l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2236

Allows a professional employer organization to elect to treat the employees of a client employer for whom the PEO has assumed employer responsibilities as either the employees of the PEO itself or of the client employer for certain purposes under unemployment insurance law.

Became law as Chapter 280, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 9, 2025, 147 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act would make a PEO elect to treat the workers of its clients as either its own workers or the workers of the client for certain UI laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act would make a worker leasing company elect to treat the workers it supplies to a client as either its own workers or the workers of the client for certain UI laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5).</i>] Allows a [<i>worker leasing company</i>] <b>professional employer organization</b> to elect to treat the employees [<i>it furnishes to</i>] <b>of</b> a client employer <b>for whom the PEO has assumed employer responsibilities</b> as either the employees of the [<i>company</i>] <b>PEO</b> itself or of the client employer for certain purposes under unemployment insurance law. 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

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    David Brock Smith

    Its course

    January 13 to June 23, 2025, 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 action25 actions on 23 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Apr 2299 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

    Labor and Workplace StandardsJan 17 to Apr 1588 days

    In the SenateApr 22 to May 2735 days

    Waiting for a committeeApr 22 to Apr 231 day

    Labor and BusinessApr 23 to May 1623 days

    Back in the House of RepresentativesMay 27 to Jun 26 days

    With the GovernorJun 2 to Jun 97 days

    Votes

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

    • House of Representatives, third reading53–0

      Passed · Apr 22 · 7 present

    • Senate, third reading30–0

      Passed · May 27

    • House of Representatives, concurrence51–0

      Agreed to the other chamber's changes · May 29 · 8 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 15

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 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 Jan 13 – Apr 22

    1. Jan 13Introduced
    2. Jan 17Sent to Labor and Workplace Standards
    3. Mar 31Heard in Labor and Workplace Standards
    4. Apr 9Heard in Labor and Workplace Standards
    5. Apr 15Labor and Workplace Standards recommended it as amended
    6. Apr 16Read a second time
    7. Apr 22Passed the House of Representatives, 53 to 0

    In the Senate Apr 23 – May 27

    1. Apr 23Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Labor and Business
    3. Apr 29Heard in Labor and Business
    4. May 8Heard in Labor and Business
    5. May 16Labor and Business recommended it as amended
    6. May 19Read a second time
    7. May 27Passed the Senate, 30 to 0

    Back in the House of Representatives May 29 – Jun 2

    1. May 29The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 51 to 0
    2. Jun 2Signed in the House of Representatives

    To the Governor Jun 2 – Jun 23

    1. Jun 2Signed in the Senate
    2. Jun 9Signed by the Governor
    3. Jun 23Became chapter 280 of Oregon Laws 2025
    All 25 actions, as published
    1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Jan 17Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 31Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 16Second reading.House of Representatives
    7. Apr 17Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    8. Apr 21Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    9. Apr 22Third reading. Carried by Boshart Davis. Passed.House of Representatives
    10. Apr 23First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    11. Apr 23Referred to Labor and Business.Senate
    12. Apr 29Public Hearing held.Senate
    13. May 8Work Session held.Senate
    14. May 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
    15. May 19Second reading.Senate
    16. May 20Carried over to 05-21 by unanimous consent.Senate
    17. May 21Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.Senate
    18. May 22Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.Senate
    19. May 23Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.Senate
    20. May 27Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed.Senate
    21. May 29House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.House of Representatives
    22. Jun 2Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    23. Jun 2President signed.Senate
    24. Jun 9Governor signed.House of Representatives
    25. Jun 23Chapter 280, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.House of Representatives