Interior Design Society Portland
URGENT : Interior Design Society Portland
Feb 9, 2012
Greetings!

Please read this urgent message regarding our professions & respond by Friday, February 10!
 ***   Impending Legislative Update   ***

Another bill seeking to regulate designers has been filed with the Oregon Senate General Government Consumer & Small Business Protection Committee.
Senate Bill 1521 proposes licensing all designers who practice commercial interior design. Although there are single family residential dwelling and retail exemptions, there would be economic and business implications for any members working with clients on offices, condominiums, etc.

Here is the contact information for the members of the committee who will be reviewing this bill:

Chip Shields, Chair   -   sen.chipshields@state.or.us
Larry George, Vice-Chair   -   sen.larrygeorge@state.or.us
Brian Boquist   -   sen.brianboquist@state.or.us  
Jackie Dingfelder   -   sen.jackiedingfelder@state.or.us
Diane Rosenbaum   -   sen.dianerosenbaum@state.or.us
Jan Nordlund, Staff   -   jan.nordlund@state.or.us 

Articles have started making their way in to the media about this bill. Here are two recent ones:

We will be following this bill closely and will inform you of any town hall meetings, changes to the bill, or movement of the bill through the committee. 
 
You can track the bill here.

Please contact Dorothy Harter, Chapter VP Government Relations, with any questions or concerns at 503-481-7046.

Thank you in advance for helping us protect the rights of designers to do business in the state of Oregon! 
Please Hurry!  The letters need to be received by Friday. Sorry for the short notice, but I just gained access to this pre-scripted letter.
Thank you!
 
Judi Jones, President 
IDS Portland 
Interior Design Society Portland