Senate Bill 311 directly addresses an AOC goal of facilitating communities' preparations for catastrophic events. The bill would authorize a city or county to adopt an ordinance or resolution providing a property tax exemption to commercial, [...]
Apart from health care, it still means a lot! Here are a few key points: The federal "match rate" - As long as Oregon commits to spending its own resources on certain programs, and in [...]
On March 21st, AOC Executive Director, Mike McArthur attended the work session of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. McArthur discussed with the Board of Commissioners strategies for participating with other counties in AOC activities. [...]
April 7 is the deadline for most legislative committees to schedule work sessions on bills in their first chamber. In other words - a house bill still in the House of Representatives must be scheduled [...]
On Wednesday, March 22nd the second work group considering the issues of tiny houses and small, mobile houses was held in the capitol. Hosted by Representative Janelle Bynum and Representative Greg Barretto, the group is [...]
The week of March 20th saw continued discussions over tobacco, nicotine, and marijuana. On March 21st, the House Revenue Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 3178, which would impose a tax on the [...]
Senate Bill 118 was heard, along with proposed amendments, on March 21 by the Senate Finance & Revenue Committee. SB 118-1 would exclude from full or partial exemptions or special assessments related to enterprise zones or strategic investment [...]
This week marks the end of month two of the 2017 Legislative Session. The first public hearing on the ‘Rural SIP’ bill was Monday (Senate Bill 936) in Senate Business and Transportation. Click here to view [...]
On March 22, 2017, the Senate General Government and Accountability Committee conducted its second public hearing on legislation proposed by the Attorney General to establish timelines on responses to public record requests, and legislation proposed [...]
AOC President Bill Hall and Marion County Sheriff Jason Myers testified March 23 to the Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Public Safety during the Department of Corrections (DOC) budget presentations. The corrections department budget [...]