House Bill 4027

<b>Digest: The Act would have DCBS set a rate to put at least a minimum amount in a new fund to pay for the duties of the head of BOLI and the related costs of the head of DCBS. The Act would also have the rate be set to create and maintain a 12-month reserve in the new fund. The Act would bar moneys from the Workers Benefit Fund being used to make up the new assessment amounts in the new fund. The Act would raise the cap on the fee paid by public agencies for contracts subject to the prevailing wage rate. The Act would require BOLI to report every other year as to whether the cap brings in enough money to pay for BOLI's staffing needs. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.1).</b> [<i>Digest: Tells LPRO to conduct a study on how state labor agencies in other states are funded. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9).</i>] [<i>Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to conduct a study of the manner in which state labor agencies in other states are funded. Directs the director to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to labor and business no later than September 15, 2027.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2028.</i>] <b>Amends the Workers' Benefit Fund assessment statute to direct the Department of Consumer and Business Services to set an additional assessment rate in order to deposit in a new BOLI Expenses Fund at least the greater of a minimum dollar amount or 12 months of projected expenses to fund the duties of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, subject to a cap on the costs of new positions, to reimburse certain related expenses of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services and to create and maintain a 12-month reserve in the new fund. Prohibits the transfer of assessment moneys in the Workers' Benefit Fund to the new fund to make up the new assessment amounts. Raises the maximum fee amount paid by public agencies that award public works contracts subject to the prevailing wage rate. Requires the Bureau of Labor and Industries to submit a biennial report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly relating to labor that examines whether the maximum fee amount raises enough revenue for the bureau to meet its staffing needs. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>

In the House of Representatives

• Mari Watanabe

  Sponsor

• Nathan Sosa, Hai Pham, Sue Rieke Smith, Dacia Grayber

  Chief co-sponsors

In the Senate

• Kathleen Taylor

  Sponsor

• House of Representatives, third reading33–11

  Passed · Feb 27 · 16 present

• Senate, third reading18–12

  Passed · Mar 4

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 18

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In the House of Representatives Feb 2 – Feb 27

1. Feb 2Introduced
2. Sent to Labor and Workforce Development
3. Feb 9Heard in Labor and Workforce Development
4. Feb 11Heard in Labor and Workforce Development
5. Feb 16Heard in Labor and Workforce Development
6. Feb 18Labor and Workforce Development recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
7. Sent to Ways and Means
8. Feb 19Sent to Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
9. Feb 24Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
10. Returned to Ways and Means
11. Feb 25Heard in Ways and Means
12. Ways and Means recommended it
13. Feb 26Read a second time
14. Feb 27Passed the House of Representatives, 33 to 11

In the Senate Feb 27 – Mar 4

1. Feb 27Arrived in the Senate
2. Mar 2Sent to Ways and Means
3. Mar 3Ways and Means recommended it
4. Read a second time
5. Mar 4Passed the Senate, 18 to 12

To the Governor Mar 5 – Apr 6

1. Mar 5Signed in the House of Representatives
2. Mar 6Signed in the Senate
3. Mar 31Signed by the Governor
4. Apr 6Became chapter 30 of Oregon Laws 2026, in force from June 5, 2026