Joint Ways and Means Committee, Oregon State Legislature

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The Ways and Means Committee is a joint committee of the Oregon State Legislature.

The Oregon State Legislature does not have specific joint rules related to committees. In general, committee members are appointed by the leadership of the Oregon State Senate and the Oregon House of Representatives. The one exception, the Ways and Means Committee, has its composition set by state statute.[1]

Function

“
(1) Upon election, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint a Joint Committee on Ways and Means. At least two of the members appointed from each house shall have had previous experience on the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. If the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President of the Senate is a member, either may designate from time to time an alternate from among the members of the respective house to exercise powers as a member of the committee except that the alternate shall not preside if the Speaker or President is chair. The President of the Senate shall appoint one cochair for the joint committee and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one cochair for the joint committee. The cochairs of the joint committee shall alternate as presiding officers.
(2) The cochairs of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means are authorized to cause to be investigated, either through the whole of the committee or by a selected subcommittee, any complaints about the management or conduct of any of the state institutions, departments, officers or activities for the support of which state money has been appropriated, or for which appropriations may hereafter be made.
(3) The Joint Committee on Ways and Means may not transact business unless a quorum is present. A quorum consists of a majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the Senate.
(4) Action by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means requires the affirmative vote of a majority of committee members from the House of Representatives and a majority of committee members from the Senate.[2][3]
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Membership

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: [email protected]

2023-2024 legislative session

Joint Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (13) Republican members (10) Third-party members(0)

2021-2022 legislative session

Joint Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (13) Republican members (7) Third-party members(0)

Gary Leif (R) left this committee on July 22, 2021. [Source]

2019-2020 legislative session

Joint Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (13) Republican members (8) Third-party members(0)

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2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Joint Ways and Means Members, 2017
Democratic members (13)Republican members (10)
• Richard Devlin, Chair• Jackie Winters, Vice chair
• Nancy Nathanson, Chair• Greg Smith, Vice chair
• Betsy Johnson, Vice chair• Alan DeBoer
• Dan Rayfield, Vice chair• Fred Girod
• Lew Frederick• Bill Hansell
• James Manning• Chuck Thomsen
• Rod Monroe• John Huffman
• Arnie Roblan• Mike McLane
• Elizabeth Steiner Hayward• Duane Stark
• David Gomberg• Gene Whisnant
• Paul Holvey
• Barbara Smith Warner
• Jennifer Williamson

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.


2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

2009-2010

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "171.555 Joint Committee on Ways and Means," accessed March 1, 2021
  2. ↑ Oregon Revised Statutes, "171.555 Joint Committee on Ways and Means," accessed March 1, 2021
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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