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Rules Committee adopts amendments and forwards three bills to the floor; public hearing held on caregiver standards
Summary
On April 28 the House Committee on Rules adopted amendments and moved three bills to the floor with due-pass recommendations: HB 2491 (remission of fines/fees), HB 3409 (PBM/340B claims), and HB 3532 (offensive geographic names). The committee also opened a public hearing on HB 3838 (workforce standards board).
During work sessions before the public hearing on caregiving, the House Committee on Rules on April 28 considered and acted on three bills.
House Bill 2491 (dash A3): The committee adopted the dash A3 amendment and then moved HB 2491 A as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The measure would standardize a court process for petitions seeking remission of fines or fees, listing factors a court must consider (the petitioner’s financial resources and obligations, the burden of the debt, qualification for public assistance, age of the debt, and other equitable factors). The amendment clarified that courts may remit fines, costs or fees unless prohibited by ORS 1.202 and directed the state court…
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