A Senate committee, only in the 2009 session.
Committees · 2009 Regular Session
Commerce and Workforce Development
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Diane RosenbaumChair
Democrat · 21st District
Chris TelferVice-chair
Republican · 27th District
Democrat · 25th District
Republican · 13th District
Democrat · 4th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2009 Regular Session.
Bills sent89
6% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out58%
52 of 89; 37 stopped in committee
Time in committee27 days
most between 16 and 48 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term.
200989 bills
reported 58% · typically 27 days, most 16–48 · 0 amendments · 5 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2009 Regular Session, newest first.
89 bills
House Bill 2831 · Authorizes inclusion of temporary employees in definition of "appropriate bargaining unit" for purposes of collective bargaining between public employers and public employees.
Sent May 13, 2009 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 2707 · Requires injured worker to provide, within 60 days of mailing of request, verifiable documentation of wages received from all subject employers of injured worker to establish eligibility for supplemental temporary disability benefits.
Sent May 12, 2009 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2821 · Prohibits covered employer from requiring eligible employee to use accrued vacation leave when taking family leave.
Sent May 12, 2009 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 2907 · Prohibits contracting agency from entering into agreement with another state or political subdivision or agency of another state in which contracting agency agrees that contractor may pay less than prevailing rate of wage under terms of contract for public works.
Sent May 12, 2009 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3345 · Modifies circumstances under which attorney fees may be awarded in workers' compensation claims.
Sent May 12, 2009 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2705 · Modifies circumstances that require insurer or self-insured employer to contact injured worker for evaluation of eligibility for vocational assistance.
Sent May 8, 2009 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3117 · Requires community college seeking approval from State Board of Education to offer new career pathways certificate of completion program to give notice to Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development of intent to offer program.
Sent May 8, 2009 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3162 · Makes discrimination against employee who reports violation of state or federal laws, rules or regulations unlawful employment practice.
Sent May 8, 2009 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2633 · Modifies definition of "supervisory employee" for purposes of public employee collective bargaining law.
Sent May 6, 2009 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 2744 · Requires employer that employs 25 or more persons in Oregon for each working day during specified periods of time to provide leave to certain employees who are spouses of members of military forces that are on active duty during periods of military conflict.
Sent May 6, 2009 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3140 · Extends period of time during which eligible individual may receive work benefits under shared work plan.
Sent May 4, 2009 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2903 · Reduces to 72 hours minimum time before first day of employment that employer is required to notify employee in written employment offer that arbitration agreement is required as condition of employment.
Sent May 1, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 59 days
House Bill 2963 · Prohibits deputy district attorneys from striking.
Sent May 1, 2009 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3256 · Establishes as unlawful employment practice certain actions by employer related to service performed by person in uniformed services.
Sent May 1, 2009 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2097 · Provides that Public Utility Commission may exempt telecommunications utility, cooperative corporation or municipality from carrier of last resort obligations if commission finds that owner or developer of property with four or more single-family dwellings uses alternative service provider to provide local telecommunications service.
Sent April 30, 2009 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2704 · Eliminates offset for workers' compensation benefits in calculating disability retirement allowance payable to Tier 2 member of Public Employees Retirement System.
Sent April 23, 2009 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2778 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to adopt process to identify entry level and light duty assignments for injured state workers employed by executive or administrative department of state.
Sent April 22, 2009 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2826 · Increases hours of day during which children under 16 years of age may work.
Sent April 14, 2009 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 972 · Prohibits public agencies from entering into public works contracts for which contract price exceeds $750,000 unless public agency verifies that every employer under contract is approved apprenticeship training agent.
Sent April 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 77 days
House Bill 2731 · Permits contracting agency and person appealing disqualification or denial, revocation or revision of prequalification for public contracting work to agree on time in which Director of Oregon Department of Administrative Services or local contract board must conduct hearing and decide appeal.
Sent April 7, 2009 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
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House Bill 2595 · Prohibits certain employers from compensating nurses who provide home health or hospice services on per-visit basis.
Sent April 2, 2009 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 968 · Provides for enforcement of judgment against current or former public employee convicted of crime that occurred while employee was engaged in performance of duties, or that employee's position allowed employee to commit.
Sent March 27, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 94 days
Senate Bill 966 · Creates Family Leave Benefits Insurance Program to provide benefits to employees taking family leave.
Sent March 20, 2009 · Reported out after 47 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 967 · Provides that prevailing wage laws do not apply to certain public works projects funded by or through school districts.
Sent March 20, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 2201 · Changes effective date of election to exclude officers of corporation from eligibility for unemployment insurance coverage to first day of current calendar quarter or preceding calendar quarter.
Sent March 19, 2009 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2203 · Provides that in case of conflict between provision of Employment Department Law and other provision of state law, Employment Department Law controls.
Sent March 17, 2009 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 939 · Requires Public Employees' Benefit Board to establish health insurance option for employees of Department of Corrections with access to health care at correctional facility.
Sent March 17, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 104 days
House Bill 2634 · Authorizes State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to accept letter of credit or similar instrument to secure payment of premiums.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 821 · Permits collective bargaining units to agree with public body employers to establish retiree medical trusts, voluntary employees' beneficiary associations, health reimbursement arrangements or other agreements for health care expenses of employees or retirees if provisions of agreement comply with Insurance Code.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 863 · Directs Economic and Community Development Department to reimburse local filmmakers for all or portion of actual expenses paid in Oregon by local filmmaker to produce film.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 865 · Establishes licensing qualifications and procedures for bookkeepers that keep and maintain tax returns and documents relating to tax returns.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 873 · Directs specified state agencies, boards and commissions to report to Legislative Assembly or Emergency Board on plan to abolish or merge agency, board or commission with another agency, board or commission.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 893 · Prohibits discrimination in employment under certain circumstances if discrimination is based on person's status as medical marijuana registry cardholder or use of medical marijuana off property or premises of employment or during hours that are not hours of employment.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 894 · Directs Department of Transportation to use, up to specified amount, one-half of one percent of federal funds department receives to increase diversity in highway construction workforce and prepare individuals interested in entering highway construction workforce by conducting specified activities.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 895 · Creates Construction Diversity Oversight Board and prescribes powers and duties of board.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Reported out after 50 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 896 · Directs Department of Transportation to establish Contractor and Workforce Diversity Pilot Program to aid in increasing diversity among contractors to which department awards public improvement contracts and among subcontractors and workers employed in connection with public improvement contracts.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Reported out after 46 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 899 · Establishes Professional Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program for purpose of awarding grants to school districts to provide professional technical education.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 900 · Directs Joint Boards of Education to prepare renewable energy and energy efficiency curricula to serve needs of employers.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 908 · Authorizes cities and counties to request that State Department of Agriculture designate specified number of nutrition improvement zones in urban and rural areas of state.
Sent March 16, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 105 days
Senate Bill 828 · Changes name of JOBS Plus Program to Wage Option Program.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 830 · Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to calculate minimum wage for individual Oregon localities on basis of median income of those localities.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 872 · Requires contracting agency in certain circumstances to give preference to Oregon residents that bid on public contracts.
Sent March 13, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 707 · Provides that employer who discloses information about current or former employee's job performance to prospective employer of employee is presumed to be acting in good faith and immune from civil liability unless presumption is rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.
Sent March 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
Senate Bill 733 · Directs Governor's recommended budget to include calculation of essential budget level for Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development based on recommendations approved by Community College Forecast Committee created by Executive Order 07-12.
Sent March 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
Senate Bill 805 · Requires employer to provide leave to certain employees who are spouses of members of military forces that are on active duty during periods of military conflict.
Sent March 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
Senate Bill 806 · Specifies requirements and conditions for public sector entity to enter into contract with private sector entity.
Sent March 12, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
Senate Bill 719 · Establishes Urban Growth Boundary Expansion Area Revolving Loan Fund.
Sent March 11, 2009 · Reported out after 43 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 722 · Permits Governor to declare state of financial emergency under certain conditions, suspend pay increases to state government and school district employees, suspend certain terms of collective bargaining agreements and services contracts and take other actions.
Sent March 11, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 110 days
Senate Bill 837 · Permits Governor to declare state of financial emergency under certain conditions, suspend pay increases to state government and school district employees, suspend certain terms of collective bargaining agreements and services contracts and take other actions.
Sent March 11, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 110 days
Senate Bill 770 · Declares that public service physician and physician faculty workforce shortage exists.
Sent March 10, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 111 days
Senate Bill 706 · Requires that places of public accommodation allow customer access to employee toilet facilities if customer has certain medical conditions.
Sent March 9, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 112 days
Senate Bill 708 · Provides that if person applies for employment with law enforcement agency all former and current employers of person, and all employers to which employee has made application for employment, upon request must provide to law enforcement agency all information available to employers relating to person.
Sent March 9, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 112 days
Senate Bill 710 · Directs Department of Education to conduct study on career and technical education.
Sent March 9, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 112 days
House Bill 2540 · Repeals statutory designation of person or organization engaging services of musician as employer of musician for purposes of unemployment insurance compensation taxes unless written contract between parties provides exception.
Sent March 5, 2009 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2256 · Requires Housing and Community Services Department to adopt rules establishing threshold amount above which housing grant or other housing funding award proposal requires review and approval by State Housing Council.
Sent March 3, 2009 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2257 · Allows Housing and Community Services Department to make loans or grants from Community Development Incentive Project Fund without review or recommendation by Community Development Incentive Advisory Board for purpose of preserving affordable housing.
Sent March 3, 2009 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2258 · Changes definition of "lower income household" for purposes of statutes relating to individual development accounts.
Sent March 3, 2009 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2259 · Changes name of Community Action Directors of Oregon to Community Action Partnership of Oregon.
Sent March 3, 2009 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2195 · Replaces requirement for authorization of vocational service provider organizations with requirement organizations register with Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Sent March 2, 2009 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2197 · Eliminates certain statutory conflicts and redundancies.
Sent March 2, 2009 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 638 · Requires granting of school activity leave to employees in same manner as provided for family leave.
Sent February 27, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 2045 · Authorizes chiropractic physician serving as attending physician at time of claim closure to make findings regarding impairment for purpose of evaluating injured worker's disability.
Sent February 24, 2009 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 494 · Requires each public school district, education service district, community college and state institution of higher education to adopt rules that establish program requiring preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random and post-accident drug testing of employees.
Sent February 18, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 131 days
Senate Bill 519 · Prohibits employer from taking adverse employment action against employee who declines to attend meeting or participate in communication concerning employer's opinion about religious or political matters.
Sent February 18, 2009 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 540 · Requires each administrative division of state government to adopt rules that establish program requiring preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random and post-accident testing of employees for use of controlled substance in violation of law.
Sent February 18, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 131 days
House Bill 2420 · Establishes presumption that certain cancers are compensable occupational diseases for certain nonvolunteer firefighters.
Sent February 11, 2009 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2202 · Prohibits certain persons from conducting check-cashing business without license from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Sent February 10, 2009 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2298 · Includes overtime in calculation of amounts of donated leave employee of State of Oregon, county, municipality or other political subdivision may receive.
Sent February 10, 2009 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 463 · Allows unemployment insurance benefits for certain part-time workers.
Sent February 10, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 139 days
Senate Bill 426 · Expands ability of employer to prohibit use of medical marijuana in workplace.
Sent February 9, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 140 days
Senate Bill 427 · Allows employer to adopt comprehensive drug-free workplace program, including drug and alcohol testing policies.
Sent February 9, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 140 days
Senate Bill 461 · Allows eligible workers to receive unemployment insurance benefits while participating in workforce skills enhancement training and on-the-job training.
Sent February 9, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 140 days
Senate Bill 462 · Extends definition of "base year" to include most recent four calendar quarters preceding benefit year for purpose of determining eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits.
Sent February 9, 2009 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 382 · Creates process for forestland owners or cooperative associations of log haulers to petition State Forester to determine rate of compensation for log haulers.
Sent February 5, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 144 days
Senate Bill 383 · Allows home care worker who is party in contested case hearing conducted by Department of Human Services to be represented by labor union representative.
Sent February 3, 2009 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 399 · Allows certain members of Public Employees Retirement System who participate in deferred compensation plan and tax sheltered annuity to request that payment of all or part of deferred amount be paid to Public Employees Retirement Board for purpose of restoring forfeited creditable service, or acquiring retirement credit , or both.
Sent February 3, 2009 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 342 · Removes individuals who are performing services in other than instructional, research or principal administrative capacity at certain educational institutions from disqualification for receipt of unemployment compensation benefits during certain periods.
Sent January 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 154 days
Senate Bill 343 · Removes limit on number of hours retired member may work and still qualify for retirement under Public Employees Retirement System if retired member is employed by school district or education service district as other than teacher or management employee, or by community college as other than faculty member or management employee.
Sent January 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 154 days
Senate Bill 357 · Permits determination of eligibility for unemployment benefits using alternative base year under certain circumstances.
Sent January 26, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 154 days
Senate Bill 335 · Creates task force to study governmental regulation of commodities.
Sent January 23, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 157 days
Senate Bill 213 · Expands scope of prohibition on cigarette sales of tobacco product manufacturers not listed on Attorney General directory to include sales occurring out-of-state or over Internet.
Sent January 22, 2009 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 167 · Authorizes Public Employees' Benefit Board to allow certain nurses and nurse educators to participate in self-pay group benefit plans.
Sent January 21, 2009 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 200 · Establishes state policy regarding homelessness.
Sent January 21, 2009 · Reported out after 68 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 110 · Modifies scope of benefits paid in workers' compensation death claims.
Sent January 20, 2009 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 112 · Allows member of Public Employees Retirement System who has been retired for service for more than six months, and who elected to receive lump sum payment or installment payments, to be reemployed by public employer without repayment of lump sum or installment amounts received by member.
Sent January 20, 2009 · Reported out after 93 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 51 · Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries by order to set fee adequate to pay costs of education and enforcement related to prevailing wage law and at 0.1 percent of contract price for public works, except that fee may be no less than $250 and no more than $7,500.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Reported out after 102 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 53 · Requires public agency to pay fee to Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries when public agency notifies commissioner that public agency has awarded contract subject to prevailing wage law.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 55 · Provides that contractor or subcontractor that intentionally falsifies information in certified statements concerning payment of prevailing rate of wage on public works contract is ineligible for public works contract for period of three years.
Sent January 19, 2009 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 11 · Requires specified health professional regulatory boards to collect information from licensees and report information to Department of Human Services for creation of healthcare workforce database.
Sent January 14, 2009 · Stopped in committee after 166 days