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Vice Chair Drazen offered a dash‑1 amendment intended to discourage fusion nominations by minor parties and to encourage minor parties to develop distinct identities. \"To artificially continue to increase the cap so that a minor party doesn't become a major party, I think, is not beneficial to Oregonians,\" Drazen said, explaining she wanted minor parties to grow independently rather than act as de facto coattails for major‑party candidates.

Supporters of the amendment said it would incentivize party development and reduce the spoiler effect; critics, including Chair Bowman, said the amendment and the parent bill risk limiting voter choice and that fusion nominations provide voters additional information about where candidates’ positions align. Bowman said he worries the amendment could increase the chance of spoiler outcomes and reduce options for voters.

After debate the committee adopted the dash‑1 amendment and, later in the session, voted to move House Bill 39 08 to the House floor with a \"do pass\" recommendation. Several members said they opposed the amendment on policy grounds and voted against moving the bill to the floor, but the motion passed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Committee On Rules 05/29/2025 3:00 PM","oneSentenceSummary","The House Rules Committee debated House Bill 39 08 May 29, a proposal to raise the party‑registration threshold required for an affiliation to qualify as a major political party from 5% to 10%.","taxTitle","Rules, House of Representatives, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",18187,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6222166,"Oregon committee hears bipartisan push for limits on bills to curb backlog and staff strain",472,106000,578000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3610716-fdd621f96a609d87ddbe68aa927e8137&start=106&end=578","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3610716-fdd621f96a609d87ddbe68aa927e8137/thumbnail_106000.jpg","/articles/6222166/Oregon/Oregon-committee-hears-bipartisan-push-for-limits-on-bills-to-curb-backlog-and-staff-strain","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6222166-6e874e963efa3a886ce33e880aa63c15/orig.mp4?Expires=1770729286&Signature=G2gQew7atKdHgJUgz9S1lsF4mSdcf3-oGi2cOb0qlGM6M0pVfOk4znUvh9~EDughzA~2B-7j7O1QI307eIuO83f-m9Li4odK2qUQM6rQGlOo1GH0OoAuN4G70ZcSkNV7hKy7wi~w1lcKdQm1p8NG29fDT2S56vC5MYtmRJ~mFpK-PdIfMp-GUV65F45Yq~Sq5h2fqhffOELD4W0kUJXS4L5D5S1hEhJGkN7seGzTJX0S109UX3sxDnl2kAWQqr5Iun6r09KnCs1XxMlNjqaie54lA3MUr~HyWqv2eNvzG~0JP-IPkrdnC5VgmSYZpsMuWG-ohbeavcWlyg8aDJOlqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Committee on Rules members heard more than two hours of testimony May 29 on House Bill 2,006, a measure that would cap how many measures members, committees and some state offices can request in an odd-year long session.

Proponents said the current volume of introduced measures makes it harder for the public and lawmakers to follow and for staff to provide timely analyses. \"This is not merely a procedural change, it is necessary step to protect the integrity and effectiveness of our legislative process,\" State Senator Janine Salmon told the committee in support of the bill.

The bill as filed would limit individual legislators to 25 measures in a long session and cap committee bills at 15; it also would place a 400-measure limit on the governor and state agencies. Supporters framed the proposal as an effort to improve transparency, focus committee time on higher‑priority items and reduce costs for legislative counsel and fiscal and policy offices.

Former Senator Tim Canope and others briefed committee members on comparative rules in other states and a prior Oregon experiment with similar limits. Testimony cited an all‑time high of more than 3,400 introduced measures this session and said the bill is modeled on bipartisan legislation considered in 2001. Supporters pointed to other states that limit bill introductions and noted those regimes vary widely.

Opponents focused on fairness and minority‑party access. Senator David Brock Smith and several House members argued the proposed structure—and associated exceptions for committee chairs and presiding officers—could give the majority disproportionate control over which concepts advance. \"This is an attack on the minority party,\" Senator Brock Smith said, arguing that drafting limits and the current committee process already leave minority members with little control over hearings.

Several members asked for refinements. Representative Elmer and others pressed sponsors on how the proposal would treat committee bills, executive‑branch requests and the threshold of 400 measures for state agencies; sponsors acknowledged the 400 number was copied from a prior bill and said the working group could revise numerical limits.

No formal committee action was recorded on HB 2,006 during the meeting. Committee members agreed the topic will require further negotiation on exceptions, thresholds and guardrails to preserve minority participation and to avoid unintended shifts of drafting power to presiding officers.","House Committee on Rules members heard more than two hours of testimony May 29 on House Bill 2,006, a measure that would cap how many measures members, committees and some state offices can request in an odd-year long session.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6222156,"Amendments to Senate Bill 951 debated: committee hears bid to void many medical noncompetes and tighten MSO rules",882,6312000,7194000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3610716-fdd621f96a609d87ddbe68aa927e8137&start=6312&end=7194","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3610716-fdd621f96a609d87ddbe68aa927e8137/thumbnail_6312000.jpg","/articles/6222156/Oregon/Amendments-to-Senate-Bill-951-debated-committee-hears-bid-to-void-many-medical-noncompetes-and-tighten-MSO-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6222156-bf6f0011c4904aeefe3f4d92909d897c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770729286&Signature=TzHOsUX2AFI5qlqIm1HxIjJhrusWVK3psaTNg33w0znSRUZ4Cdf~PYM56KW7r2oh8LaQjZZzKGwKmF3KIbsxrQtBcz6wrJPGHTO8HMczvRYOE8ypIICpe6gH3MX77ng4AgKHuuDn~QwDFrDfUiSG1QhVTbHSOiuA3cGyhHzbWeieFifiqHFq~l7IOfazQ8YLzVyiIHXAtit~MtnhqGGJJlIqZkAIfRKoq80lrP2k7aiEQEtfnF~vsY88ehD2Cypv6oD2zjhyvnWTJtrtGNimOabc0~tVR6Q8FOoxDw3n-L6rLpclwOF7OyCHlXn1JDCI3GSWVi1pHhRCvuFo00BnFw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Rules Committee examined dash‑3 amendments to House Bill 34 10 on May 29 that would modify parts of Senate Bill 951 and add provisions voiding or tightly limiting many noncompetition agreements used by medical practices.

Representative Ben Bowman, sponsor of the amendment, said the combined package narrows exceptions and provides a pathway for practices to recoup recruitment costs while largely prohibiting broad noncompete clauses. Bowman told the committee the amendment lowers the threshold for a physician‑owner exception and allows a limited noncompete for staff clinicians only where the employer documents a recruitment investment — for example, a sign‑on payment — and the restriction is time‑limited (three years generally, five years if the clinician practices in a federally designated health professional shortage area).

Senator Anthony Broadman argued the changes are necessary to improve access to care in underserved areas by removing restraints on clinicians who can otherwise be blocked from practicing locally. \"Non competes are making us less healthy and they're making care more expensive,\" he said, urging retroactive application to prevent existing contracts from locking physicians out of practice.

Business and defense groups raised legal and implementation concerns. Oregon Business & Industry and the Oregon Liability Reform Coalition told the committee they do not oppose removing noncompetes in principle but warned that retroactive invalidation of private contracts raises constitutional and commercial risks, could affect funds already paid under those contracts, and may invite litigation. OBI asked for clarification on how retroactivity would treat payments already made to employees or buyouts paid to practices.

Legal questions about enforcement, effective dates and remedy provisions were discussed at length. Some witnesses urged removing enhanced remedies such as punitive damages and one‑way attorney fee provisions and using ordinary contract‑law remedies. Committee members had limited time for questions and did not take a final vote on the dash‑3 amendment in the hearing.","Rep. Ben Bowman and Sen. Anthony Broadman presented dash‑3 amendments to House Bill 34 10 to align and strengthen a recently passed Senate bill on medical practice ownership and to tightly limit enforceable noncompetition agreements for health care providers. Business groups warned about retroactivity and contract‑law concerns.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6222161,"Committee divided on PSU-led farmworker study; growers warn study design could skew results",336,2797000,3133000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3610716-fdd621f96a609d87ddbe68aa927e8137&start=2797&end=3133","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3610716-fdd621f96a609d87ddbe68aa927e8137/thumbnail_2797000.jpg","/articles/6222161/Oregon/Committee-divided-on-PSU-led-farmworker-study-growers-warn-study-design-could-skew-results","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6222161-4b01a92bb830e90e72a1bebc631c055c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770729286&Signature=W2oGdGAtEvf2Bqy63sxw0gItwcah7lRUNNM~pR7H4~Wu1SM7PI3gcEX-2VSsb2XH3D2q0S-myA2~3f9kBSMNkZ~LLCCk1RVVj5ejcoYSsZdYI32Gv9iPhSYNYtzVJdzPWOmrACUYoiqoq~7NM80mj7biKGDidOe4lOusWaPrDg~bswFF51krD5GVMjiRChv5ltbFOw5-LYM7ILBWcGXvkwpglYXWVP2-ujb9krMx1G~sddajrfROQoPwCxj1~V9MhAbUhtsmRFfp2YTMHfUFZN1pS5g5ziVw8viAyC7voK2QnU99MIMKC4yNCUqw4-ubweWW2PsK9hvOtKa3ChJmPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Rules Committee took testimony May 29 on House Bill 25,48 with the dash‑7 amendment, which would direct the Portland State University Center for Public Service to conduct a statewide study of farmworkers’ working conditions and protections and to report interim findings to legislative committees with a final report due Dec. 1, 2026.

Ira Cuyo Martinez, testifying for PCUN (Oregon’s farmworker union), said the study is intended to document worker experiences and inform lawmakers about enforcement and policy gaps. \"We are not here to punish employers, but to go after bad actors who take advantage of farm workers and exploit them,\" Martinez said.

Proponents — including the Oregon Center for Public Policy and the Northwest Workers' Justice Project — told the committee that existing federal and state data on farm labor are limited, sometimes inconsistent and do not capture day‑to‑day barriers to enforcement, language access and retaliation concerns. The PSU fiscal estimate attached to the amendment sets initial costs for the study at roughly $600,000 and proposes interim reports on May 1 and Sept. 1, and a final report by Dec. 1, 2026.

Growers and agriculture associations opposed the dash‑7 amendment or urged changes. The Oregon Farm Bureau and Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers Association described the proposed qualitative study as insufficient to measure cause‑and‑effect outcomes for employers and workers and said it could be used to justify new regulation. \"A qualitative report doesn't help anybody understand the cause and effect of proposed policies,\" Jenny Dressler of the Farm Bureau said.

Several growers, farm labor contractors and nursery owners urged the committee to use Oregon State University and the Department of Agriculture because those institutions have agricultural expertise and long ties to rural communities. Portland State representatives said the Center for Public Service has prior experience engaging with marginalized communities and would contract with community‑based organizations to reach workers; PSU staff said they would allocate roughly 600 survey interviews across regions and would budget for partner organizations and participant incentives.

Committee members asked about study design, confidentiality for employers, how PSU would select community partners, and whether the amendment would examine wrongful termination and retaliation. Proponents said the amendment can be refined to include those topics and that the study aims to combine qualitative interviews with available administrative data to produce actionable findings.

No committee vote on the dash‑7 amendment was taken in the meeting; members on both sides asked for further detail on sampling, contractor selection, and a quantitative component to accompany the qualitative outreach.","House Rules heard competing views on a dash-7 amendment to House Bill 25,48 that would fund a Portland State University study of farmworker wages, safety and access to benefits. Supporters said qualitative engagement is needed to fill data gaps; growers and some farm groups argued the design omits robust economic analysis and could be biased.","actionData","errors"]

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