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Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Papd, moved to change the status of the bill to Monitor. The motion passed unanimously. HB 2199B Ms. Bettman wanted to pull the bill, which removed oversight of the Vertical Housing Program Zone Program from one State agency to another and broadened the definition of the program, as the legislative liaison for the bill was not present. Mr. Heuser noted the bill passed by a margin of 58:0 in the House. The committee agreed to hold the bill over to the next meeting. HB 3159a Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Papd, moved to change the status of the bill to Oppose. Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman regarding the bill, which would exempt certain licensed contractors from product liability actions related to the use of asbestos, Mr. Svendsen said the City's liability would be the same regardless. The motion passed unanimously. SB 0197 Ms. Bettman asked if write-in candidates have the same deadlines as other candidates. Ms. Feldman indicated there was nothing specified in the law now. Ms. Bettman asked why the City would not support the bill, which would prescribe deadlines for such individuals to file a form accepting the nomination or office. Ms. Feldman indicated the requirements were triggered after an election. She did not recommend opposing the bill, but suggested a status of monitor. Mr. Heuser noted support for the bill in the Senate, which passed by a margin of 28:0. SB 0566A Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman, Mr. Jones said the bill, which would exclude Highway 126 and a portion of Highway 101, was specific to the two highways. He said that staff wanted to ensure that if something occurred to increase the number of designated freight routes, Eugene would have the ability to prevent that designation on roads traveling through the city's downtown. SB 0641A Responding to a question from Ms. Bettman, Mr. Cushman indicated that dog fighting paraphernalia were defined in the bill, which created the crime of possessing such paraphernalia. Such things as leashes were not included. SB 0796 MINUTES--Council Committee on Intergovernmental Relations May 12, 2005 Page 7