The short 35-day 2024 legislative session is expected to focus primarily on housing and Measure 110. AOC recognizes that some proposals under consideration related to Measure 110 reforms will have direct impacts on counties, [...]
The Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) Legislative Committee recently adopted eight top priorities for the upcoming 2024 legislative session. These items represent the most pressing policy issues faced by counties across the state, and [...]
Legislative deadlines are approaching for bills to be moved from their chamber of origin. If a bill is in a policy committee in the House or the Senate, it must be scheduled for a work [...]
The March Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) Day yielded thoughtful discussion on numerous legislative issues. To review a full list of the bills and positions the legislative committee has taken a position on, click here. Contributed [...]
During the June AOC Legislative Committee meeting members discussed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and NACo (the National Association of Counties) defining a collaborative relationship. AOC Policy Manager [...]
AOC Legislative Director Mike Eliason introduced the process for establishing priorities for the upcoming session of the Oregon Legislature at Monday’s AOC Legislative Committee meeting. Mr. Eliason said these priorities were worked out and formalized [...]
AOC steering committees, Legislative Committee and Board of Directors met October 12 at the Local Government Center in Salem. The Legislative Committee and the Board won't meet again until December 14, but the steering committees [...]