House Bill 4002

Prohibits employers from permitting or requiring agricultural workers to work in excess of maximum allowable hours unless workers are compensated for overtime hours worked. Specifies exemptions to overtime compensation requirements. <b>Requires Employment Department, in consultation with Bureau of Labor and Industries, Department of Revenue and State Department of Agriculture, to submit report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to agriculture on identified economic impacts of overtime compensation requirements under Act. Requires division of Oregon Department of Administrative Services that serves as office of economic analysis to include in economic forecast for biennium any available relevant economic and wage data related to agricultural economy as impacted by overtime compensation requirements. Requires State Department of Agriculture and Oregon Business Development Department to make recommendations for legislation to regular or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to agriculture on available options for establishing grant, loan or other lending program to provide financial assistance to employers to mitigate costs associated with compliance with overtime compensation requirements.</b> Creates refundable income or corporate excise tax credit allowed to employer for excess amount of wages paid as overtime pay to agricultural workers. <b>Provides for administration of credit by Department of Revenue. Directs department to issue notice to taxpayers that meet application requirements and indicate maximum amount of credit allowed. Provides for Legislative Assembly to use reports submitted by agencies to adjust tax credit provisions and revise rates if deemed appropriate.</b> Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023 <i>, and before January 1, 2029</i>]. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In the House of Representatives

• Andrea Salinas

  Sponsor

• Paul Holvey, Andrea Valderrama

  Chief co-sponsors

In the Senate

• Kathleen Taylor

  Sponsor

• Lew Frederick, Kayse Jama, James Manning Jr., Rob Wagner

  Chief co-sponsors

• Farm Worker Overtime28–31

  Mar 1 · 1 present

• House of Representatives, third reading37–23

  Passed · Mar 1

• Senate, third reading18–9

  Mar 3 · 3 present

• Rules9–18

  Mar 3 · 3 present

• Finance and Revenue9–18

  Mar 3 · 3 present

• Senate, third reading17–10

  Passed · Mar 3 · 3 present

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 15

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 25

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In the House of Representatives Feb 1 – Mar 1

1. Feb 1Introduced
2. Sent to Business and Labor
3. Feb 8Heard in Business and Labor
4. Feb 14Heard in Business and Labor
5. Feb 15Business and Labor recommended it as amended, and that it go to Revenue
6. Sent to Revenue
7. Feb 22Heard in Revenue
8. Feb 23Revenue reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Farm Worker Overtime
9. Sent to Farm Worker Overtime
10. Feb 24Heard in Farm Worker Overtime
11. Heard in Farm Worker Overtime
12. Feb 25Farm Worker Overtime recommended it as amended
13. Read a second time
14. Mar 1Read a third time
15. Passed the House of Representatives, 37 to 23

In the Senate Mar 1 – Mar 3

1. Mar 1Arrived in the Senate
2. Sent to Farm Worker Overtime
3. Mar 2Farm Worker Overtime recommended it
4. Read a second time
5. Mar 3Passed the Senate, 17 to 10

To the Governor Mar 4 – Apr 19

1. Mar 4Signed in the House of Representatives
2. Mar 8Signed in the Senate
3. Apr 15Signed by the Governor
4. Apr 19Became chapter 115 of Oregon Laws 2022, in force from June 3, 2022