SB 1502 Oregon Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Relating to assistance for members of agricultural cooperative; prescribing an effective date.

Summary
Establishes Agricultural Cooperative Member Low-Interest Loan Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to State Department of Agriculture ] Oregon Business Development Department for carrying out loan program. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Agriculture for deposit in Agricultural Cooperative Member Low-Interest Loan Fund for biennium ending June 30, 2021. ] Limits payment from lottery moneys allocated from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to department for deposit in Agricultural Cooperative Member Low-Interest Loan Fund for biennium ending June 30, 2021. Authorizes State Department of Agriculture ] department to make loans from fund to farmers that were members of agricultural cooperative on date that cooperative initiated bankruptcy proceedings. Specifies terms of loans. Requires State Department of Agriculture to assist with loan application evaluation if requested by Oregon Business Development Department. Authorizes State Department of Agriculture ] Oregon Business Development Department to delegate application processing and loan servicing to lending institutions. Makes loan program operative January 1, 2021. Sunsets loan program and abolishes Agricultural Cooperative Member Low-Interest Loan Fund January 2, 2040. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2020 Last action Mar 9, 2020
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Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to General Government and Emergency Preparedness, then Ways and Means.
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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