{"id":1503,"date":"2023-05-27T19:23:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T19:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/?p=1503"},"modified":"2023-08-28T07:06:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T07:06:10","slug":"may-29-june-2-2023-action-alerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/05\/27\/may-29-june-2-2023-action-alerts\/","title":{"rendered":"May 29 &#8211; June 2, 2023 Action Alerts!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1503\" class=\"elementor elementor-1503\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d77111f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d77111f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10d7ebb\" data-id=\"10d7ebb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04fcd44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04fcd44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd7fa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cd7fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Important Notice: If a bill comes in later than 5PM on Fridays, check here for updates &amp; changes! We will not be sending additional emails!<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><p>Clicking the bill number will allow you access to more information on the bill via OLIS.<\/p><p>Clicking Submit Testimony Button below each bill in the list will allow you to fill out the testimony form online or upload pre-written testimony to OLIS.<\/p><p>Links are provided for more information, testimonies on various sites, including OLIS as featured testimonies.<\/p><p>The bill text, any submitted amendments and testimony that may have already been submitted is available in the tabs at the top of the OLIS webpage.<\/p><p>By Clicking the \u201cRegister to Testify\u201d tab on OLIS, you can fill out the form to sign up to testify remotely through Microsoft Teams for the bill either via Teams Video or on the phone.<\/p><p>The bills below, of course, do not incapsulate all the bills for the coming week.\u00a0 Bills could also be added to committee agendas at any time and after the work to put this list together.<\/p><p>Are we missing bill?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/submit-a-bill\/\">SUBMIT A BILL<\/a>\u00a0every Friday by 5PM for distribution in the weekly alert!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9340050 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9340050\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d498bd1\" data-id=\"d498bd1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba298d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ba298d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Fight for Oregon<\/a>, Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson, Sen. Tim Knopp, Rep. Boomer Wright, Sen. David Brock Smith, Rep. Virgle Osborne, Rep. Court Boice, Senator Kim Thatcher, Sen. Linthicum, Sen. Findley, Oregon Cattleman\u2019s Association, Oregon Firearms Federation and the Oregon Citizens Lobby have provided the content this week.\u00a0Listed below are Bills of Concern and Bills to Support that are coming up for Public Hearings this week and\/or need your voice.\u00a0<\/p><p>Your testimonies are greatly needed in the fight for Oregon!\u00a0Our goal is to make it easy for you to testify and share!\u00a0Anyone can subscribe or unsubscribe to these alerts! 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We are committed to NOT inundate your email box because these are a moving target and change daily, so the latest news will be on the website!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94f0380 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94f0380\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac6bf6b\" data-id=\"ac6bf6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf05e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf05e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALERT: SHOWDOWN ON THE SENATE FLOOR!\u200b<br><br>\n100% Walkout<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650fa2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"650fa2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS<\/strong>E<br \/>Date: May 23, 2023<br \/>Contact Ashley Kuenzi<br \/><a href=\"mailto:Ashley Kuezi@oregonlegislature.gov\">Ashley Kuezi@oregonlegislature.gov<\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To Avoid the Senate President&#8217;s Threatened Government Shutdown, Senate Republicans, Indpendents Will Return on June 25 to Pass Substantially Bipartisan Budgets, Bills<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SALEM, Ore. &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>To avoid the Sentate President&#8217;s threatened government shutdown, Senate Republicans and Independents reaffirm that they will return in the morning of June 25th to pass lawful, substantially bipartisan budgets and bills.<\/p><p><strong>Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend)\u00a0<\/strong>released the following statement:<\/p><p>&#8220;Democrat leadership including President Wagner are threatening shut down the government if they don&#8217;t get their way.\u00a0 That is no way to govern.\u00a0 We guarantee that we will be back before constitutional sine die to address the issues most important to Oregonians &#8211; homelessness, affordable housing, public safety, cost of living, job creation, and fully-funded education.\u00a0 We are not interested in facilitating an agenda that is unlawful, uncompromising and unconstitutional.\u00a0 This has not changed.<\/p><p>&#8220;Republicans have faced intimidation and retaliation from the Senate President and the special interest groups that installed him as President.\u00a0 In exposing and standing against the culture of corruption perpetrated by top Oregon Democrats, we have requested that an independent investigation into the broad reaching potential wrongdoing of the Democrats be conducted.\u00a0 President Wagner and his special interest supporters are attempting to silence our voices to obstruct the truth from being revealed to the public.\u00a0 We will continue to stand for accountability, transparency, and the people of Oregon.<\/p><p>We are the last line of defense to hold the majority accountable.&#8221;<\/p><p>The Legislature&#8217;s primary resp0onsiblity is to balance the budget.\u00a0 Republicans and Democrats have come together on the final day of Session in recent years to get this critical work done.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a7b6ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a7b6ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31897cf\" data-id=\"31897cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa754cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa754cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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You do not get to pick and choose what laws you want to follow. Democrats do not care about laws,\u00a0Oregon&#8217;s\u00a013\u00a0are choosing to follow the law, that allows them to deny quorum.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp on Oregon&#8217;s 13\u00a0\u201c<\/h3><p>Democrats are instead using their slim majority to justify moving forward with an extreme, unlawful, and unconstitutional agenda. Democrat leadership offered no solutions to rectify the constitutional and legal dilemma we raised and are instead aiding and abetting a culture of corruption.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec504a6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ec504a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oregons13.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click Here to Visit Oregons13.com!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebbac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ebbac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"788\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oregons13-9900000000079e3c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1571\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oregons13-9900000000079e3c.jpg 857w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oregons13-9900000000079e3c-300x276.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oregons13-9900000000079e3c-768x706.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oregons13-9900000000079e3c-609x560.jpg 609w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Oregons13-9900000000079e3c-600x552.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40c06e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d40c06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Senator Knopp and the 12 other Senators remain at work, holding meetings, and talking to the public, media, and their constituents every day. This constitutional protest comes down to an unlawful, uncompromising agenda pushed by the hyper-partisan legislative Democrats that we simply will not stand for.\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Senate Republicans and Independents are committed to passing substantially bipartisan budgets and bills this Session. Democrats are holding up the process from moving forward at this point.\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3><p>\u201cSenate Republicans are engaged in a peaceful, constitutional protest of the unlawful, uncompromising, and unconstitutional agenda the untrustworthy and deeply partisan Senate President has brought forward. We commit to Oregonians and our Democrat colleagues that we will return before the constitutional sine die to suspend readings and rules on lawful, substantially bipartisan budgets and bills. While Democrats are laser focused on the issues that do nothing but divide, we are focused on the real issues Oregonians care most about \u2013 homelessness, affordable housing, public safety, cost of living, job creation, and fully-funded education. We are committed to getting the People\u2019s work done, not facilitating an extreme, unlawful, unconstitutional agenda.\u201d\u00a0Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb42df9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb42df9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8579d6\" data-id=\"e8579d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9de173f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9de173f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-907a330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"907a330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Democrats Resort to Lies to Push Extreme Policy Priorities<\/h2><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Republicans Remain Committed to Accountability and Transparency<\/h2><h2>\u00a0<\/h2><p>SALEM, Ore. \u2013\u00a0In a statement released this morning, Senate Democrats made a false statement that \u201cSenate Republican Leader Tim Knopp admits walkout is about abortion and gun safety legislation,\u201d citing an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oregoncapitalchronicle.com\/2023\/05\/07\/oregon-senate-republican-walkout-hits-day-5-knopp-acknowledges-partisan-bills-as-factor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">article\u00a0<\/a>published in Oregon Capital Chronicle on Sunday.<\/p><p>In the article, Leader Knopp reiterated that Wagner is knowingly and willfully violating the readability standard explicitly laid out in Senate Rules, Oregon statute, and the Oregon Constitution. He stated: \u201cThey\u2019ve chosen to try to force unlawful bills, unconstitutional bills across the floor, and we are not going to allow that to happen.\u201d<\/p><p>Leader Knopp told the reporter that Republicans are willing to end the protest if staff rewrites bill summaries to comply with the law, and if Democrats set aside their most extreme bills whose summaries similarly don\u2019t comply with the law. All Session long, Republicans have criticized the extreme policy priorities pushed by the majority party. We have repeatedly asked that we get back to passing bills that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ORSenateGOP\/status\/1641924940743200768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">fix real problems facing our constituen<\/a>. This is nothing new.<\/p><p>Activist special interest groups have continuously\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UOAction\/status\/1655644966671224833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">lied by claiming<\/a>\u00a0Republicans are attempting to \u201ctake away abortion rights and deny marriage equality\u201d.<\/p><p>\u201cOne thing has become clear: Democrats are unwilling to come to the table and instead, they are doubling down on an unlawful, far-left extreme agenda. Abortion is codified into Oregon law and same-sex marriage is settled. To suggest that Republicans are attempting to restrict abortion access and marriage equality by protesting is a desperate lie. Continuing to shield the truth from Oregonians isn\u2019t going to solve anything,\u201d\u00a0concluded Knopp.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae35894 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ae35894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9cf02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a9cf02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below, are the bills &#8220;scheduled&#8221; for Public Hearing for the coming week, if there is a quorum.\u00a0 Hold onto your chairs, there are more bills headed our way in the days to come.\u00a0 We need ALL of you to make a difference.<\/p><p>WE are going to NEED ALL OF YOU come election time to HOLD the seats we currently have and gain more.\u00a0 That&#8217;s the ONLY way we can stop this madness&#8230; by being the MAJORITY!\u00a0 It&#8217;s time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a9a7f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a9a7f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d78179e\" data-id=\"d78179e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6ae53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd6ae53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pick a Date or Bill<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e2d8bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e2d8bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41bb240\" data-id=\"41bb240\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab82045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab82045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ff298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95ff298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Happy Memorial Day!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8704e43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8704e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b7782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7b7782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#Kicker\">**TAKING YOUR KICKER!<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce18a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ce18a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">**TAKING YOUR KICKER BILLS<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">**<\/span><a href=\"#SB502A\">SB 502 A <\/a><\/strong>&#8211; Public Hearing<strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">**<\/span><a href=\"#SB774\">SB 774<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">**<\/span><a href=\"#SJR26\">SJR 26<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><b>Of Concern<\/b><br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB3551\">HB 3551<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"#SB488A\"><strong>SB 488 A<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<\/p><p><strong>To Support<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"#SB931A\"><strong>SB 931 A<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac65a92\" data-id=\"ac65a92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3835dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3835dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0845e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0845e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Of Concern<\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB3235A\">HB 3235 A<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#HB2062\">HB 2062<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Public Hearing<br \/><strong><a href=\"#SB138\">SB 138<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Public Hearing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea900e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ea900e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9df4f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9df4f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Of Concern<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"#SB140\"><strong>SB 140<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Public Hearing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b05215b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b05215b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5561fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5561fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No public hearings schedule at this writing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c942f9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1c942f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccee7f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccee7f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );\">BILLS that need your attention &amp; Emails!<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9abaea4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9abaea4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91b206c\" data-id=\"91b206c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1602b8a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1602b8a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cbd191\" data-id=\"4cbd191\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5555f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5555f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>BAD BILLS:<br \/><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><a href=\"#HB2002B\">HB2002 B <\/a>&#8211; <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Parental rights eliminated<\/span><b><br \/><\/b><a href=\"#HB2779\">HB 2779<\/a> &#8211; Death w\/Dignity Act<br \/><a href=\"#HB3042\">HB 3042<\/a> &#8211; Rent Term. &amp; Inc. Limitations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-510e1cd\" data-id=\"510e1cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b7688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66b7688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Good Bills:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"#SB523\">SB 523<\/a> &#8211; Community College Bachelor Science\/Nursing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb30076 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cb30076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12346c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12346c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );\">Your Testimony &amp; Voice are Needed Now!<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e15318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e15318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OLCC is trying to raise taxes on Alcohol!\u00a0 Take Action Now!\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:laura.paul@oregon.gov\">Register to testify<\/a>\u00a0in person on 5\/18\/2023 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/p2a.co\/3eETCHj\">Submit written testimony<\/a>\u00a0by June 5, 2023!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce83399 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ce83399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8191535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8191535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );\">BILLS in Ways &amp; Means!<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4debf35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4debf35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-019d045\" data-id=\"019d045\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-10d280e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10d280e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c716456\" data-id=\"c716456\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd68028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd68028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>BAD BILLS:<\/b><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><br \/><\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: #1a0c5e;\" href=\"#SB348\">SB 348 -3 BM 114<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Firearms\u00a0<br \/><\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: #1a0c5e;\" href=\"#SB891\">SB 891<\/a><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> &#8211; Assisted Suicide<br \/><\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: #1a0c5e;\" href=\"#SB579\">SB 579<\/a><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> &#8211; Voting in Prison<br \/><\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: #1a0c5e;\" href=\"#SB530\">SB 530<\/a><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> &#8211; Climate Change<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5001045\" data-id=\"5001045\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c8eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7c8eb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Good Bills:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"#HB2631\">HB 2631<\/a> &#8211; Wolf Compensation<br \/><a href=\"#SB471\">SB 471<\/a> &#8211; Wolf Compensation<br \/><a href=\"#SB955\">SB 955<\/a> &#8211; Suicide Prevention<br \/><a href=\"#HB2194\">HB 2194<\/a> &#8211; ODA Grant Program<br \/><a href=\"#:HB3247\">HB 3247<\/a> &#8211; OSU Vet. Support<br \/><a href=\"#HB5002\">HB 5002<\/a> &#8211; Agriculture Budget<br \/><a href=\"#HB5509\">HB 5509<\/a> &#8211; Restore Predator Control<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f41ed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7f41ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cbefc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"39cbefc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77c143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a77c143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Monday\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday -  May 29, 2023<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b7bc7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b7bc7b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0f1225\" data-id=\"f0f1225\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-388a41b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"388a41b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mem-day_crop.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mem-day_crop.png 540w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mem-day_crop-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mem-day_crop-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.fightfororegon.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mem-day_crop-280x280.png 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287c9a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"287c9a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Remembering our Veterans today &amp; every day.\u00a0 Enjoy the Memorial Holiday!\u00a0 Be ready for attacks on your Kicker $$ on Wednesday!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f81f1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"42f81f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402f73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"402f73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Tuesday\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday -  May 30, 2023<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0626aaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0626aaf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4db98c7\" data-id=\"4db98c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157a6bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"157a6bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3235A\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Joint Committee on Tax Expenditures 8:00 AM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3235\">HB 3235 A<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Creates refundable child tax credit, calculated based on number of dependents of taxpayer<em> under age of 18<\/em>] <strong>that are qualifying children with respect to taxpayer and are under six years of age at close of tax year. Limits credit to five dependents per tax return.<\/strong> Phases out amount of available credit based on adjusted gross income of taxpayer. Adjusts credit amount and phaseout threshold for inflation. Provides that credit is not subject to garnishment. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and before January 1, 2030. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3235\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/56692\">Mr. Wall in Opposition<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><b>5-31-2023 UPDATE:\u00a0<\/b> The Eligible NonResident has been removed from this bill, but this bill still does not specify the total cost of this welfare program.\u00a0 There are 2 other bills (HB 2726 wants $25,000,000 for their welfare program AND SB 603 that wants $500,250,000 for that welfare program).\u00a0 When does Oregon&#8217;s Welfare Industrial Complex come to an end?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f26d6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"45f26d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Testimony\/SFR\/SB\/502\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743d641 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"743d641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6280d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6280d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB2062\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2062\">HB 2062<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Extends sunset for property tax exemption or deferral for certain industrial improvements newly constructed or installed in rural areas.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2062\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 There are no testimonies at this writing.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Author note:\u00a0 Testimony has now been submitted by Williamette Valley Vineyards in support of this bill&#8217;s extension for agricultural development.<\/strong><\/p><p>This would change this bill to Support rather than Concern if true that this bill ONLY applies to agriculture, but there are no indications that it does.<\/p><p><strong>Here&#8217;s the bill in entirety:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/bills_laws\/lawsstatutes\/2016orLaw0112.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><b>READ ENTIRE BILL TEXT<\/b><\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-684d0c6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"684d0c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Testimony\/SFR\/SB\/502\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac6ab58 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ac6ab58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e17a4ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e17a4ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB138\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 138<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Extends sunset for property tax exemption or deferral for certain industrial improvements newly constructed or installed in rural areas.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Featured Testimony:<\/strong> There are no testimonies submitted at this writing.<\/p><p><strong>Author note:\u00a0 Testimony has now been submitted by Williamette Valley Vineyards in support of this bill&#8217;s extension for agricultural development.<\/strong><\/p><p>This would change this bill to Support rather than Concern if true that this bill ONLY applies to agriculture, but there are no indications that it does.<\/p><p><strong>Here&#8217;s the bill in entirety:<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/bills_laws\/lawsstatutes\/2016orLaw0112.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>READ ENTIRE BILL TEXT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fae219 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6fae219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Testimony\/JCTE\/SB\/138\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e9a21 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"92e9a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c219f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9c219f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Wednesday\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday -  May 31, 2023 - Taking your Kicker $$ Day?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea2a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ea2a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills of Concern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48aef79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48aef79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Kicker\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">**TAKING YOUR KICKER $$!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a1c14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28a1c14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PLEASE SAY NO TO TAKING OREGONIANS KICKER $$!<br>TESTIMONIES ARE IN DESPERATE NEED!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-068e631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"068e631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On this day, during your Memorial Holiday week, the Democrats propose 3 different bills that would deny Oregonians their much-deserved $5,200 (average per household) personal kicker refunds and redirect that money to grow an already bloated state bureaucracy.<\/p><p>Between 2001 and 2021, Oregon\u2019s budget more than tripled from $34.1 billion to $121.2 billion per biennium &#8211; an insane expansion of government, further demonstrating the legislature&#8217;s insatiable appetite to spend. Since 2001, annual inflation has averaged 2.4%.<\/p><p>Read more about the history of the Kicker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/local\/the-story\/oregon-kicker-tax-rebate-raid\/283-1ec5a2be-6b12-4487-9d39-de1d28f619b7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">here<\/a>, and its 1979 inception.<\/p><p>Remember: Each biennium, the Governor proposes an aspirational budget. The legislature then creates a framework and ultimately passes the final budget for the next two fiscal years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c72604 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c72604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3667efc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3667efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">**TAKING YOUR KICKER $$!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ff6aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3ff6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB502A\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB502\">SB 502 A<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Requires State Forestry Department to study establishment of permanent trust fund for wildfire programs. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to natural resources no later than September 15, 2024.] <strong>Increases amount of estimate of revenues that will be received from General Fund revenue sources other than corporate tax revenues for biennium beginning July 1, 2021. Requires distribution of difference between amount actually collected and amount estimated after close of 2023 regular session, first as equal per capita payments to personal income taxpayers in lieu of kicker payments, then as transfer of remainder to Oregon Wildfire Mitigation and Adaptation Fund. Establishes Oregon Wildfire Mitigation and Adaptation Fund, with interest earned by fund to be used for wildfire mitigation and community adaptation to wildfire risk. Provides for pro rata return to taxpayers of surplus revenue over adjusted estimate amount if constitutional threshold is exceeded. Declares emergency, effective on passage.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB502\">Read Testimonies<\/a><br \/>Featured Testimony:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/99771\"> In lieu of Kicker Payments?\u00a0 Really? NO!!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9683e10 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9683e10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Testimony\/SFR\/SB\/502\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50df39c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50df39c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d152406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d152406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">**TAKING YOUR KICKER $$!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3edc12d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3edc12d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB774\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB774\"><strong>SB 774<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Discontinues return of surplus revenue refunds to taxpayers. Modifies statutory provisions. Applies to biennia ending on or after June 30, 2025. Takes effect only if Senate Joint Resolution 26 (2023) is approved by people at next regular general election. Takes effect on effective date of constitutional amendment proposed in Senate Joint Resolution 26 (2023).<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB774\">Read Testimonies<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/99772\">Designed to take your Kicker? NO!!!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-033ae90 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"033ae90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Testimony\/SFR\/SB\/774\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb06845 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fb06845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724610f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"724610f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">**TAKING YOUR KICKER $$!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13a8aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e13a8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee on Finance &amp; Revenue\u00a0 3:00PM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SJR26\">SJR 26<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution to cease requirement of returning surplus revenue to personal income taxpayers. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general <strong>election.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SJR26\">Read Testimonies<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/99773\">Permanently take our Kicker? NO!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24861ad elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"24861ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Testimony\/SFR\/SJR\/26\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0055596 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0055596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8317b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8317b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"JB3551\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>House Committee on Revenue 8:30 AM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3551\">HB 3551<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Increases maximum weight cutoff for eligibility of aircraft for 60 percent valuation for purposes of property taxation of mobile property of air transportation companies.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3551\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/90281\">Tax Fairness in OPPOSITION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124a35e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"124a35e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Testimony\/HREV\/HB\/3551\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb01749 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"eb01749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f556b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f556b30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB488A\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Joint Subcommittee on Natural Resources 1:00 PM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB488\"><strong>SB 488A<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Requires municipal solid waste incinerator that accepts more than specified amounts of hospital, medical or infectious waste in calendar year to meet federal emissions limits for hospital, medical or infectious waste incinerator.] <strong>Requires owner or operator of municipal solid waste incinerator to develop plan for continuous monitoring or sampling of specified emissions for 12 consecutive months. Requires owner or operator to submit plan to Department of Environmental Quality no later than three months after effective date of Act and implement plan no later than three months after date of approval. Requires department to submit progress report and final report to committees or interim committees of Legislative Assembly on implementation and results of monitoring and sampling. Prohibits municipal solid waste incinerator from combusting during calendar year more hospital, medical or infectious waste than combusted during 2022 calendar year. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB488\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/61473\">Marion County Board of Commissioners in\u00a0 OPPOSITION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253884b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"253884b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Testimony\/JWMNR\/SB\/488\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528f1ab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"528f1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97706d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97706d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills to Consider Supporting<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59cbfc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59cbfc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB931A\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ways &amp; Means Subcommittee on Natural Resources 1:00 PM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB931\"><strong>SB 931 A<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Specifies that community or area-wide sewerage system is not available for purposes of issuance or denial of permit unless sewerage system is within ___ feet of property.] Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules for determining whether community or area-wide sewerage system will accommodate proposed sewage discharge for purposes of sewage disposal system construction permit. Authorizes Department of <strong>Environmental Quality to issue permit for repair or replacement of sewage disposal system without regard to availability of sewerage system if certain criteria are met. Sunsets repair or replacement provision on January 2, 2025. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB931\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/64460\">OR Onsite Wastewater Stakeholder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bbdb1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"26bbdb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Testimony\/JWMNR\/SB\/931\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08fb8d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e08fb8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a7ec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75a7ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Thursday\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thursday -  June 1, 2023<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f76055 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f76055\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffd936c\" data-id=\"ffd936c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11ea70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a11ea70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills of Concern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c8ed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31c8ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB140\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senate Committee on Finance &amp; Revenue\u00a0 3:00PM<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB140\"><strong>SB 140<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Requires Legislative Revenue Officer to study corporate activity tax. Directs Legislative Revenue Officer to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to revenue not later than September 15, 2024.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB140\"><strong>Read Testimonies<\/strong><\/a><br \/><strong>Featured Testimony:\u00a0 There are no testimonies at this writing.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a3094e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0a3094e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Testimony\/SFR\/SB\/140\/0000-00-00-00-00?area=Measures\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9437d61 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9437d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4802f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4802f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Friday\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friday -  June 1, 2023<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2854b0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2854b0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nothing is Scheduled for Public Hearing at this writing.<\/p><p>Please Review the Schedule, bills can be added at any time for Public Hearing<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/Committees\/Meeting\/List\">https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/Committees\/Meeting\/List<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8518c31 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8518c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d091a4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d091a4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"OLCC\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Referred to Bills in Ways & Means - EMAIL NOW!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9b59b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b9b59b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB348\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>5-30-2023 Update:\u00a0 The work session scheduled for 5\/31\/2023 looks to have been cancelled!\u00a0 That&#8217;s all we know for now.<\/strong><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>**ALERT**<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB348\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 348 -3 BM 114 Firearms<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Work Session held on 4\/4. Voted out of Senate Committee on Judiciary with 2 Nays (Senator Thatcher and Senator Linthicum) and 3 Ayes (Senator Gelser Blouin, Senator Manning, and Senator Prozanski). Referred to Ways and Means.\u00a0A minority report has been submitted by Republicans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d3021 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"97d3021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/oregoncitizenslobby.org\/law-enforce-military\/sb-348-study-unlawful-firearm-possession\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Citizens Lobby in Opposition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0f1670 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d0f1670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonfirearms.org\/just-a-few-things\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Firearms Federation in Opposition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006721b elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"006721b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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.e-q-footer{flex-direction:row}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:right}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote{text-align:center}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer,.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__author{display:block}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}<\/style>\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"As you know, Measure 114 is on hold due to an injunction issued out of Harney County. A full trial is expected there in September. However, everything could change based on what actions the Legislature takes.\n\n \n\nIn the meantime, the Oregon State Police are accepting your \u201csuggestions\u201d on how best to implement a \u201cpermit to purchase\u201d policy that we all know will be every bit as chaotic and unworkable as their current \u201cinstant background check\u201d system is.\n<br><br>\n \n\nComments can be emailed to <a href=\"mailto:OSP114@osp.oregon.gov\"> OSP114@osp.oregon.gov<\/a> or mailed to: \n<br>\n\n \n\nOregon State Police\n<br>\nAttn: Permit to Purchase Rulemaking\n<br>\n3565 Trelstad Ave. SE\n<br>\nSalem, OR 97317\n<br>\n \n\nYou can offer your \u201csuggestions\u201d until May 22. \n<br><br>\n \n\nMore information here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonfirearms.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Rulemaking-Notice_SOS-Filed_4-17-23-1.pdf \">http:\/\/www.oregonfirearms.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Rulemaking-Notice_SOS-Filed_4-17-23-1.pdf<\/a> \n\n\"\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">-- Oregon Citizens Lobby<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%22As+you+know%2C+Measure+114+is+on+hold+due+to+an+injunction+issued+out+of+Harney+County.+A+full+trial+is+expected+there+in+September.+However%2C+everything+could+change+based+on+what+actions+the+Legislature+takes.%0A%0A+%0A%0AIn+the+meantime%2C+the+Oregon+State+Police+are+accepting+your+%E2%80%9Csuggestions%E2%80%9D+on+how+best+to+implement+a+%E2%80%9Cpermit+to+purchase%E2%80%9D+policy+that+we+all+know+will+be+every+bit+as+chaotic+and+unworkable+as+their+current+%E2%80%9Cinstant+background+check%E2%80%9D+system+is.%0A%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0A+%0A%0AComments+can+be+emailed+to+%3Ca+href%3D%22mailto%3AOSP114%40osp.oregon.gov%22%3E+OSP114%40osp.oregon.gov%3C%2Fa%3E+or+mailed+to%3A+%0A%3Cbr%3E%0A%0A+%0A%0AOregon+State+Police%0A%3Cbr%3E%0AAttn%3A+Permit+to+Purchase+Rulemaking%0A%3Cbr%3E%0A3565+Trelstad+Ave.+SE%0A%3Cbr%3E%0ASalem%2C+OR+97317%0A%3Cbr%3E%0A+%0A%0AYou+can+offer+your+%E2%80%9Csuggestions%E2%80%9D+until+May+22.+%0A%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%0A+%0A%0AMore+information+here%3A+%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonfirearms.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F04%2FRulemaking-Notice_SOS-Filed_4-17-23-1.pdf+%22%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregonfirearms.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F04%2FRulemaking-Notice_SOS-Filed_4-17-23-1.pdf%3C%2Fa%3E+%0A%0A%22%0A%0A%0A%0A+%E2%80%94+--+Oregon+Citizens+Lobby&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightfororegon.com%2Fwordpress%2Fwordpress%2Findex.php%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F1503\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414faf1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"414faf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Committees\/JWM\/Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Ways & Means Committee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb81f36 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bb81f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b1dc50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b1dc50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB891\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ALERT<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 891\u00a0Eliminates residency requirements for assisted suicide<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Work Session held on 3\/29 in Senate Committee on Judiciary. Voted out of committee with 2 Nays (Senator Thatcher and Senator Linthicum) and 3 Ayes (Senator Gelser Blouin, Senator Manning, and Senator Prozanski). Referred to Rules.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ddf92 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f9ddf92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/oregoncitizenslobby.org\/healthcare\/sb-891-modifies-oregon-death-with-dignity-act\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Citizens Lobby in Opposition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a765c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c3a765c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Committees\/JWM\/Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Ways & Means Committee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e10da3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2e10da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b64c18b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b64c18b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB579\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ALERT<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\">SB 579 Voting by adults in custody<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Allowing convicted felons to vote while in prison.<\/p><p><strong>Referred to Ways and Means<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3495816 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3495816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/oregoncitizenslobby.org\/elections\/sb-579-gives-felons-voting-privileges\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Citizens Lobby in Opposition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a5098 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16a5098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Committees\/JWM\/Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Ways & Means Committee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d93f87 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d93f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4581fd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4581fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB530\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ALERT<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 530 Climate Change<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>This bill creates state policy regarding natural solutions and the Natural and Working Lands Fund.\u00a0This bill directs the Oregon Global Warming Commission, ODOE and other state agencies to jointly coordinate on the development and prepare a net carbon sequestration and storage baseline for natural and working lands. A natural and working lands advisory committee will be create and will consist of 14 members.<\/p><p><strong>Work Session held on 4\/3 in Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Voted out of committee and referred to Ways and Means<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b2e44 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c0b2e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/oregoncitizenslobby.org\/ag-env-natresources\/sb-530-plan-to-increase-net-carbon-sequestration\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Citizens Lobby in Opposition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45db853 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"45db853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Committees\/JWM\/Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Ways & Means Committee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a26db7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8a26db7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24221ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24221ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"AgBills\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oregon Agriculture Bills to Support currently in Ways &amp; Means<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd4778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbd4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB2631\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 2631<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Wolf Compensation with a 7x multiplier for lost cattle &#8211; $900,000-$1.2M\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a67c76 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a67c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2631\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Cattlemen's Association in Support<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-012d901 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"012d901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Committees\/JWM\/Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Ways & Means Committee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50186d8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50186d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d09c282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d09c282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB471\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>SB 471<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Wolf Compensation Fund &#8211; $800,000\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7a780 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ed7a780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/40985\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Cattlemen's Association in Support<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a60f9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"68a60f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Committees\/JWM\/Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Ways & Means Committee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479702c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"479702c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afece3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3afece3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB955\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 955<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 AgStress \u2013 Suicide Prevention Call Line &#8211; $300,000<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b6f86 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a4b6f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/65227\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Agriculture Coalitions in Support<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c1bd7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"66c1bd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Committees\/JWM\/Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Ways & Means Committee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd19f17 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fd19f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee81ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ee81ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB2197\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2194<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 ODA Grant Program to fund construction of meat rendering plants &#8211; $4M\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d30b6c8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d30b6c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/43470\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Citizens in Support<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501cb04 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"501cb04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Committees\/JWM\/Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Ways & Means Committee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40638b9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"40638b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a58f9db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a58f9db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB2907\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\"><strong>HB 2907<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 ODA Grant Program to fund establishments that process and sell meat products &#8211; $10M<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d74c31 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d74c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB2907\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Oregon Beef Council in Support<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5146563 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5146563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Committees\/JWM\/Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Ways & Means Committee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e0e10 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"50e0e10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62bb49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b62bb49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB3247\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 3247<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Support for OSU Veterinary Diagnostic Lab &#8211; $900,000<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB3247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-768bc47 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"768bc47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Committees\/JWM\/Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Ways & Means Committee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f18e69a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f18e69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de156f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de156f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"HB5002\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB5002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 5002<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Oregon Department of Agriculture Budget<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/HB5002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7acffd elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e7acffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/64637\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">96 Endorsing Farms in Support<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dfc7aa elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2dfc7aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Committees\/JWM\/Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Ways & Means Committee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4668e11 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4668e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3343203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3343203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"SB5509\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB5509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 5509<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Restore Predator Control Funding (USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services) &#8211; Leveraging approximately 5:1 federal and county dollars to state dollars, respectively.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Testimony\/SB5509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-type=\"web\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">Read Testimonies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c160e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"43c160e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Downloads\/PublicTestimonyDocument\/80182\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in Support<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d6c1e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e0d6c1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Committees\/JWM\/Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Ways & Means Committee!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1de613 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d1de613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c0880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1c0880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Voice is Needed Now!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6c1e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a6c1e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Make Your Voice Heard \u2013 OLCC Trying to Raise <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Taxes on Booze<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2><p>OLCC is seeking public comment on a proposed increase of the current 50-cent surcharge on each bottle of distilled spirits to one dollar per bottle.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">The Commissioners heard initial <\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">testimony at their April 20 Commission meeting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">You can watch the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association (ORLA) testimony on how <\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">this tax increase will hurt small bars and restaurants the most at a time when the Governor <\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">and the OLCC Commission should be supporting them.<\/span><\/p><p>The Commission will listen to additional verbal testimony at the May 18 meeting and will accept written comments through June 5, 2023.<\/p><p>As background, a temporary surcharge of fifty cents was first enacted in the 2009-2011 budget cycle and has been continued ever since, including the 2021-23 cycle. On top of that surcharge, Governor Kotek&#8217;s budget for 2023-25 includes a line item for an additional fifty-cent surcharge on distilled spirits which is estimated to raise $45.2 million for the general fund.<\/p><p>Please consider taking action on this by:<\/p><p>\u2022 Submitting written comments; visit ORLA&#8217;s\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/p2a.co\/3eETCHj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take Action<\/a><\/strong> page by June 5, 2023 at 5 PM to send a customized message to the Commissioners<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4178adf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4178adf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/p2a.co\/3eETCHj\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Submit Testimony NOW!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b097c6b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b097c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4abe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a4abe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"EmailNow\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bills that need your attention &amp; Emails!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9fbbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a9fbbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>BECAUSE OF YOU!<\/strong><br \/>Last week, HB 3501 received LOTS of testimonies! This bill would have allowed homeless tent cities in nearly every park and street in Oregon and allowed homeless people to sue you personally for $1,000 if you try to move them. It was scheduled for a public hearing last week, but this week, the committee chair <strong><u>removed it from the agenda<\/u>.<\/strong><\/p><p>This is an example these action alerts can have an impact. They are meant to cause the Democrats in charge to reconsider what they are doing and get them to stop.\u00a0 Below are ones that need your attention, please take the time to write l<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e978e3b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e978e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c659746 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c659746\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c7b102\" data-id=\"5c7b102\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69a082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e69a082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2002\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\">HB 2002 B<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> BAD ** BAD ** BAD*** MAJOR BAD BILL ALERT!<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>In plain English, this bill will:<\/p><ul><li>Force taxpayers to fund medically forced termination of pregnancy without any limitations<\/li><li>Eliminate parental rights to knowledge and consent for invasive medical procedures and surgeries for their children.<\/li><li>Hide and protect medical practitioners and hospitals fro legal liabilities and accountability<\/li><li>Decriminalize the unregulated, irresponsible, and open dumping of deceased human bodies<\/li><li>Force taxpers to payers to pay for elective gender change surgeries<\/li><\/ul><p>Bill Summary on OLIS:\u00a0 Modifies provisions relating to reproductive health rights. Modifies provisions relating to access to <b>reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment<\/b>. Modifies provisions relating to<b> protections for providers of and individuals receiving reproductive and gender-affirming health care services. Creates crime of interfering with a health care facility<\/b>. Punishes by maximum of 364 days&#8217; imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates right of action for person or health care provider aggrieved by interference with health care facility. Makes statutory change to achieve gender neutral language with respect to unlawful employment discrimination because of sex.<b> Declares public policy regarding interstate actions arising out of reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. Prohibits public body from participating in interstate investigation or proceeding involving reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment. <\/b>Creates exceptions. <b>Prohibits clerk of court from issuing subpoena if foreign subpoena relates to reproductive health care or gender-affirming treatment. Declares that Oregon law governs certain actions arising out of reproductive health care or gender-affirming treatment provided or received in this state<\/b>. <b>Repeals criminal provisions relating to concealing birth<\/b>. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for allocation to Office of Rural Health, for purposes of <b>providing grants through rural qualified health center pilot project<\/b>. <strong>Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Oregon Health Authority for specified expenses. 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It&#8217;s no secret that we do not have a culture of life here in Oregon, and this is just the latest example.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce97b7a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ce97b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"mailto:Sen.FloydProzanski@oregonlegislature.gov\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Committee Chair NOW!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7705131 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7705131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0ec31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa0ec31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB3042\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\">HB 3042<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>BAD<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><strong><em>Limits terminations and rent increases for three years after tenants&#8217; housing is withdrawn from publicly supported housing. Requires owners or landlords to provide notice to new tenants and applicants during notice period before withdrawal from publicly supported housing. Allows Housing and Community Services Department to record extension of affordability restrictions for publicly supported housing if property owner misses certain deadlines. Allows department to record right of first refusal if no qualified purchaser makes an offer. Makes other amendments to publicly supported housing preservation program. Declares emergency, effective on passage<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>This bill would allow the government to change an agreement with a subsidized housing provider by limiting their recoup costs beyond the agreed timeframe. This sets a dangerous precedent by changing the rules mid-game. How will this attract more housing to solve our housing crisis? We should create certainty for housing providers, not changing the terms of contracts.<\/p><p>It is scheduled for a Work Session in the Senate Committee On Housing and Development on <strong>Monday, May 8, at 8:00 AM. <\/strong>Email the Committee Chair and ask him not to pass the bill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e1fa8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"57e1fa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"mailto:Sen.KayseJama@oregonlegislature.gov\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Committee Chair NOW!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c5895 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"10c5895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4c2ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba4c2ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001t_2UXAJB80wORPjrfzLdF9ZnPjPLLoRTZLVS0ZtPK1p_GNYNtWfG9G1XljMs1th-GmHG8eucA2Ad1HM54Gjv2ZK87fD184K62ZBmL3iQbZ-AyuIynErI9phoJhWax154ba9JcmYT6MylzX1l19zhsh_Ikh20doyhrwFQrhp2Lzlfom3il-KH4SEaNSvShPKtDpN153rUWUaW4zAJxj-cbQ==&amp;c=Q93BQgTyqddAE7kVDRuKlasfECLf_DO-wkKkZgA3GIyQj_a7SLs9Vg==&amp;ch=Wpg7MtAM6LU-YJnFMcOC-qBAGtrNH6dN8uJoGd5OyettKYMEEUts0g==\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\">SB 523<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">GOOD<\/span><br \/><strong><em>Authorizes community colleges to offer Bachelor of Science, Nursing degrees.<br \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Community colleges have locally elected boards to keep them responsive to local needs.\u00a0Rogue Community College has an excellent allied health program and is ready to expand to train nurses.<\/p><p>It is scheduled for a Work Session in the House Committee on Higher Education on <strong>Thursday, May 11, at 3:00 PM<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f94f1eb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f94f1eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"mailto:Rep.JohnLively@oregonlegislature.gov\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Email Committee Chair NOW!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f8552 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54f8552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3820ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3820ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"BillStatuses\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Status of Bills because you asked!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822d296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"822d296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Analysis\/HB2100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 2100<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Raises DMV Fees on Customers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>This bill effectively raises fees across the board on the various services that the DMV offers, and unfortunately passed out of the Joint Committee on Ways &amp; Means on a straight party-line vote. The fees most egregious to me centered around our truck drivers, raising their cost of entry into the profession at a time the state is investing in trying to get more drivers into the profession. A CDL will jump from $75 to $160, with testing going from $70 to $145. Oregonians are already hurting due to the ongoing inflationary crisis, and this bill only adds to that pain.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 819<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Full School Days for Disabled Students<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>One of the major bills scheduled to be up for debate this week was SB 819. This bill requires school districts to have parental consent before prescribing students with disabilities to abbreviated school days\u2014eroding those students\u2019 right to equal access to education. As you may know, House District 11 has some of the highest rates of special needs students in the state, and due to an arbitrary \u201ccap\u201d on the amount of SPED students allowed for the funding formula, our schools don\u2019t receive the resources needed to fully support our SPED students\u2019 education, resulting in things like abbreviated days. I feel SB 819 is part of a bigger, bipartisan effort to advocate for these students and the resources schools need to support them, and was disappointed to see it referred to the House Committee on Rules due to lack of support on the House Floor (despite passing the Senate 25-1, 4 exc.)\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SJR26?ref=peakpolicy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SJR 26\/SB 744<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Taking Your Tax Kicker Refund<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>An attempt to take the people\u2019s tax kicker refund was heard this week in the Senate. SJR 26 is a ballot referral that would propose to voters a change in Oregon\u2019s Constitution to remove the requirement that tax revenues beyond what is budgeted be returned to tax payers. SB 744 is actual implementation policy that would go along with SJR 26 if it were to be passed by the people. Republicans continue to fight hard to make sure tax overages get paid back to our hard-working Oregonians.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB1089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">SB 1089<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Beginnings of Universal Health Care\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Stemming from the passage of Ballot Measure 111 from 2022, SB 1089 would stand up a Universal Health Plan governance board. This board would largely be responsible for making the recommendations to the Legislature of how to roll out the first-in-the-nation, universal health care plan, and probably more importantly, how to generate the billions of dollars in tax revenues to pay for it.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2023R1\/Measures\/Overview\/HB2772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-segment-action=\"add\" data-segment-id=\"0210a866-c683-11ed-9f8c-fa163e37306a\">HB 2772<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Creating the Crime of Domestic Terrorism\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>In a political era where it is more popular to make things more legal, this is a rare bill moving through the Legislature this session that actually creates a crime. Aimed at truly egregious acts, HB 2772 would target criminals intentionally destroying critical infrastructure (think bridges or critical components of our power grid) or intentionally dispersing toxins where they will impact humans. 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