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Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade

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On the record

2021–2026

7 session and interim terms

Members now

12

2026 Regular Session

Meetings this term

8

7 distinct measures on agendas

Staff

1

Kris Kolta

What the chair and the committee can do

Chair

calls meetings, sets the agenda

Majority of members

can compel a hearing within 5 business days

Final action

majority of the committee

Minority report

two dissenters may file one

About these figures

The chair calls meetings and sets the agenda; a hearing or work session must be scheduled within five business days if a majority of members request it in writing; amendments must be posted online four hours before action; final action needs a majority of the committee; two dissenting members may file a minority report. House Rules 8.15, 8.20, 8.25, 9.15 (adopted January 13, 2025). Jurisdiction is set by referral practice and chamber rules; OLIS records the committee's name and type, not a written jurisdiction statement.

Chairs by session

  1. 2021-2022 Interim

    Bynum

  2. 2023R

    Bynum

  3. 2023-2024 Interim

    Nguyen D

  4. 2024R

    Bynum

  5. 2025R

    Nguyen D

  6. 2025-2026 Interim

    Nguyen D

  7. 2026R

    Nguyen D

2026 Regular Session

Feb 2, 2026 to open · 3 informational meeting, 1 organizational meeting, 10 public hearing, 1 public hearing and work session, 13 unspecified, 5 work session

Earlier terms

2025-2026 Interim 12 members · 5 meetings · chairs: Nguyen D
Kris Kolta · LPRO AnalystDiana Sanchez Ramirez · Committee Assistant
2025 Regular Session 9 members · 36 meetings · chairs: Nguyen D
Mary Mackie · LPRO AnalystIsabel Hernandez · Sr. Committee Assistant
2024 Regular Session as Economic Development and Small Business · 11 members · 8 meetings · chairs: Bynum
Andrew Hendrie · LPRO Analyst
2023-2024 Interim as Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade (formerly Economic Development and Small Business) · 11 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Nguyen D
Andrew Hendrie · LPRO AnalystMatt Wurst · Committee Assistant
2023 Regular Session as Economic Development and Small Business · 11 members · 36 meetings · chairs: Bynum
Andrew Hendrie · LPRO AnalystDesi Root · Committee Assistant
2021-2022 Interim as Economic Development and Small Business (formerly Economic Recovery and Prosperity) · 10 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Bynum
Michael Lantz · LPRO AnalystIsabel Hernandez · Committee Assistant
Evidence for this page

Committee terms, members, staff, meetings, and agenda items come from the Oregon Legislative Information System’s official record, observed 2026-09-01. OLIS committee codes are stable identifiers across sessions; a renamed committee keeps its code and the name history is listed. A code reused for a different body would appear here as one committee and requires review.

Meeting counts are scheduled meetings recorded by the system, including cancelled ones where marked. Referral counts require the measure history and are shown on decision pages. Edition dated August 31, 2026.