by Salem Chamber | Mar 2, 2020 | Public Policy blog
As of now, the 2020 short session is effectively halted due to both the Senate and House Republican caucuses leaving Salem to block passage of the Cap-and-Trade legislation, SB 1530 and HB 4167. Session is constitutionally mandated to end on Sunday night, March 8th,...
by Salem Chamber | Feb 24, 2020 | Public Policy blog
Monday, February 24, 2020 After 75 minutes of debate and motions, the full Ways & Means Committee has just passed SB 1530, the Cap-and-Trade bill. Senator Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose) voted with Republicans on all amendments and in opposition to the bill....
by Salem Chamber | Feb 24, 2020 | Public Policy blog
We believe the Senate Republican “walkout” will commence this week as the Ways & Means Committee will approve SB 1530 – Cap and Trade – on Monday morning and send it to the Senate floor. Senator Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose) will need to be...
by Salem Chamber | Feb 18, 2020 | Public Policy blog
We are now done with the first two weeks of the 2020 session. There are three weeks to go before the constitutional end date of March 8th. It was an extraordinarily busy week as most bills were scheduled for hearing or some sort of consideration. As of right now, most...
