[1]by Rep. Bruce Hanna (Co-Speaker of the House, R-Roseburg)
Legislature Adjourns First Annual Session “Sine Die”
The Oregon House and Senate closed the 2012 legislative session last evening, wrapping up our work after the state’s first Constitutionally-mandated annual session. It’s been an interesting ride. I am pleased that the legislature wrapped up before the Constitutional limit of March 6, and I am proud of many things we accomplished.
However, I’m disappointed that we couldn’t get more done to create jobs. My colleagues and I presented a “50,000 Jobs in 5 Years [2]” agenda at the start of the session. We managed to get a couple of those bills – in amended form – through the building, but unfortunately we left opportunities to create tens of thousands of jobs on the table. I will continue to fight for those bills, and for other new ideas to get Oregon back to work. Click here [3] to view the Reform Oregon proposals introduced at the same time as the jobs agenda.