l9n/ Oregon

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 4101

Requires the Secretary of State to collect, and share with state agencies, small business development centers and certain organizations, information about the ethnicity, gender and veteran status of an owner or principal of a business that applies for, renews or updates a business registration in this state, if the owner or principal chooses to provide the information.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 7, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Tells the Secretary of State to get data about a person's background if the person tries to register a business in this state and wants to give the data. Lets the Secretary of State share the data with some people, but says to keep it secret otherwise. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5). Requires the Secretary of State to collect, and share with state agencies, small business development centers and certain organizations, information about the ethnicity, gender and veteran status of an owner or principal of a business that applies for<b>,</b> [<i>or</i>] renews<b> or updates</b> a business registration in this state, if the owner or principal chooses to provide the information. Prohibits the Secretary of State from mandating an owner or principal to submit the information as a condition of applying<b> for,</b> [<i>or</i>] renewing<b> or updating</b> a business registration. Exempts the information from disclosure as a public record. Becomes operative January 1, [<i>2028</i>]<b> 2026</b>. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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

6 co-sponsors

Annessa Hartman, Daniel Nguyen, Hai Pham, Khanh Pham, Nathan Sosa, Thuy Tran

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Lew Frederick, Kayse Jama, Aaron Woods

    Its course

    February 5 to March 7, 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 action7 actions on 5 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 7 · stopped31 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

    Economic Development and Small BusinessFeb 5 to Feb 1611 days

    Ways and MeansFeb 16 to Mar 7 · stopped20 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Feb 16

    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 Feb 5 – Mar 7

    1. Feb 5Introduced
    2. Sent to Economic Development and Small Business
    3. Feb 6Heard in Economic Development and Small Business
    4. Feb 15Heard in Economic Development and Small Business
    5. Feb 16Economic Development and Small Business recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    6. Sent to Ways and Means
    7. Mar 7Died when the session ended
    All 7 actions, as published
    1. Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 5Referred to Economic Development and Small Business.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Feb 15Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Feb 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    6. Feb 16Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
    7. Mar 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives