SB 520 Oregon Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Relating to legislative oversight; declaring an emergency.

Summary
Establishes Legislative Committee on Accountability as joint committee of Legislative Assembly composed of equal number of majority and minority members. Directs committee to appoint Director of Legislative Accountability Office and majority and minority counsels. Authorizes director to employ all other staff of Legislative Accountability Office. Charges office with conducting performance and management audits of state agencies, state programs and state-funded programs, with investigating allegations of illegal or improper activities by state agencies, state programs and state-funded programs, with investigating and reporting on effectiveness of state government programs and policies in meeting objectives and with performing policy analysis for Legislative Assembly. Directs office to report findings and recommendations to committee. Statutory powers and duties of office become operative January 1, 2020. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2019 Last action Jul 1, 2019
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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Jul 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
Referred to Joint Committee on Legislative Audits by order of the President.
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Committee
Without recommendation as to passage and and request to rescind subsequent referral to Rules, referred to Legislative Audits by order of the President.
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business and General Government, then Rules.
upper
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BJ
Betsy Johnson
DDemocratic
OR
16