House Bill 2527

Requires Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to establish by rule standards and procedures for licensing of private security entities. Defines "private security entity." Requires that rules adopted by department require private security entity to provide private security providers with professional training. <b>Increases limitations on biennial expenditures by department to implement provisions of Act.</b> Conditions licensure upon applicant's successful passing of qualification examination and upon applicant's character, competence and reliability. Establishes requirements for licensed private security entities and for private security entities employing armed private security professionals. Prohibits private security entity from discharging or discriminating against private security provider employed or contracted by entity for making claim or participating in proceeding against entity. Creates personal, joint and several liability for unpaid wages for person who retains unlicensed private security entity. Creates personal liability for all penalty wages for wages due. Permits department to bring action to enjoin person from using or acting as private security entity and to seek damages. Prohibits entity from providing private security services without license, person from providing services as private security entity without first providing license information and person from retaining private security entity without first verifying entity's license. Makes act of providing private security services as private security entity without license Class A violation. Makes act of retaining services of private security entity without first verifying entity's license information Class A violation. Permits Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to impose license sanctions against private security entity that has multiple violations. Becomes operative January 1, 2024. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

In the House of Representatives

• Tawna Sanchez

  Sponsor

In the Senate

• House of Representatives, third reading36–21

  Passed · Jun 24 · 2 present

• Senate, third reading18–10

  Passed · Jun 26 · 2 present

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Apr 13

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Jun 23

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In the House of Representatives Jan 11 – Jun 24

1. Jan 11Introduced
2. Jan 19Sent to Judiciary
3. Feb 18Heard in Judiciary
4. Apr 1Heard in Judiciary
5. Apr 13Judiciary recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
6. Sent to Ways and Means
7. Jun 3Sent to Public Safety Subcommittee
8. Jun 16Heard in Public Safety Subcommittee
9. Returned to Ways and Means
10. Jun 21Heard in Ways and Means
11. Jun 23Ways and Means recommended it as amended
12. Jun 24Read a second time
13. Passed the House of Representatives, 36 to 21

In the Senate Jun 25 – Jun 26

1. Jun 25Arrived in the Senate
2. Sent to Ways and Means
3. Jun 26Ways and Means recommended it
4. Read a second time
5. Passed the Senate, 18 to 10

To the Governor Jun 29 – Sep 25

1. Jun 29Signed in the House of Representatives
2. Jun 30Signed in the Senate
3. Jul 27Signed by the Governor
4. Sep 25Became chapter 618 of Oregon Laws 2021, in force from July 27, 2021