[PLUG] HB 2892 Not quite dead yet

[David Pool]

As of this morning, atleast one committee member had this assessment:


On 22 Apr 2003 at 8:48, Rep Wirth wrote:


 >> I am fully supportive of the bill, and as a member of the committee
 >> (General Government) assigned the bill, I am working with the
 >> proponents and a few other legislators to move this bill.
 >>
 >> We had a very successful hearing on it that attracted a great deal of
 >> opposition from some of the big high-tech lobbyists.  They turned out
 >> in force and are now trying to prevent those of us on the committee who
 >> support it from bringing it up for a work session.  Unfortunately on
 >> their side, the lobbyists have the committee chair, most committee
 >> members of the majority party (Republicans), and a few influential
 >> members of the House leadership.  The fact that the bill has so much
 >> muscle against it means we are giving them a fight they did not expect
 >> to face!

I also found the Governor's E-mail:

representative.citizen at state.or.us

Give him a heads up, after all, the budget crunch is his headache too.

David Pool