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OFF ALERT 04.30.07 |
"Thank
you for writing. House Bill 2890 (formerly HB 2852) was
recently considered by the House Judiciary Committee on which
I serve as Chair. It will not be moving forward this session."
With those words, Greg MacPherson (Chair of the House Judiciary
Committee) may have closed the book on the Port of Portland's
efforts to expand their power in spite of their refusal to obey
the law.
Today was the deadline for hearings on bills in the house where
they originated. Since the "gut and stuff" bill 2890
was removed from the schedule,it would appear the bill is no
longer an issue.
However, while we are hopeful that this is the case, the show
is not yet over.
The deadline DOES NOT apply to the Rules Committee in both the
House and Senate. They can continue to hear bills well after
other committees are closed to new bills. And of course, the
"rules" can always be suspended. But for now, it seems
likely that your efforts have paid off.
We intend to continue to monitor any bill that can be used to
revive the language MacPherson attempted to stuff into HB
2890, but we believe that the bill is dead for now.
We will count on your activism if the bill returns in any form
or shape, but right now please congratulate yourself on a job
well done. |
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