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House Rules Committee advances bill to add U.S. Space Force to Oregon statutes
Summary
The House Committee on Rules voted to send House Bill 3968 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, updating Oregon statutes that list the U.S. armed forces to include the U.S. Space Force; the bill carries a minimal fiscal impact, and Representative Paul Evans was named carrier.
The House Committee on Rules voted May 19 to advance House Bill 3968 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, adding the U.S. Space Force to the Oregon statutes that enumerate the U.S. armed forces.
Melissa, speaking for staff during the work session, summarized the bill: "house bill 39 60 68 adds the US base force to the various Oregon statutes that name the other US armed forces. There's a minimal fiscal and a minimum revenue and you heard this back on May 5." The committee recorded no fiscal or revenue impact beyond a minimal effect noted by staff.
Vice Chair Pham moved that the bill be referred to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. After a roll call vote the motion passed. Roll-call exchanges recorded in the hearing transcript include: "Representative Bossard Davis? Yes. Representative Elmer? Aye. Representative Prepp? Yes." Representative Balderaha was recorded as "Excused." The motion was announced as passed and the chair assigned Representative Paul Evans as the bill carrier.
The bill was handled in a short work session; committee members did not record extended debate on policy implications in the transcript. Because the action taken was to advance the bill with a recommendation, further consideration and any final fiscal analysis will occur on the House floor or in subsequent proceedings.
Representative Paul Evans was named carrier for the bill and the committee closed the work session on HB 3968.
