Important Veterans and Health and Human Services Bills Pass Hours Before Sine Die The final hours of the 2018 Short Session witnessed a flurry of key votes which adopted a variety of important bills relating [...]
The House Revenue Committee, chaired by Representative Phil Barnhart (D-Eugene), adopted the -12 amendments to HB 4027 and unanimously approved the property tax exemption bill Wednesday, Feb. 21st. The amendment deleted provisions that sought to [...]
With strong bipartisan support, the House passed a transient lodging intermediary fix bill on Thursday, February 22nd. The bill moved out of the Senate Finance and Revenue Committee, chaired by Senator Mark Hass (D-Beaverton), on [...]
Congratulations to Baker County Commissioner Mark Bennett on his appointment to the Oregon Agricultural Heritage Commission (OAHP). AOC thanks you for stepping up and serving Oregon’s agriculture families. Oregon’s diverse farm and ranch lands are [...]
SALEM, OR — The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 establishes a new federal tax incentive to encourage long-term investments in certain low-income communities. The "Opportunity Zone" designation allows private investment in these communities [...]
Last week in the House Rules Committee, House Democrats unveiled a new amendment to the House-version of the controversial Cap and Trade bill (HB 4001) that would allow the Legislature to delay voting on certain [...]
As the 35-day "short" legislative session continues to grind its way toward Sine Die, which Constitutionally must end no later than March 11th, temperatures are rising between the House and Senate, as well as Democrats [...]
Led by House Health Care Committee Chair, CCO Reform Bill (HB 4018) Passes on House Vote of 32-26-2 and Heads to Senate Health Care Committee on February 26th See full text of HB 4018 Here [...]
On Friday February 23 the Joint Committee on Information Management and Technology led by Co-Chair Nancy Nathanson passed out HB 4023 -A with the -13 amendment: “(b) Subject to section 6 of this 2018 Act [...]
The recently passed federal tax reform act provides for up to 86 Opportunity Zones (OZs) in Oregon. The Governor must designate these zones by March 21, 2018 (one month extension possible). Persons (or corporations) could [...]