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Hello Friends,
Welcome to my Legislative Newsletter and thank you for
subscribing. The first four weeks of session have been very busy, although
Staff and I are settling in and getting our feet underneath us.
The filing deadline is next week on the 28th,
so we will have a sense of just how many pieces of legislation will be moving
through after that date. The last count I heard was that there were over three
thousand bills.
Committee work keeps me very busy, and it is rewarding
work. There hasn’t been a list of
bi-partisan bills to move through yet this session, and the legislation has
been good. I also had a meeting with the Governor and discussed issues within
our District. The Governor had a story in the Oregonian that discussed a normal
work week, and I was included. I thought I might give you my schedule for the
same week. The Oregonian Story can be found here: http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/02/kate_brown_work_week.html
My work week went as follows:
Monday, 2/13/17
8:00-9:45
Economic Development and Trade Committee
10:00-11:00
Caucus
11:00-12:00
Floor Session
12:00-12:45
Lunch with legislators
12:45-1:30 AOC
Legislative Meeting
1:30-2:00
Meeting with ODOT
2:00-2:30
Meeting with Minority Leader McLane
2:30-3:00
Meeting with Kitty Bunten/ORREC
3:00-4:45
Energy and Environment Committee
4:45-5:15
Meeting with Housing Specialist on my Housing bill, HB 2377
5:30-7:00 Meet
with Oregon Wheat Growers
7:00-8:30
Office work
Tuesday, 2/14/17
8:00-9:45
Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
10:00-10:30
Meeting with National Association of Nurseries
10:30-11:00
Meeting with IT Dept.
11:15-11:45
Meeting with Wheat Growers
11:45-12:00
Meeting with Rep. Power
12:00-1:00
Budget Overview
1:00-2:30 Early
Childhood and Family Support Committee
2:30-3:00
Meeting with Governor Brown
3:00-3:30
Meeting with Oregon Nurses Association
3:30-4:00
Meeting on Economic Dev & Trade
4:00-4:30 Phone
meeting with Macaluso's on housing
4:30-5:00
Meeting with Oregon Rural Electric COOPs Association
5:30-7:00 Meet
with Oregon Nurses
7:00-8:30
Office work
Wednesday 2/15/17
8:00-9:45
Economic Development and Trade Committee
10:00-11:00
Caucus
11:00-12:00
Floor Session
12:00-1:00
Lunch with Legislators
1:00-1:30
Meeting with NW Natural Gas
1:30-1:45
Meeting with Homebuilders/HB 2377
1:45-2:15
Meeting with foresters
2:30-3:00
Meeting with farmers
3:00-4:45
Energy and Environment Committee
5:00-6:00
Economic Development and Trade work group with Co-Chair Marsh
6:00-7:30
Office work
Thursday 2/16/17
7:00-8:00
Coastal Caucus
8:00-9:45
Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
10:00-11:00
Caucus
11:00-12:00
Floor Session
12:00-1:00
Lunch with Legislators
1:00-2:45 Early
Childhood and Family Supports Committee
3:00-3:30
Meeting with OPUDA/Energy
3:30-4:00
Meeting with ODF/Sudden Oak Death
4:00-4:30
Meeting with Legislative Advocates
4:30-5:00
Meeting with Oregon Dept. Of Agricultural
5:00-7:00
Justice Reinvestment Summit
Friday 2/17/17
9:00-10:00
Energy and Environment Workgroup
10:00-10:30
Meeting on Economic Development
10:30-11:00
Meeting with local farmers/Waterman
11:00-12:00
Meeting with Legislative Counsel
12:00-1:00
Lunch with Legislators
1:00-3:45
Office work
3:45-7:00
Travel home to District
7:00-8:15
Pacific High School Boys Basketball Playoffs at North Bend
Things here are about to pick up in pace. Many of our
farmers and ranchers have contacted me regarding HB
2859.
This bill would hurt our farming industries and we will be working to stop this
bad legislation. We are however, working on HB
3041,
that will help our farmers.
It is an honor and a privilege to work for you and I
thank you for the opportunity. Please Click Here
for my Week Four Video Update. Thank you, God Bless and don’t hesitate to reach
out.
Provides that exemption may
be granted for term of up to 10 years depending on number of units rented at or
below maximum monthly rent related to average annual per capita income and
annual median household income in county.
Very Respectfully,
David Brock Smith
Oregon State Representative
House District 1
Curry, Coos, Douglas & Josephine Counties
Capitol Phone: 503-986-1401
Capitol Address: 900 Court St. NE, H-379, Salem, Oregon 97301
Email: Rep.DavidBrockSmith@oregonlegislature.gov
Website: http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/smithd
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