SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republicans in the Oregon House have agreed to advance a bill that would allow the state to accept a $48 million grant to create the computer infrastructure for a health insurance exchange.

Republican state Rep. Dennis Richardson said Tuesday the bill will get a committee hearing on Friday. The bill had been caught up in a key budget committee over GOP concerns about the state's record on managing large information technology projects.

Richardson says he received assurances from state health officials they would work closely with a legislative analyst experienced in managing IT projects.

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