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Committee moves bill letting OEM buy equipment and vehicles with no fiscal impact reported
Summary
Senate Bill 823, which authorizes the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to purchase materials, supplies and equipment, was moved to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation after committee discussion and a roll-call vote.
During a work session the Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs moved Senate Bill 823 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation on March 12. Committee staff said the bill ‘‘allows the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to purchase or contract for any material supplies or equipment including motor vehicles, which the department deems necessary to carry out its duties’’ and that ‘‘there is no fiscal impact and no revenue impact’’ as reported for the measure.
The nut graf: Vice Chair Thacher moved SB 823 to the floor; committee debate was brief and Senator Buck Smith expressed appreciation for staff responses before the roll-call vote recorded ayes and the measure was carried by the chair to the floor.
Senator Buck Smith spoke in favor after staff overview, thanking the director and staff for responding to questions. A roll-call vote recorded affirmative votes from Senators present; the chair noted a volunteer carrier and ultimately the chair recorded the bill would be carried to the floor (Senator Brock Smith later indicated willingness to carry). The committee then closed the work session on SB 823.
Committee members did not request amendments during the session; staff noted a prior public hearing on February 18 and no amendments were pending.
