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Committee advances bill to fund Summer Start program; refers measure to Ways and Means
Summary
The Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs voted to move Senate Bill 466 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation and to refer it to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Chair Manning opened a work session on Senate Bill 466 and asked committee staff for an overview. Committee staff described the bill as allocating funds for distribution to the Tsuruga Community Commission for the Oregon Summer Start program and noted a fiscal impact was posted to OLIS and that a public hearing had been held Jan. 30.
Vice Chair Thatcher moved “Senate Bill 466 to the floor with a do pass recommendation and requesting referral to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.” Senator Meek urged the Ways and Means Committee to consider the bill, saying the program “is an important bill for our veteran families” and that it “provides . . . health” to families accessing the camp. With no objections, Chair Manning said the motion “carries unanimously” and closed the work session.
The committee did not discuss specific line-item funding details during the work session transcript beyond noting a fiscal impact was posted to OLIS. The transcript's spoken dollar amount for the allocation was unclear; committee staff indicated the fiscal impact is posted to OLIS but did not read a clear numeric total on the record.
The bill will move to the Senate floor with the committee’s recommendation and a request that it be referred to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means for budgetary review.
