House Bill 3803 ... requires the Department of Administrative Services and state agencies to develop strategic workforce plans,\" the staff summary read during the work session. The bill includes five parts: strategic workforce planning (with some exceptions for constitutional officers), measures to reduce administrative variation across agencies, the establishment of a key performance measure council to review and adjust measures every four years, reporting requirements for public funds distributed to specified private and nonprofit entities, and a specialist audit team in the Secretary of State's Division of Audits to cover small public entities that have not been audited in the past decade.

Vice Chair Pham moved to adopt the dash‑1 amendment; the committee adopted the amendment after brief discussion and then approved the bill as amended to refer it to Ways and Means. During debate Vice Chair Draisien expressed concern about the bill's reach into internal legislative or executive functions and said she would vote to adopt the amendment but not to advance the bill further without substantive changes.

The final roll call on the motion to refer recorded opposition and support from several members (the clerk recorded individual yea/nay responses) and the motion passed. The committee did not change the bill's reporting timeline or specify additional appropriations; members noted a fiscal impact statement had been posted to OLIS.

Ending: HB 3803 moves to Ways and Means for further fiscal review and scheduling; committee members asked legislative staff to provide additional implementation details ahead of any budget committee action.","House Bill 3803, requiring state agencies to develop strategic workforce plans, establish a key performance measure council, and expand audits, was amended in Rules and moved to the Ways and Means Committee with a due‑pass recommendation.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6246804,"House committee hears ‘Fair Energy Act’ to require customer impact analysis, limit winter rate increases",4150,1051000,5201000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3215220-a9289fa876e2300f00db95a6eb73f1b4&start=1051&end=5201","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3215220-a9289fa876e2300f00db95a6eb73f1b4/thumbnail_1051000.jpg","/articles/6246804/Oregon/House-committee-hears-Fair-Energy-Act-to-require-customer-impact-analysis-limit-winter-rate-increases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246804-1154a391ad2a3b3c3430d6eee320a8f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770722158&Signature=iOvYQ~gdptOQmIhl8yfp8XG3WKhWQ5dgBITzt8qtIPaCM95Y0K0zu3GlM4cegokRASVSYZtQaaK~N2uNLBJijVFStILoL9kjjrKYy~3uboPhzK2uDd61f~Yz3GBHDnidZryCy5ppr8v5F9xlsrS4tkw~d3d7y0AorvHZUlEc-BFwgVElc8cnwjhjeneIFk5E4hTNhl~TRIqzReJlRqPj~gdOdOqJOkyMSbuoXFxv1fDuZAJ8KMmzcp5DRHy8X2ir-m9W5LL4cxnUEY8qU3ePKQylzDVK~BCJwcrzqdEZWEk73vW7qVDe~-ddebGCzUP-BNu~bBeeNHQzCcwk1JxX7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representative Nathan Sosa (D–House District 30), the bill sponsor, opened the House Rules Committee public hearing on House Bill 3179, the Fair Energy Act, saying the measure would require the Oregon Public Utility Commission to consider the cumulative economic impact of proposed electricity and natural gas rate increases on residential customers and add new transparency and timing limits for rate changes.

\"The current rate setting process is simply not working for most Oregonians,\" Representative Nathan Sosa said. \"The dramatic price spikes and record disconnections we've seen simply are not sustainable.\" He described provisions that would let the PUC phase in large increases, bar residential rate increases from taking effect Nov. 1–March 31, require a customer-facing visual breakdown of cost categories, and require utilities to file an annual forecast of expected rate adjustments.

The bill drew extensive support from consumer advocates and community groups. Jennifer Hillhart, policy and program director at the Oregon Citizens Utility Board, told the committee HB 3179 \"has always been about centering customers.\" Hillhart said the bill would require utilities to submit a customer impact analysis and to transition investor-owned utilities to multiyear rate plans that can limit the frequency and size of requests.

Jamie Pang, director of programs at the Oregon Just Transition Alliance, urged passage on equity grounds and pointed to precedents in other states. \"It wasn't until 2022 when the California PUC adopted an affordability metric similar to the cumulative impact analysis proposed in the Fair Energy Act,\" Pang said, arguing Oregon should act now to prevent deeper hardship.

Public callers described household hardship. Carla Moberg, a Salem resident, said she and her husband live on a fixed income and that a single month's bill spiked to \"$465 a month,\" forcing hard choices between heating, medication and food. SEIU Local 503 testified in support, with Mike Powers saying many full‑time workers the union represents remain housing‑insecure despite wage gains.

Utilities and business groups opposed or expressed concern about the bill's current form. Ryan Sigurdsson, regulatory attorney for Northwest Natural, said the company remained \"opposed to HB 3179,\" though he said the dash‑8 amendment posted shortly before the hearing addressed some concerns. Natasha Jackson, director of state affairs for the Northwest Gas Association, warned that an 18‑month \"stay out\" on cost recovery could produce \"less frequent but much higher rate increases\" because costs would continue to accumulate.

Sharla Moffett, senior policy director for Oregon Business and Industry, told the committee that utilities face rising costs for equipment, materials and labor and that constraining rate recovery could \"sacrifice safety or reliability of the system or financial instability of our utilities.\" Nate Fisher of Idaho Power echoed concerns that reducing a utility's ability to recover prudently incurred costs could increase borrowing costs and ultimately raise rates.

The Public Utility Commission was represented by Laura Taber, legislative affairs director, who described the PUC's statutory obligation to set \"fair and reasonable\" rates and said the PUC sees multiyear rate making as a significant change that could help spread cases and improve predictability.

The committee took no final action on HB 3179 during the Rules hearing; the bill remained in the public‑record phase with supporters and opponents on the record. Several lawmakers pressed for additional analysis, including how past legislative actions and regulatory requirements contribute to long‑term cost drivers. Representative Sosa and other supporters said the dash‑8 amendment reflected months of stakeholder negotiation and included an emergency clause that would make some provisions effective on passage.

The hearing record includes detailed testimony from consumer advocates, individuals reporting hardship, and utility and business representatives. The committee did not adopt the bill in Rules on May 7; members asked follow‑up questions and indicated they would continue to consider amendments and the fiscal and regulatory impacts.

Ending: Committee members signaled this will be an ongoing discussion; proponents urged the committee to move the measure forward to give the PUC new analytic tools and to limit the timing of rate increases, while utilities and business groups urged further changes to avoid unintended impacts on investment and reliability.","Lawmakers and advocates pressed for a bill that would require the Oregon Public Utility Commission to consider residential economic impacts before approving rate hikes; utilities and business groups warned the changes could raise borrowing costs and reduce investment.","actionData","errors"]

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House Rules committee adopts several commemorative resolutions honoring high schools, university teams and coastal institutions

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