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Committee forwards HB 2348 to House floor after work session
Summary
The House Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Trade voted to send House Bill 2348 to the House floor with a "do pass" recommendation after a short work session. The bill makes administrative changes to programs administered by the Oregon Business Development Department and was reported to have no fiscal or revenue impact.
The House Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Trade moved House Bill 2348 to the House floor with a "do pass" recommendation following a brief work session on Feb. 5.
Committee staff summarized HB 2348 as making administrative changes to statutory programs administered by the Oregon Business Development Department, including updates to requirements for the Oregon Growth Board, clarification of the department's responsibility for enforcement of deed restrictions, adjustments to definitions, changes to uses of the Oregon Port Revolving Fund, and modifications to grant requirements and eligible applicant definitions for certain programs. Committee staff said the measure "takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die and there is no fiscal impact, no revenue impact, and no amendments." (summary read by committee staff).
Vice Chair Bridal moved the bill to the floor with a "do pass" recommendation and the clerk called the roll. The transcript records members answering "Aye," and explicitly records Vice Chair Deo and Vice Chair Wittenberg saying "Yes/Aye." The motion passed. The committee assigned Brittney Sotto to carry the bill on the House floor.
No opposition or fiscal concerns were recorded during the public work session. The committee chair closed the work session and proceeded to public hearings on other bills on the agenda.
Why it matters: HB 2348 primarily makes administrative, statutory clarifications and technical updates across several economic development programs overseen by the Oregon Business Development Department. Committee staff reported no fiscal or revenue impact in the summary presented to members.
What’s next: With a due-pass recommendation the bill will be scheduled for consideration on the House floor; the committee assigned a member to carry the bill forward.
