Oregon Lawmakers post 2012 bill lineup

Portland Business Journal:

Two days before Oregon’s House and Senate open shop for 2012, lawmakers have released some of the nearly 300 bills they’ll consider between Feb. 1 and March 6.

The bills will receive consideration during what amounts to the state’s first official annual session. Many measures won’t get full committee hearings until the Feb. 9 revenue forecast, at which lawmakers will learn the size of Oregon’s budget deficit.

Both the House and the Senate have already referred bills to committees.

Several measures will address ways that Oregon Gov...

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