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On the record

2007–2026

30 session and interim terms

Members now

8

2026 Regular Session

Meetings this term

8

12 distinct measures on agendas

Staff

3

Lisa Gezelter

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. 2007R

    Buckley

  2. 2007 interim

    Buckley

  3. 2008 Special Session

    Buckley

  4. 2009R

    Gelser

  5. 2009 interim

    Gelser

  6. 2010 Special Session

    Gelser

  7. 2011R

    Wingard

    Gelser

  8. 2011 interim

    Gelser

    Huffman

  9. 2012R

    Wingard

    Gelser

  10. 2013R

    Gelser

  11. 2013 interim

    Gelser

  12. 2014R

    Gelser

  13. 2015R

    Doherty

  14. 2015-2016 Interim

    Doherty

  15. 2016R

    Doherty

  16. 2017R

    Doherty

  17. 2017-2018 Interim

    Doherty

  18. 2018R

    Doherty

  19. 2019R

    Doherty

  20. 2019-2020 Interim

    Alonso Leon

  21. 2020R

    Doherty

  22. 2021R

    Alonso Leon

  23. 2021-2022 Interim

    Alonso Leon

  24. 2022R

    Alonso Leon

  25. 2023R

    Neron

  26. 2023-2024 Interim

    Neron

  27. 2024R

    Neron

  28. 2025R

    Hudson

  29. 2025-2026 Interim

    Hudson

  30. 2026R

    Hudson

2026 Regular Session

Feb 2, 2026 to open · 6 informational meeting, 1 organizational meeting, 12 public hearing, 9 unspecified, 14 work session

Staff (3)

Lisa Gezelter · LPRO AnalystEllen O'Brien · LPRO AnalystWilliam Best · Committee Assistant

Earlier terms

2025-2026 Interim 8 members · 4 meetings · chairs: Hudson
Lisa Gezelter · LPRO AnalystEllen O'Brien · LPRO AnalystWilliam Best · Committee Assistant
2025 Regular Session 7 members · 39 meetings · chairs: Hudson
Lisa Gezelter · LPRO AnalystEllen O'Brien · LPRO AnalystChris Bechtel · LPRO FellowWilliam Best · Committee Assistant
2024 Regular Session 7 members · 8 meetings · chairs: Neron
Lisa Gezelter · LPRO AnalystKristi Arrington · Committee AssistantEllen O'Brien · LPRO AnalystMaia Powloski · LPRO AnalystTaylor Bickel · LPRO Analyst
2023-2024 Interim 7 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Neron
Lisa Gezelter · LPRO AnalystKristi Arrington · Committee AssistantEllen O'Brien · LPRO AnalystTaylor Bickel · LPRO AnalystWilliam Best · Committee Assistant
2023 Regular Session 7 members · 38 meetings · chairs: Neron
Lisa Gezelter · LPRO AnalystKristi Arrington · Committee AssistantEllen O'Brien · LPRO AnalystJennifer Canty · Committee Assistant
2022 Regular Session 10 members · 8 meetings · chairs: Alonso Leon
Lisa Gezelter · LPRO AnalystMatthew Perreault · LPRO AnalystKristi Arrington · Committee Assistant
2021-2022 Interim 10 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Alonso Leon
Lisa Gezelter · LPRO AnalystMatthew Perreault · LPRO AnalystKristi Arrington · Committee AssistantEllen O'Brien · LPRO Analyst
2021 Regular Session 10 members · 42 meetings · chairs: Alonso Leon
Lisa Gezelter · LPRO AnalystKristi Arrington · Committee AssistantMatthew Perreault · LPRO Analyst
2020 Regular Session 9 members · 7 meetings · chairs: Doherty
Alethia Miller · LPRO AnalystIsaac Moreno · Committee Assistanthed exhibit email · To Submit Testimony
2019-2020 Interim 9 members · 7 meetings · chairs: Alonso Leon
Maia Daniel · Committee Assistanthed exhibit email · To Submit TestimonyLisa Gezelter · LPRO Analyst
2019 Regular Session 9 members · 35 meetings · chairs: Doherty
Alethia Miller · LPRO Analysthed exhibit email · To Submit TestimonyLisa Rybloom · Committee Assistant
2018 Regular Session 9 members · 9 meetings · chairs: Doherty
Alethia Miller · LPRO AnalystMatthew Perreault · Committee Assistanthed exhibit email
2017-2018 Interim 9 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Doherty
Alethia Miller · LPRO Analysthed exhibit email · To Submit TestimonyLisa Rybloom · Committee Assistant
2017 Regular Session 9 members · 41 meetings · chairs: Doherty
Alethia Miller · LPRO AnalystMatthew Perreault · Committee Assistanthed exhibit email · To Submit Testimony
2016 Regular Session 9 members · 12 meetings · chairs: Doherty
Richard Donovan · Committee AdministratorMichael Althouse · Committee Assistanthed exhibit email
2015-2016 Interim 9 members · 7 meetings · chairs: Doherty
Ashley Clark · Committee Assistanthed exhibit emailSandy Thiele-Cirka · Committee Administrator
2015 Regular Session 9 members · 54 meetings · chairs: Doherty
Richard Donovan · Committee AdministratorTia Williams · Committee Assistant
2014 Regular Session 9 members · 12 meetings · chairs: Gelser
Richard Donovan · Committee AdministratorDebbie Nealy · Committee Assistant
2013 - 2014 Interim 9 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Gelser
Richard Donovan · Committee AdministratorJessica Wangler · Committee Assistant
2013 Regular Session 9 members · 50 meetings · chairs: Gelser
Rick Berkobien · Committee AdministratorAndra Tom · Committee Assistant
2012 Regular Session 8 members · 5 meetings · chairs: Wingard, Gelser
CongerCo-Vice ChairFrederickCo-Vice ChairGelserCo-ChairWingardCo-ChairDembrowHuffmanKompParrish
Erin Seiler · Committee AdministratorShelley Raszka · Committee Assistant
2011 - 2012 Interim 8 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Gelser, Huffman
CongerCo-Vice ChairFrederickCo-Vice ChairGelserCo-ChairHuffmanCo-ChairDembrowKompParrishWingard
Erin Seiler · Committee AdministratorShelley Raszka · Committee Assistant
2011 Regular Session 8 members · 38 meetings · chairs: Wingard, Gelser
CongerCo-Vice ChairFrederickCo-Vice ChairGelserCo-ChairWingardCo-ChairDembrowHuffmanKompParrish
Victoria Cox · Committee AdministratorJenny Eadie · Committee Assistant
2010 Special Session 10 members · 10 meetings · chairs: Gelser
Dana Richardson · Committee AdministratorBonnie Allen · Committee Assistant
2009 - 2010 Interim 10 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Gelser
C. Ross · Committee AdministratorDebbie Malone · Committee Assistant
2009 Regular Session 10 members · 55 meetings · chairs: Gelser
Kevin Christiansen · Committee AdministratorDebbie Malone · Committee Assistant
2008 Special Session 9 members · 12 meetings · chairs: Buckley
Dana Richardson · Committee AdministratorErin Seiler · Executive Assistant
2007 - 2008 Interim 9 members · 9 meetings · chairs: Buckley
Dana Richardson · AdministratorErin Seiler · Assistant
2007 Regular Session 9 members · 38 meetings · chairs: Buckley
Derrick Olsen · AdministratorAndi Woodrum-Tom · 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.