l9n/ Oregon

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 4154

Makes contractor liable for unpaid wages, including other benefit payment or contribution, of employee of subcontractor at any tier after employee files wage claim and Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries makes determination that claim is valid but cannot be enforced against subcontractor.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on March 3, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Makes contractor liable for unpaid wages, including other benefit payment or contribution, of employee of subcontractor at any tier <b>after employee files wage claim and Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries makes determination that claim is valid but cannot be enforced against subcontractor</b>. <b>Prohibits commissioner from holding contractor liable if contractor has already</b> <b>paid subcontractor in full for services performed by subcontractor under contract before commissioner makes determination.</b> <i>Permits exclusive representative of collective bargaining unit to bring action against contractor on behalf of employee for unpaid wages.</i>] <i>Permits joint labor and management committee to bring action against contractor on behalf of employee for unpaid wages.</i>] <i>Requires subcontractor at any tier to provide certain information to contractor upon request.</i>] Requires contracts entered into between contractors and first-tier subcontractors or between first-tier subcontractors and subcontractor at any tier to include <i>certain provisions</i>]<b> provision</b> to ensure timely payments of wages to employees. <i>Allows contractor to pay unpaid wages to employee of subcontractor and to withhold payment to subcontractor in amount equal to amount of unpaid wages for subcontractor's failure to meet certain requirements.</i>] <b>Directs contractor to pay to commissioner amount due to employee wage claimant.</b> <b>Permits contractor to deduct from amount owed to subcontractor amount equal to unpaid wages and benefits owed to employee wage claimant.</b> Applies to contractors who enter into contract with subcontractor on or after January 1, 2019.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    James Manning Jr.

    Its course

    January 22 to March 3, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action16 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Feb 2635 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 22 to Feb 514 days

    Business and LaborFeb 5 to Feb 1510 days

    RulesFeb 15 to Feb 216 days

    In the SenateFeb 26 to Mar 3 · stopped5 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 26 to Feb 271 day

    RulesFeb 27 to Mar 3 · stopped4 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    • House of Representatives, third reading31–26

      Passed · Feb 26 · 3 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Feb 21

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 22 – Feb 26

    1. Jan 22Filed before the session
    2. Feb 5Introduced
    3. Sent to Business and Labor
    4. Feb 9Heard in Business and Labor
    5. Feb 14Heard in Business and Labor
    6. Feb 15Business and Labor reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
    7. Sent to Rules
    8. Feb 20Heard in Rules
    9. Feb 21Rules recommended it as amended
    10. Feb 22Read a second time
    11. Feb 26Passed the House of Representatives, 31 to 26

    In the Senate Feb 27 – Mar 3

    1. Feb 27Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Rules
    3. Mar 3Died when the session ended
    All 16 actions, as published
    1. Jan 22Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 5Referred to Business and Labor.House of Representatives
    4. Feb 9Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    5. Feb 14Work Session held.House of Representatives
    6. Feb 15Without recommendation as to passage, with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
    7. Feb 15Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
    8. Feb 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
    9. Feb 21Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    10. Feb 22Second reading.House of Representatives
    11. Feb 23Rules suspended. Carried over to February 26, 2018 Calendar.House of Representatives
    12. Feb 26Third reading. Carried by Fahey. Passed.House of Representatives
    13. Feb 26Vote explanation(s) filed by Bynum, Meek, Smith DB.House of Representatives
    14. Feb 27First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    15. Feb 27Referred to Rules.Senate
    16. Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.Senate