Rules Committee adopts amendments and sends two bills to the floor with due-pass recommendations

During a work session the Senate Rules Committee adopted committee amendments and moved two bills to the Senate floor with due‑pass recommendations.

Senate Bill 224: The committee adopted the -3 amendments to Senate Bill 224, which change how the Secretary of State’s electronic filing system publishes residential addresses for certain individuals tied to a candidate’s principal campaign committee and subject addresses to public records requests. The committee then voted to move SB 224, as amended, to the full Senate with a due‑pass recommendation. The committee roll calls recorded the following votes on both the amendment and the floor referral: Senator Golden — Aye; Senator Manning — Aye; Senator Patrick — Aye; Vice Chair Bonham — Aye; Chair Johnson — Aye. Senator Manning was identified as the bill carrier.

Senate Bill 47: The committee adopted the -2 amendments to Senate Bill 47. The amendment retained Oregon Community Power in statute, removed several named advisory bodies while eliminating appointment requirements in specific places, and added statutory definitions related to disability for local advisory committees. The committee then moved SB 47, as amended, to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. Roll‑call votes on the amendment recorded: Senator Golden — Aye; Senator Manning — Aye; Senator Batcher — Aye; Vice Chair Bonham — Aye; Chair Johnson — Aye; the motion passed.

Committee members discussed the bills briefly on the floor, including confirmations that the amendments were technical and that additional staff had clarified statutory references. Both measures were forwarded with due‑pass recommendations; committee staff will carry the bills to the floor for further consideration by the full Senate.