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Senate Judiciary Committee hears bill letting counties raise mediation fee cap, requires new reporting
Summary
Chair Senator Floyd Prozanski opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 97 on Feb. 3, a measure that would let Oregon counties raise an optional surcharge on marriage licenses and domestic-partnership registrations from $10 to a $50 cap indexed to inflation and would require new quarterly and annual reporting on county mediation accounts.
Chair Senator Floyd Prozanski called the Senate Judiciary Committee to order on Feb. 3 and opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 97, which would let counties increase an optional surcharge on marriage licenses and domestic-partnership declarations and would require new reporting on county conciliation and mediation funds.
The bill "authorizes counties to increase fees for marriage licenses and declarations of domestic partnership up to $50 above the base fee and permits periodic adjustments based on the consumer price index," Kimberly McCullough, senior counsel for government relations for the Oregon Judicial Department, told the committee. McCullough said the measure also "requires each county treasurer to provide quarterly financial reports on conciliation and mediation accounts to the…
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