The five-member committee includes:  

• Secretary of State Tobias Read, FEC chair;  

• State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner;  

• Director of the Department of Revenue David Gerstenfeld;  

• Director of the Department of Administrative Services Betsy Imholt; 

• And local government representative Rochelle Anderson, City of Monmouth’s City Manager. 

The FEC will meet to draft financial estimate statements for all viable ballot measures according to the following schedule: 

Monday, July 6, 2026, 2:00 p.m.

Location: Hearing Room 60, Oregon State Capitol

           Agenda: 

• Draft Financial Impact Statement for Initiative Petition 28 - a statutory amendment related to criminalizing breeding practices and injuring/killing animals, including for food, hunting, and fishing. 

• Vote on Financial Impact Statements. 

Friday, July 17, 2026, 2:00 p.m.

Location: Hearing Room 60, Oregon State Capitol

           Agenda: 

• Draft Financial Impact Statement for Initiative Petition 28 - a statutory amendment related to criminalizing breeding practices and injuring/killing animals, including for food, hunting, and fishing. 

• Vote on Financial Impact Statements.  

Monday, August 3, 2026, 2:00 p.m.

Location: Hearing Room 60, Oregon State Capitol 

            Agenda: 

• Reconsideration and potential vote on financial impact statement in light of submitted public testimony.  

Public Participation:  

Interested parties may observe the FEC committee deliberations via the Oregon Legislative website. After each meeting, video recordings will be available on the Secretary of State’s Financial Estimate Committee page. Public comment will not be taken at these meetings.  

Instead, the public is invited to provide comments during the public hearing to be held on Thursday, July 30, 2026, from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Comments received during this hearing will be reviewed and considered by the FEC during the scheduled meeting on Monday, August 3.