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Veterans and Emergency Preparedness
On the record
2011–2020
14 session and interim terms
Members now
8
2020 Regular Session
Meetings this term
8
6 distinct measures on agendas
Staff
3
Patrick Brennan
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
2020 Regular Session
Feb 3, 2020 to Mar 8, 2020 · 10 informational meeting, 1 organizational meeting, 6 public hearing, 8 tag line (standard), 7 unspecified, 7 work session
Earlier terms
2019-2020 Interim 8 members · 7 meetings · chairs: Evans
2019 Regular Session 8 members · 39 meetings · chairs: Evans
2018 Regular Session 8 members · 8 meetings · chairs: Evans
2017-2018 Interim 8 members · 7 meetings · chairs: Evans
2017 Regular Session 8 members · 38 meetings · chairs: Evans
2016 Regular Session 7 members · 7 meetings · chairs: Lively
2015-2016 Interim 7 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Lively
2015 Regular Session 7 members · 36 meetings · chairs: Lively
2014 Regular Session as Veterans' Services and Emergency Preparedness · 7 members · 8 meetings · chairs: Matthews
2013 - 2014 Interim as Veterans' Services and Emergency Preparedness · 7 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Matthews
2013 Regular Session as Veterans' Services and Emergency Preparedness · 7 members · 36 meetings · chairs: Matthews
2011 - 2012 Interim as Veterans Affairs · 6 members · 6 meetings · chairs: Esquivel, Witt
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.