During work sessions before the public hearing on caregiving, the House Committee on Rules on April 28 considered and acted on three bills.

House Bill 2491 (dash A3): The committee adopted the dash A3 amendment and then moved HB 2491 A as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. The measure would standardize a court process for petitions seeking remission of fines or fees, listing factors a court must consider (the petitioner’s financial resources and obligations, the burden of the debt, qualification for public assistance, age of the debt, and other equitable factors). The amendment clarified that courts may remit fines, costs or fees unless prohibited by ORS 1.202 and directed the state court administrator to develop a standardized petition form to be posted on the Judicial Department website. Vice Chair Pham moved the amendment and the floor motion. Recorded roll-call entries during the amendment vote in the transcript included: Representative Foster Davis — No; Representative Elmer — No; Representative Kraft — Yes; Representative Valderrama — Yes; Vice President Drazen — No; Vice Chair Pham — Aye; Chair Bowman — Aye. The motion to adopt the amendment was recorded as passed. The later roll call on the floor motion recorded Representative Bossard Davis — No; Representative Elmer — No; Representative Croft — Yes; Representative Valderrama — Yes; Vice Chair Drazen — No; Vice Chair Tham — Aye; Chair Bowman — Aye. The transcript shows the motions passed and Representative Krupp was assigned to carry the bill on the floor.

House Bill 3409 (dash 3): Committee staff described the bill and the dash 3 amendment as narrowing the definition of conflict of interest and addressing requirements related to submission of 340B pharmacy claims, modifiers and clearinghouses. The committee adopted the dash 3 amendment on a voice/roll call and then moved the bill as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation; the amendment was adopted and Representative Noss was assigned to carry the bill.

House Bill 3532 (dash A2): The bill would direct the Oregon Historical Society in consultation with the Oregon Geographic Names Board to compile a list of highways and geographic features bearing offensive names and recommend non-offensive alternatives to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names; the dash A2 amendment clarified that the executive secretary of the Oregon Geographic Names Board will compile the list and begin a renaming process for features with offensive names. The committee adopted the dash A2 amendment, moved HB 3532 A as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation, and assigned Representative Sanchez to carry the bill.

All three agenda votes were taken as work-session items before the public hearing on HB 3838; the committee then opened the HB 3838 public hearing and received extensive testimony but did not take a final vote on that measure.