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Early Childhood and Behavioral Health
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Behavioral Health 101
      Ebony Clarke, Behavioral Health Division Director, Oregon Health Authority
      Cherryl Ramirez, Executive Director, Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs
    • The following bill is scheduled solely for the purpose of moving it to another committee.
  • Work Session
    • SB 249 Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study mental health treatment.
    • Note change: SB 249 Work Session added.
Education
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Introduction of Committee Members
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited speakers only
    • Talented and Gifted Education
      Angela Allen, Talented and Gifted Education Specialist, Office of Teaching, Learning and
      Assessment, Educational Program Standards Team, Oregon Department of Education (ODE)
      Margaret DeLacy, President, Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted
      Alexa Pearson, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Teaching, Learning and Assessment, ODE
    • Update on Ethnic Studies and Holocaust/Genocide Studies
      Amit Kobrowski, Social Science Specialist, Office of Teaching, Learning and Assessment,
      Standards and Instructional Support, Oregon Department of Education (ODE)
      Alexa Pearson, Assistant Superintendent, Office of Teaching, Learning and Assessment, ODE
    • Higher Education Funding Trends
      Ben Cannon, Executive Director, Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC)
Energy and Environment
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Microplastics in Oregon: a Survey of Waterways
      Celeste Meiffren-Swango, State Director, Environment Oregon
    • From the Ocean to our Kitchen Table: Anthropogenic Particles in the Edible Tissue of U.S. West Coast Seafood Species
      Elise Granek, Professor of Environmental Science and Management, Portland State University
Finance and Revenue
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Introductions
      Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Workplan overview
Health Care
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Nursing Home Ownership Transparency
      Alissa Halperin, Principal Consultant, Halperin Health Policy Solutions
      Nakeshia Knight-Coyle, Director, Office of Aging and People with Disabilities; Oregon Department of Human Services
      Corissa Neufeldt, Safety and Regulatory Deputy Director, Office of Aging and People with Disabilities; Oregon Department of Human Services
      Fred Steele, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Agency Director, Oregon Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Housing and Development
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Housing: Baseline Factors in Oregon
      Michael Wilkerson, ECOnorthwest
    • An Introduction to Homelessness in Oregon
      Annual Statewide Homelessness Estimate
      Megan Bolton, Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS)
      Mike Savara, OHCS
      Provider Perspective
      Jimmy Jones, Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency
Human Services
  • Public Hearing
    • SB 64 Requires the Department of Human Services to seek a waiver of federal requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in order to allow recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance to receive advance installment payments of the tax credit for dependent care expenses.
    • SB 138 Modifies the centralized child abuse reporting system requirements to allow, but not require, the Department of Human Services to include a website for electronic reports of suspected child abuse.
    • SB 452 Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Marion-Polk Food Share, Inc.
    • SB 815 Modifies juvenile dependency procedures regarding when the Department of Human Services is recognized as a party in a proceeding.
    • Youth Voices
    • Any current or former youth with experience receiving child welfare services is invited to submit written or verbal testimony to the Committee at this time on any topic they choose. Those who choose to participate may submit written testimony rather than verbal, and written comments will be included in the public record.
  • Work Session
    • Introduction of Committee Measures
Judiciary
    • Please note: The House and Senate Committees on Judiciary are meeting jointly in Hearing Room F.
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Criminal Justice Commission Grant Programs
      Ken Sanchagrin, Executive Director, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission
      Ryan Keck, Deputy Director, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission
    • Overview of the Department of Corrections
      Mike Reese, Director, Department of Corrections
      Harvey Mathews, Communication and Government Relations Admin., Department of
      Corrections
    • Please note: Following the Informational Meetings, the Senate Judiciary Committee will move to Hearing Room E and the House Judiciary Committee will remain in Hearing Room F to complete the remainder of its agenda.
    • Note change: Speakers revised.
  • Work Session
    • Possible introduction of Committee Measures
    • Please note: The House and Senate Committees are Meeting Jointly in Hearing Room F.
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Oregon Department of Justice, Attorney General Introduction
      Dan Rayfield, Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice
    • Update from the Oregon Public Defense Commission
      Jessica Kampfe, Executive Director, Oregon Public Defense Commission
    • Overview of the Oregon Youth Authority
      Joe O'Leary, Director, Oregon Youth Authority
    • Please note: At 3:45 PM, the Senate Judiciary Committee will move to Hearing Room E and the House Judiciary Committee will remain in Hearing Room F to complete the remainder of its agenda.
  • Public Hearing
    • SB 166 Changes the term "member" of the Oregon State Bar to the term "licensee" of the Oregon State Bar.
    • SB 168 Modifies evidence required to establish parentage in a probate proceeding.
    • Note change: Informational topic added and presenters revised.
Labor and Business
  • Public Hearing
    • SB 423 Requires the Bureau of Labor and Industries to study matters relating to penalties for violating requirements to accept cash as currency in places of public accommodation.
    • SB 425 Prohibits a merchant from charging or collecting a fee for a person's use of a credit card or debit card in payment for goods or services if the merchant does not accept payment for the goods or services in cash.
    • SB 430 Specifies disclosures that a retail seller must make to a retail buyer for a transaction in goods or services that concludes online by means of a website or other electronic method.
    • SB 849 Changes the application of moneys in the School Districts Unfunded Liability Fund.
    • SB 851 Modifies provisions relating to the Public Employees Retirement System.
    • SB 852 Modifies certain post-retirement death benefits under the Public Employees Retirement System.
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
Natural Resources and Wildfire
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Foundational Information on Groundwater and Water Right Transfers Policy
      Geoff Huntington, Senior Natural Resource Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor
      Chandra Ferrari, Natural Resource Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor
    • Progress Report on Implementation of HB 3409 (2023) Natural Climate Solutions Policy and
      Funding Directives
      Michael Dembrow, Former State Senator
      Cathy Macdonald, Chair, Oregon Climate Action Commission
      Sarah Reif, Acting Deputy Director, Fish and Wildlife Programs,
      Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
      Alexa Schmidt, Water and Climate Coordinator, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
      Danny Norlander, Forest Climate, Carbon, and Health Analyst, Oregon Department of Forestry
      Troy Abercrombie, Program Manager, Noxious Weed Control, Native Plant Conservation,
      Oregon Department of Agriculture
      Andrea Kreiner, Executive Director, Oregon Association of Conservation Directors
    • The following bills are scheduled solely for the purpose of moving it back to the Senate President’s desk for referral to another committee.
  • Work Session
    • SB 680 Prohibits a person from publishing or causing to be published an environmental marketing claim, net zero claim or reputational advertising that is materially false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent.
    • SB 832 Makes certain changes related to civil penalties for violations related to disease control.
    • SB 838 Exempts the State Parks and Recreation Department from the Public Contracting Code in conducting procurements with emerging small businesses and for specified purposes.

    • Note change: Speakers have been updated.
Rules
01/22/2025 1:00 PM , HR C - No Meeting Scheduled
Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Vietnam Memorial Update
      Steve Bates, President, Vietnam War Memorial Fund
    • Oregon Military Department: Agency Overview and Update
      Jenifer Pardy, Brigadier General, Chief of Joint Staff, Oregon National Guard
    • Critical Response Group
      Presenter TBA
    • Oregon State Police and Disaster Response
      Presenter TBA
    • Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: J.H. Baxter Plant: Eugene, Oregon
      Keith Anderson, Western Region Administrator
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction Of Committee Measures
House
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members
  • Public Hearing
    • HB 2167 Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to Oregon State University for veterinary programs.
    • HB 2166 Requires the State Department of Agriculture to submit a report on the economic competitiveness of Oregon's agricultural sector to a committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than December 31, 2026.
    • HB 2164 Appropriates moneys to the State Department of Agriculture for purposes related to a program of state inspection for the processing and sale of meat products from nonamenable species.
    • HB 2168 Instructs the Oregon State University Extension Service to establish a program for providing assistance to households that rely on wells for drinking water or on septic systems for wastewater treatment.
    • HB 3131 Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, out of the General Fund, for deposit in the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Fund.
Behavioral Health and Health Care
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
      Introduction to Health Insurance
      Jesse O’Brien, Policy Manager, Department of Consumer and Business Services
      Numi Lee Griffith, Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Consumer and Business Services
      Rick Blackwell, PacificSource
      Mary Anne Cooper, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon
      Fawn Barrie, Moda Health
Climate, Energy, and Environment
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Introduction to the Oregon Public Utility Commission and related topics
      Oregon Public Utility Commission
Early Childhood and Human Services
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Oregon Department of Human Services
      Fariborz Pakseresht, Director, Oregon Department of Human Services
Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  • Organizational Meeting
    • (8:00-8:20 am) Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • (8:20-9:20 am) Overview of Business Oregon
      Sophorn Cheang, Director, Business Oregon
      Chris Cummings, Deputy Director, Business Oregon
  • Public Hearing
    • (9:20-9:30 am) Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
Education
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Introduction of Members
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Agency Director Introductions
      Charlene Williams, PhD, Director, Oregon Department of Education
      Melissa Goff, Interim Director, Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
      Karen Perez, PhD, Director, Educator Advancement Council
      Jennifer Scurlock, Chair, State Board of Education
      Alyssa Chatterjee, Executive Director, Department of Early Learning and Care
      Sejal Hathi, MD, Director, Oregon Health Authority
Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Oregon Department of Emergency Management
      Erin McMahon, Director
    • Oregon Department of Human Services - Office of Resiliency and Emergency Management
      Ed Flick, Director
    • Office of the Governor
      Jonna Papaefthimiou, State Resilience Officer
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
Higher Education and Workforce Development
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited speakers only
    • Higher Education System Overview
      Ben Cannon, Executive Director, Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission
      John Wykoff, Deputy Director, Oregon Community College Association
      Kelly Ryan, President, Eastern Oregon University; Oregon Council of Presidents
      Robin H. Holmes-Sullivan, President, Lewis & Clark College; Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities
Housing and Homelessness
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Housing Market Economic Updates
      Lorelei Juntunen, President and CEO, ECOnorthwest
      Madeline Miller, Senior Project Manager, ECOnorthwest
    • Note change: Speakers have been updated
Judiciary
    • Please note: The House and Senate Committees on Judiciary are meeting jointly in Hearing
      Room F.
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Criminal Justice Commission Grant Programs
      Ken Sanchagrin, Executive Director, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission
      Ryan Keck, Deputy Director, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission
    • Overview of the Department of Corrections
      Mike Reese, Director, Department of Corrections
      Harvey Mathews, Communication and Government Relations Admin, Department of
      Corrections
    • Please note: Following the Informational Meetings, the House Judiciary Committee will remain in Hearing Room F and the Senate Judiciary Committee will move to Hearing Room E to complete the remainder of its agenda.
    • Note change: Speaker revised.
    • Please note: The House and Senate Committees on Judiciary are Meeting jointly in Hearing Room F.
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
      Oregon Department of Justice, Attorney General Introduction
      Dan Rayfield, Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice
    • Update from the Oregon Public Defense Commission
      Jessica Kampfe, Executive Director, Oregon Public Defense Commission
    • Overview of the Oregon Youth Authority
      Joe O’Leary, Director, Oregon Youth Authority
    • Note: Following the Informational Meeting, the Senate Judiciary Committee will move to Hearing Room E and the House Judiciary Committee will remain in Hearing Room F to complete the remainder of their agendas.
  • Public Hearing
    • HB 2464 Makes nonsubstantive and technical changes in Oregon law.

      Note change: Informational topic added and presenters revised.
Labor and Workplace Standards
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
      Introduction of Committee Members
  • Informational Meeting
    • Invited Speakers Only
    • Agency Overview and Legislative Session Priorities
      Oregon Employment Department
      David Gerstenfeld, Director, Oregon Employment Department

      Department of Consumer and Business Services
      Andrew Stolfi, Director, Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS)
      Matt West, Interim Administrator, Workers’ Compensation Division, DCBS
      Renee Stapleton, Administrator, Oregon OSHA, DCBS

      Bureau of Labor and Industries
      Josh Nasbe, Legislative Director, Bureau of Labor and Industries

      Construction Contractors Board
      Chris Huntington, Administrator, Construction Contractor Board

      Employment Relations Board
      Adam Rhynard, Chair, Employment Relations Board
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
    • Note Change: Speakers have been added.
Revenue
  • Public Hearing
    • HB 2073 Makes technical changes in Oregon tax statutes.
    • HB 2084 Requires public contractors to demonstrate and maintain tax compliance as a condition of the execution of a public contract.

    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
Rules
  • Organizational Meeting
    • Adoption of Committee Rules
    • Member and Staff Introductions
  • Work Session
    • Possible Introduction of Committee Measures
Joint