Committee sends bill on preventive services and standing orders to House floor after rejecting amendment

The committee approved sending Senate Bill 1598 to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation after rejecting a dash-2 amendment that would have changed 'may not' to 'shall not' in standing-order language. Legislative counsel said 'may not' and 'shall not' are legally equivalent; Oregon's state epidemiologist said standing-order authority would not allow compelled vaccination.