OSCC 2020 Legislative Session Concludes House Speaker Kotek and Senate President Courtney will not convene additional floor sessions for the remainder of the session. Republican leaders issued press releases this […]

Attached, please find your final OSCC legislative report for the 2019 session. It is a comprehensive summary and analysis of the issues identified by OSCC as the major legislative issues facing […]

What’s Happening (OSCC Political Observations) Senate Republicans have left the state in a showdown over HB 2020, the ‘Cap-and-Trade’ legislation that OSCC has strongly opposed.By leaving the state, the Senate […]

What’s Happening (OSCC Political Observations) There are only a handful of major business issues left in the 2019 session. All of the remaining business issues are still shrouded in some […]

What’s Happening (OSCC Political Observations) The 2019 legislative session must adjourn by June 30. Tensions are high as legislators make a last push to pass priority bills before the Constitutional […]

On May 17th, HB 2020 passed its first milestone. After three hours of debate, the Joint Committee on Carbon Reduction adopted the -94 amendments on a party line vote and […]

What’s Happening (OSCC Political Observations) Leadership is aiming toward a June 21 adjournment. Committees are rapidly finishing their work, particularly on the budget. The end game negotiations are largely concluded, […]

What’s Happening (OSCC Political Observations) The deadline for all policy bills has passed. Policy committees are now closed. All legislation passed from this point forward will have to come from […]

A PERS reform proposal has been formally introduced in SB 1049. The plan was unveiled Friday afternoon by Speaker Kotek and Senate President Courtney, and  public hearings on the bill […]

On Wednesday, May 15, the State of Oregon just realized a historic and massive revenue forecast. Just from the last forecast in March, every metric grew by eye-popping numbers due […]