l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 864

Sets a bonding requirement of $20,000 for applicants for a landscape contracting business license or for licensed landscape contracting businesses.

Became law as Chapter 180, Oregon Laws 2025, signed May 27, 2025, 134 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: Says that a person that works as a landscaper must pay $20,000 for a bond. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).</b> [<i>Digest: Sets two different bond amounts for doing business as a landscape contractor. The bond amounts are based on how much the business charges for landscape jobs. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7).</i>] Sets [<i>the</i>]<b> a</b> bonding requirement<b> of $20,000</b> for applicants for a landscape contracting business license or <b>for</b> licensed landscape contracting businesses [<i>at $20,000 if the applicant or licensed landscape contracting business charges $100,000 or less for landscape jobs that the applicant or licensed landscape contracting business undertakes regularly and at $50,000 if the applicant or licensed landscape contracting business charges more than $100,000 for any landscape job</i>].

Its course

January 13 to June 6, 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 action22 actions on 21 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Mar 1157 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Labor and BusinessJan 17 to Mar 749 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 11 to May 1565 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 11 to Mar 143 days

Commerce and Consumer ProtectionMar 14 to May 1259 days

With the GovernorMay 15 to May 2712 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading28–1

    Passed · Mar 11 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading39–8

    Passed · May 15 · 12 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 7

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 Senate Jan 13 – Mar 11

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Labor and Business
  3. Feb 11Heard in Labor and Business
  4. Feb 25Heard in Labor and Business
  5. Mar 4Heard in Labor and Business
  6. Mar 7Labor and Business recommended it as amended
  7. Mar 10Read a second time
  8. Mar 11Passed the Senate, 28 to 1

In the House of Representatives Mar 13 – May 15

  1. Mar 13Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 14Sent to Commerce and Consumer Protection
  3. Apr 29Heard in Commerce and Consumer Protection
  4. May 6Heard in Commerce and Consumer Protection
  5. May 12Commerce and Consumer Protection recommended it
  6. May 13Read a second time
  7. May 15Passed the House of Representatives, 39 to 8

To the Governor May 19 – Jun 6

  1. May 19Signed in the Senate
  2. May 20Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. May 27Signed by the Governor
  4. Jun 6Became chapter 180 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from January 1, 2026
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 17Referred to Labor and Business.Senate
  3. Feb 11Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Feb 13Work Session cancelled.Senate
  5. Feb 25Work Session held.Senate
  6. Mar 4Work Session held.Senate
  7. Mar 7Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  8. Mar 10Second reading.Senate
  9. Mar 11Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed.Senate
  10. Mar 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  11. Mar 14Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.House of Representatives
  12. Apr 29Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  13. May 6Work Session held.House of Representatives
  14. May 12Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  15. May 13Second reading.House of Representatives
  16. May 14Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  17. May 15Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed.House of Representatives
  18. May 19President signed.Senate
  19. May 20Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  20. May 27Governor signed.Senate
  21. Jun 6Chapter 180, 2025 Laws.Senate
  22. Jun 6Effective date, January 1, 2026.Senate