72nd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2003 Regular Session
 
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                           A-Engrossed
 
                   Senate Joint Resolution 34
                 Ordered by the Senate August 23
           Including Senate Amendments dated August 23
 
Sponsored by Senators DEVLIN, SCHRADER, WALKER
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Prescribes procedure for convening Seventy-second Legislative
Assembly in special session.
  Directs presiding officers to convene Seventy-second
Legislative Assembly in special session within five days after
receiving delivery of joint resolution from Legislative
Administrator on   { - November ___, 2003 - }  { +  May 31,
2004 + }.
  Establishes Joint Interim Committee on Tax Reform. Specifies
membership, procedures and duties of committee.
 
                        JOINT RESOLUTION
  Whereas section 10a, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution,
authorizes the Legislative Assembly in the event of an emergency
to convene in special session; and
  Whereas the loss of Oregonians' jobs and reduction in revenues
available to adequately fund vital public services, such as
education, health care and public safety, constitute an
emergency; and
  Whereas this state's reliance on revenues from income taxes
exacerbates reductions in state revenues during periods of
economic decline; and
  Whereas section 2, Article IX of the Oregon Constitution,
requires the Legislative Assembly to provide for the raising of
revenue sufficient to defray the expenses of the state; and
  Whereas this state's current tax structure impedes job creation
and business investment and could be restructured to improve
Oregon's economic future and still produce adequate and stable
revenues to support essential state services; and
  Whereas section 10a, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution,
requires the presiding officers to convene the Legislative
Assembly in special session within five days after receipt of a
written request for the session by a majority of the members of
each chamber; and
  Whereas section 11, Article IV of the Oregon Constitution,
authorizes the Legislative Assembly to determine rules of
proceeding; and
 
 
  Whereas the Legislative Assembly may prescribe procedures for
the Legislative Assembly's operation that differ from procedures
prescribed by law; and
  Whereas the requirement in section 10a, Article IV of the
Oregon Constitution, of a written request for the convening of a
special session serves as a means of verifying a member's intent;
and
  Whereas a member's public vote in favor of this joint
resolution, when recorded in the journal of the chamber,
constitutes the member's written request for the convening of a
special session; and
  Whereas the work of the Legislative Assembly in special session
will be advanced by the consideration of tax reform proposals by
a joint interim committee; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of
  Oregon:
  (1) There is created the Joint Interim Committee on Tax Reform,
consisting of 12 members of the House of Representatives
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
eight members of the Senate appointed by the President of the
Senate.
  (2) The purpose of the committee is to study and make
recommendations on improvements to the state's tax system.
  (3) By May 31, 2004, the committee shall develop legislation
for recommendation to the Seventy-second Legislative Assembly.
The committee may introduce proposed measures in a special
session of the Seventy-second Legislative Assembly and presession
file proposed measures for consideration by the Seventy-third
Legislative Assembly in the manner provided in ORS 171.130 for
interim committees. A proposed measure recommended by official
action of the committee must indicate that the proposed measure
is introduced at the request of the committee.
  (4) The committee may take action only by the affirmative vote
of a majority of members of each chamber on the committee.
  (5) To the extent that there is a conflict between the
provisions of this joint resolution and ORS 171.605 to 171.635,
the provisions of this joint resolution supersede ORS 171.605 to
171.635.
  (6) The Legislative Revenue Office shall provide staff support
to the committee.
  (7) This joint resolution prescribes an alternative procedure
to ORS 171.015 for the Seventy-second Legislative Assembly's
convening in special session.
  (8) When the presiding officers have signed this joint
resolution, the Secretary of the Senate shall provide the
Legislative Administrator with two true copies of the joint
resolution.
  (9) The Legislative Administrator shall deliver the true copies
of the joint resolution to the chief legislative officers on May
31, 2004. Delivery to the chief legislative officers constitutes
delivery to the presiding officers.
  (10) Within five days after receiving the true copies of the
joint resolution through the chief legislative officers, the
presiding officers shall convene the Seventy-second Legislative
Assembly in special session.
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