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Committee advances five bills to Ways and Means; several adopted with amendments
Summary
The House Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Trade on March 31 moved five bills to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means with due-pass recommendations, adopting several amendments; the committee also held a public hearing on House Bill 2,291 and carried House Bill 2,527 to its next meeting.
The House Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Trade met March 31 and advanced five bills to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means with due-pass recommendations, adopting several amendments along the way.
The bills moved on the committee floor were House Bill 3,104 (rural community resource center funding), House Bill 2,120 (changes to liquor store agent compensation and CPI adjustments), House Bill 3,101 (county fairground capital planning and horse racing account changes), House Bill 3,724 (changes to OLCC advertising rules for marijuana items), and House Bill 3,315 (ODBD website redesign). The committee also heard a public hearing on House Bill 2,291 and carried House Bill 2,527 to the committee's next meeting pending receipt of a fiscal note.
Why it matters: Committee action with a due-pass recommendation sends these measures to the next stage of budget review in Ways and Means; several measures declared emergencies and noted fiscal impacts in committee summaries.
Key actions and outcomes
House Bill 3,104 — rural community resource center - Summary: Establishes a statewide rural community resource center, creates a rural community resource leverage fund and appropriates funding to the Oregon Business Development Department (OBDD) for distribution to the selected rural community resource center; declares an emergency and is effective on passage. The summary presented to the committee listed an appropriation of $6,000,000, split in the summary as $3,000,000 for professional staff and $3,000,000 for submitting proposals. - Committee action: Motion to move the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and refer to Ways and Means by prior reference was made and adopted by roll call. - Vote (as recorded in committee): Representative Dobson — Aye; Representative Lightly — Aye; Representative Osborne — Yes; Representative Suvatos — Aye; Representative Watanabe — Aye; Representative Yamcard — Aye; Vice Chair Teal — Yes; Vice Chair Isidore — Yes; Chair Winn — Yes. Motion passed.
House Bill 2,120 — liquor store agent compensation and CPI adjustment removal - Summary: Removes the requirement that liquor store sale classes be adjusted annually based on increases in the consumer price index; dash-1 amendment changes monthly compensation for agents for class 2–10 stores. The measure was summarized as having a fiscal impact and a revenue note for additional analysis in Ways and Means. - Committee action: The committee adopted the dash-1 amendment and then moved the bill as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and referral to Ways and Means by prior reference. The amendment was adopted without objection; the motion to refer was approved by roll call.
House Bill 3,101 — county fairground capital master plan and horse racing account - Summary: Provides funding for a county fairground capital construction master plan and establishes/appropriates funding to the horse racing account. A dash-4 amendment restored a funding cap for the county fair account, allowed the horse racing account to retain interest, and updated language on use of money. The summary noted a fiscal impact and a revenue note for further Ways and Means analysis. - Committee action: The committee adopted the dash-4 amendment and moved the bill as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and referral to Ways and Means by prior reference. The motion passed on roll call.
House Bill 3,724 — OLCC rules on advertising marijuana items to minors - Summary: Directs the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) to expand rules regulating and prohibiting advertising marijuana items to minors; the measure takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment, was summarized as having a minimal fiscal impact and no revenue impact. - Committee action: The committee moved HB 3,724 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and approved the motion by roll call. The committee asked Representative Lively to carry the bill.
House Bill 3,315 — OBDD website update and redesign - Summary: Allocates $275,000 to the Oregon Business Development Department (OBDD) to update and redesign its website; declares an emergency and is effective on passage. The summary noted a fiscal impact and no revenue impact. - Committee action: The bill was moved to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and referral to Ways and Means. A roll call recorded several "no" votes: Representative Osborne — No; Representative Scarlados — No; Representative Bianca — No. The motion passed with recorded yes and no votes. - Recorded roll-call tally for HB 3,315 (from the committee transcript): Yes — Representative Dobson; Representative Lively; Representative Watanabe; Vice Mayor Gill; Vice Mayor Isidore; Chair Winn (6 yes). No — Representative Osborne; Representative Scarlados; Representative Bianca (3 no). Motion passed.
Other committee business - House Bill 2,291 (public hearing): The committee held a public hearing on HB 2,291 (see separate article). The committee closed the public hearing at the end of the session. - House Bill 2,527: The committee did not have the fiscal note available and carried HB 2,527 to the next meeting for a work session once the fiscal information is ready.
What the committee did not decide in this meeting: None of the measures above were adopted into law at this stage; all were given due-pass recommendations and referred to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means for further fiscal review and action.
Speakers (committee and floor participants cited in votes/work sessions): Chair Winn (Committee Chair); Vice Chair Teal; Vice Chair Isidore; Vice Chair Deel; Vice Chair Easter; Vice Chair Neal; Representative Dobson; Representative Lightly; Representative Osborne; Representative Suvatos; Representative Watanabe; Representative Yamcard; Representative Lively; Representative Liccardo; Representative Yankar; Representative Scarlados; Representative Bianca; Vice Mayor Gill.
Notes on sources: All bill summaries and vote attributions come from on-record committee summaries, motions, and roll calls as recorded in the March 31 committee transcript. When the transcript did not provide a full, explicit roll-call list for a given motion, the article records the committee outcome and notes when the transcript did not specify detailed tallies for all members.
