Oregon Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 853-A, ending the policy to reimburse travel expenses for out-of-state, highly paid state workers at taxpayer expense. Introduced by Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend), it is the only piece of legislation this session sponsored by all 30 Senators and has an impressive bipartisan list of sponsors in the House.

"It is important for us to be equitable in our policies as it relates to financial matters, and that we be sensitive to Oregon taxpayers," said Knopp on the Senate Floor. "Today we get to pass the most bipartisan bill of this session. It would be great if there were other bills that follow suit having such consensus and collaboration. I appreciate [my colleagues] for signing on."

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Meliah Masiba, Legislative Director, Department of Administrative Services, reported that out of Oregon 41,543 employees, 6,780 work remotely. Of those 6,348 are in-state and 432 are out-of-state remote workers.

SB 853-A, now awaiting its first reading in the House, is part of the Senate Republican Caucus's Equitable Oregon agenda. It can be found under 'Promoting Freedom & Prosperity for All Oregonians'.


--Ritch Hanneman

Post Date: 2023-03-05 09:08:25

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