Bill Text: OR SB451 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to funding initiated laws; declaring an emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2011-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB451 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2011-SB451-Introduced.html

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     76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session

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LC 1884

                         Senate Bill 451

Sponsored by Senator PROZANSKI (Presession filed.)

                             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 as
introduced.

  Requires Legislative Assembly to provide funding for statutes
created or amended by initiative petition.
  Provides that if funding measure is referred by people and
defeated, Legislative Assembly need not fund initiated measure.
  Specifies that if funding measure is referred by people and
defeated, Legislative Assembly must again provide funding at next
regular session following referendum election.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to funding initiated laws; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) The Legislative Assembly shall enact
legislation that supplies adequate funding for implementation of
any state initiative measure approved by the people that creates
or amends statutory law and that requires funding in an amount
that exceeds $100,000 for a biennium. Funding legislation shall
be enacted at the first regular session of the Legislative
Assembly that begins after the state initiative measure is
approved by the people.
  (2) If legislation enacted by the Legislative Assembly pursuant
to subsection (1) or (3) of this section is referred by petition
to the people for their approval or rejection under section 1
(3), Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, and the people reject
the legislation, the Legislative Assembly is not obligated to
fund implementation of the changes to law made by the state
initiative measure.
  (3) If the people reject the legislation under subsection (2)
of this section, the Legislative Assembly shall enact legislation
that supplies adequate funding for the implementation of the
state initiative measure at the first regular session of the
Legislative Assembly that begins after the election conducted
under subsection (2) of this section. Subsection (2) of this
section applies to legislation enacted under this subsection.
  (4) If legislation enacted by the Legislative Assembly pursuant
to subsection (1) or (3) of this section is referred to the
people for their approval or rejection under section 1 (3),
Article IV of the Oregon Constitution, the initiative measure is
not required to be implemented during the period beginning on the
deadline for filing a referendum petition on the legislation and

ending on the date the Governor proclaims the results of the
election on the referendum measure under ORS 254.555. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + This 2011 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2011 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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