l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2248

Establishes the Employer Assistance Division within the Bureau of Labor and Industries.

Became law as Chapter 22, Oregon Laws 2025, signed May 7, 2025, 114 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act makes new laws with respect to BOLI. The Act takes effect 91 days after adjournment sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.4).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells BOLI to study matters related to the laws that BOLI enforces. A report will be submitted by September 15 of next year. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5).</i>] [<i>Requires the Bureau of Labor and Industries to study matters relating to laws over which the bureau has enforcement authority. Directs the bureau to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Establishes the Employer Assistance Division within the Bureau of Labor and Industries. Provides that discussion communications made in the course of or in connection with a discussion between an employer and the Employer Assistance Division are confidential. Provides exceptions to the confidentiality requirement. Prohibits the bureau from imposing a penalty on an employer that proves the employer's reliance on discussion communications in taking any good faith action. Permits the bureau to issue advisory opinions in certain circumstances. Permits the bureau to enter into interagency agreements with state agencies to receive certain business information. Permits the bureau to enter into a settlement with respect to any violation of a provision of law over which the bureau has jurisdiction. Provides that the bureau may settle a matter through conference, mediation, conciliation, persuasion or other alternative dispute resolution processes. Establishes confidentiality requirements for communications made during the course of or in connection with settlement discussions held through the bureau's alternative dispute resolution processes. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>

Its course

January 13 to May 20, 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 action21 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Mar 3177 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Labor and Workplace StandardsJan 17 to Mar 2567 days

In the SenateMar 31 to Apr 2929 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 31 to Apr 11 day

Labor and BusinessApr 1 to Apr 2221 days

With the GovernorApr 29 to May 78 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading56–0

    Passed · Mar 31 · 4 present

  • Senate, third reading25–3

    Passed · Apr 29 · 1 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 25

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 – Mar 31

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Labor and Workplace Standards
  3. Feb 26Heard in Labor and Workplace Standards
  4. Mar 19Heard in Labor and Workplace Standards
  5. Mar 25Labor and Workplace Standards recommended it as amended
  6. Mar 27Read a second time
  7. Mar 31Passed the House of Representatives, 56 to 0

In the Senate Apr 1 – Apr 29

  1. Apr 1Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Labor and Business
  3. Apr 10Heard in Labor and Business
  4. Apr 15Heard in Labor and Business
  5. Apr 22Labor and Business recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. Apr 29Passed the Senate, 25 to 3

To the Governor May 1 – May 20

  1. May 1Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. May 7Signed by the Governor
  4. May 20Became chapter 22 of Oregon Laws 2025
All 21 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. Feb 26Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Mar 19Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Mar 25Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  6. Mar 27Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Mar 31Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 1First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  9. Apr 1Referred to Labor and Business.Senate
  10. Apr 10Public Hearing held.Senate
  11. Apr 15Work Session held.Senate
  12. Apr 22Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  13. Apr 22Second reading.Senate
  14. Apr 23Carried over to 04-24 by unanimous consent.Senate
  15. Apr 24Carried over to 04-28 by unanimous consent.Senate
  16. Apr 28Carried over to 04-29 by unanimous consent.Senate
  17. Apr 29Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed.Senate
  18. May 1Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  19. May 1President signed.Senate
  20. May 7Governor signed.House of Representatives
  21. May 20Chapter 22, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.House of Representatives