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House Rules committee adopts several commemorative resolutions honoring high schools, university teams and coastal institutions
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Summary
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.
The House Rules Committee took up and approved a series of ceremonial concurrent resolutions recognizing local teams and institutions.
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.
