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Bill to consolidate who may represent people in tax-court magistrate division draws support
Summary
Testimony on Senate Bill 1556A said the bill would consolidate several statutes to create a single rule about who may represent individuals before the magistrate division of the Oregon Tax Court, aiming to simplify representation for self-represented litigants while preserving current law.
Supporters told the House Committee on Judiciary on Feb. 23 that Senate Bill 1556A would consolidate and clarify who may represent individuals in the magistrate division of the Oregon Tax Court and that the bill preserves existing substantive law.
"The goal really is to just make things simpler and easier to understand," Kimberly McCullough, senior counsel for government relations at the Oregon Judicial Department, told the committee.
McCullough said the change came from a…
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