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2024 Regular Session

House Bill 4045

Provides that district attorneys, and forensic scientists and evidence technicians employed by the Department of State Police, qualify as police officers under the Public Employees Retirement System.

Became law as Chapter 101, Oregon Laws 2024, signed April 17, 2024, 72 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act makes district attorneys, and some forensic science workers who work for OSP, police officers under PERS. The Act lowers the age at which some police and firefighters can retire. The Act makes a new class of employees in PERS for people who work in hazardous positions. The Act allows those people to retire earlier with higher pensions. The Act makes PERS do studies and reports to the Legislative Assembly. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.9). Provides that district attorneys, and forensic scientists and evidence technicians employed by the Department of State Police, qualify as police officers under the Public Employees Retirement System. Lowers the normal retirement age for police officers and firefighters under the Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan. Establishes a new class of hazardous positions under the Public Employees Retirement System and provides increased retirement benefits to members employed in hazardous positions. Requires the Public Employees Retirement Board to study the likely liability of participating employers for members in hazardous positions and report to appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2028. Requires the board to report to a committee of the Legislative Assembly during each odd-numbered year regular session on progress toward implementing new benefits for members in hazardous positions.

Its course

February 5 to April 18, 2024, 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 action24 actions on 14 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 428 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

Emergency Management, General Government, and VeteransFeb 5 to Feb 127 days

Ways and MeansFeb 12 to Feb 18 · moved on6 days

General GovernmentFeb 18 to Feb 21 · moved on3 days

Ways and MeansFeb 21 to Mar 19 days

In the SenateMar 4 to Mar 51 day

Waiting for a committeeMar 4 to Mar 40 days

Ways and MeansMar 4 to Mar 51 day

With the GovernorMar 5 to Apr 1743 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading55–2

    Passed · Mar 4 · 3 present

  • Senate, third reading25–5

    Passed · Mar 5

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 1

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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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 Feb 5 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 5Introduced
  2. Sent to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  3. Feb 6Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  4. Feb 8Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  5. Feb 12Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Feb 18Sent to General Government Subcommittee
  8. Feb 21Heard in General Government Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. Feb 28Heard in Ways and Means
  11. Mar 1Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  12. Mar 4Read a second time
  13. Passed the House of Representatives, 55 to 2

In the Senate Mar 4 – Mar 5

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

To the Governor Mar 6 – Apr 18

  1. Mar 6Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 7Signed in the Senate
  3. Apr 17Signed by the Governor
  4. Apr 18Became chapter 101 of Oregon Laws 2024, in force from January 1, 2025
All 24 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 12Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 18Assigned to Subcommittee On General Government.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 21Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. Feb 21Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  10. Feb 28Work Session held.House of Representatives
  11. Mar 1Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  12. Mar 4Second reading.House of Representatives
  13. Mar 4Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Grayber.House of Representatives
  14. Mar 4Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Grayber, Lewis. Passed.House of Representatives
  15. Mar 4Vote explanation(s) filed by Andersen.House of Representatives
  16. Mar 4First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  17. Mar 4Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  18. Mar 5Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
  19. Mar 5Second reading.Senate
  20. Mar 5Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed.Senate
  21. Mar 6Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  22. Mar 7President signed.Senate
  23. Apr 17Governor signed.House of Representatives
  24. Apr 18Chapter 101, (2024 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2025.House of Representatives