In his March 5, 2010 newsletter, State Representative Greg Smith (R-HD 57) reports on bipartisan legislation passed during the February Special Session by the Oregon House of Representatives. See legislation...
- House Republicans pushed for legislation that would require legislators to wait before they can take high-paying positions in the executive branch. Though we were successful in passing the bill through the House, it was killed by Senate Democrats (HB 3638).
- To help unemployed workers, House Republicans supported extending unemployment
benefits to an estimated 18,600 Oregonians who were about to exhaust their existing benefits (HB 3655).
- We supported giving tax credits to laid-off workers to obtain state tax deductions for investing their severance pay in starting an Oregon-based business (HB 3627).
- House Republicans supported legislation to prohibit insurers from denying coverage to sexual assault victims by treating their injuries as a preexisting condition (HB 3631).
- We worked to reform the Business Energy Tax Credit, which the Governor allowed to
spiral out of control. We believe that savings from BETC reform should be re-directed to schools and other critical services (HB 3680).
- To fight waste and abuse in government, we supported expanding “whistleblower”
protections for state employees (SB 996).
- House Republicans supported giving district attorney greater discretion in offering qualified veterans the option of diversion programs when convicted of certain crimes (SB 999).
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