Oregon Senate Bill 1577 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1-1)
Status: Failed on March 3 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-03 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes Legislative Committee on Accountability as joint committee of Legislative Assembly composed of equal number of majority and minority members. Directs committee to appoint Director of Legislative Accountability Office and majority and minority counsels. Authorizes director to employ all other staff of Legislative Accountability Office. Charges office with conducting performance and management audits of state agencies, state programs and state-funded programs, with investigating allegations of illegal or improper activities by state agencies, state programs and state-funded programs, with investigating and reporting on effectiveness of state government programs and policies in meeting objectives and with performing policy analysis for Legislative Assembly. Directs office to report findings and recommendations to committee. Statutory powers and duties of office become operative January 1, 2017. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to legislative oversight; declaring an emergency.

Sen. Elizabeth Johnson [D]	Sen. Herman Baertschiger [R]	Sen. Brian Boquist [I]	Sen. Ted Ferrioli [R]
Sen. Fred Girod [R]	Sen. Bill Hansell [R]	Sen. Tim Knopp [R]	Sen. Jeff Kruse [R]
Sen. Alan Olsen [R]	Sen. Kim Thatcher [R]	Sen. Chuck Thomsen [R]	Sen. Douglas Whitsett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-03	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2016-02-18	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2016-02-11	Senate	Public Hearing Cancelled.
2016-02-01	Senate	Referred to Rules, then Ways and Means.
2016-02-01	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
2016-01-27	Senate	Presession Released to the Public.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Measures/Overview/SB1577
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1577/Introduced