The Oregon Legislature's Arts & Culture Caucus recently unveiled its legislative agenda for the 2025 session during an event featuring prominent artists. The caucus introduced five House bills focused on various arts-related issues, including funding and electronic ticket sales regulation. Key legislation includes a bill to merge the Oregon Arts Commission with the Oregon Cultural Trust, aimed at improving funding efficiency, and another bill to prohibit scalping practices through automated purchases. This bipartisan caucus aims to enhance support for arts and culture in Oregon.
The Oregon Legislature's Arts & Cultural Caucus announced an agenda focused on enhancing arts and culture funding through five proposed House bills for the 2025 session.
The event celebrated Oregon's arts community with performances and unveiled a legislative agenda aimed at tackling issues like ticket scalping and improving funding structures.
One significant bill, HB 3048, aims to merge the Oregon Arts Commission and the Oregon Cultural Trust to create a more efficient funding organization for the arts.
Another proposed bill, HB 3167, intends to combat ticket scalping practices by making it illegal for scalpers to utilize software for mass ticket purchases.
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