OTA Dispatch Issue 3 2019

21 www.ortrucking.org Issue 3 | 2019 removed Co-Chair Betsy Johnson and took over the committee himself. When the bill made it to the House floor, it was bogged down for hours as Republicans employed savvy motions and delay tactics. As it neared the Senate, grassroots backlash from truckers, farmers, loggers, and consumers sent additional shockwaves through Salem. Senate support for the measure appeared to waver, and then everything fell apart when Senate Republicans, for a second time in one session, walked out and denied Democrats a quorum. The Governor responded by ordering the State Police to return the missing Senators to the Senate floor. Of course, none were found as most of them left Oregon. Democrats eventually agreed to kill HB 2020 , and the Republicans returned in order to pass budget bills and avoid the looming threat of a special session. While it is difficult to put this unique session into words, at the end of the day the trucking industry could have done much worse. We avoided some extremely problematic bills and staved off a disastrous cap and trade program. The next section will walk through the typical list of bills relating to the trucking industry which either passed or failed. In addition, we will continue to discuss these ongoing topics at our upcoming annual convention and other events, so we encourage you to participate. Of course, if you have a question, you can always or email me at waylon@ortrucking.org or call me at 503-707-5756. Stay safe out there!  Watch your email for Calls to Action from our advocacy platform, VoterVoice. To join our Truck PAC, go to www.ortrucking.org/ truck-pac Building a Grassroots Movement Starts With You! OTA is your resource. We fight on behalf of your issues. That means you should probably be informed about what’s happening in the legislature and do everything you can to get involved. Here are some ways you can help: ` ` Make sure you’re on our email list so you can get notified of our calls to action ` ` Participate in our local Oregon advocacy meetings and conference calls ` ` Join us for OTA’s Call on Washington October 15–17, 2019 ` ` Let us know if you have any key government affairs contacts ` ` Join the Truck PAC Leadership Circle by pledging $1,000 or more ` ` Attend the Truck PAC Dinner at the Annual Convention on September 26, 2019