Committees · 2021 Regular Session
Business and Labor
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Paul HolveyChair
Democrat · 8th District
Daniel BonhamVice-chair
Republican · 59th District
Dacia GrayberVice-chair
Democrat · 35th District
Republican · 55th District
Democrat · 51st District
Democrat · 21st District
Republican · 15th District
Democrat · 20th District
Democrat · 14th District
Republican · 25th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session.
Bills sent143
9% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out40%
57 of 143; 86 stopped in committee
Time in committee48 days
most between 36 and 69 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term.
202414 bills
reported 64% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 11 members
2023144 bills
reported 44% · typically 40 days, most 28–62 · 0 amendments · 11 members
202224 bills
reported 63% · typically 10 days, most 7–14 · 0 amendments · 11 members
2021143 bills
reported 40% · typically 48 days, most 36–69 · 0 amendments · 10 members
202020 bills
reported 70% · typically 10 days, most 8–11 · 0 amendments · 11 members
2019175 bills
reported 46% · typically 45 days, most 30–64 · 0 amendments · 10 members
201829 bills
reported 66% · typically 10 days, most 5–11 · 0 amendments · 11 members
2017210 bills
reported 37% · typically 40 days, most 30–56 · 0 amendments · 9 members
201617 bills
reported 71% · typically 7 days, most 3–10 · 0 amendments · 11 members
2015180 bills
reported 53% · typically 47 days, most 35–73 · 0 amendments · 11 members
201417 bills
reported 88% · typically 8 days, most 5–9 · 0 amendments · 11 members
2013191 bills
reported 46% · typically 49 days, most 30–57 · 0 amendments · 10 members
201226 bills
reported 27% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 8 members
2011249 bills
reported 33% · typically 38 days, most 20–55 · 0 amendments · 8 members
2009188 bills
reported 48% · typically 45 days, most 29–65 · 0 amendments · 10 members
2007229 bills
reported 67% · typically 43 days, most 26–67 · 0 amendments · 7 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session, newest first.
143 bills
House Bill 3412 · Directs county governing body of each county to designate person to ensure interment of unclaimed cremated remains of veteran or spouse, dependent or survivor of veteran.
Sent June 25, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 1 day
House Bill 3415 · Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish program to award grants to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status recipients for specified purposes.
Sent June 25, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 1 day
House Bill 3403 · Directs Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to repeal all permanent rules adopted by director in connection with addressing COVID-19 public health emergency in all Oregon workplaces.
Sent June 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 23 days
Senate Bill 420 · Permits contracting agency or local contract review board to enact or adopt, as appropriate, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation or other legislative or administrative measure to designate certain public improvement contracts as community benefit contracts.
Sent May 11, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 580 · Amends definition of "employment relations" to include class size and caseload limits as mandatory collective bargaining subjects in schools that qualify for certain federal assistance.
Sent May 4, 2021 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 172 · Authorizes Director of Employment Department to deduct less than 100 percent of individual's future weekly unemployment benefits for overpayments due to individual's fault.
Sent April 27, 2021 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 721 · Modifies charge to and member appointment process for Consumer Advisory Council that assists and advises Director of Oregon Health Authority on mental health and substance use disorder services.
Sent April 27, 2021 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and was vetoed
Senate Bill 803 · Prohibits scrap metal business from purchasing or receiving catalytic converters, except from commercial seller or owner of vehicle from which catalytic converter was removed.
Sent April 27, 2021 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 180 · Requires insurer to notify claimant upon paying $5,000 or more to settle third-party liability claim if claimant is natural person and if insurer or insurer's agent or other representative, including insurer's attorney, delivers payment to claimant or to claimant's attorney, agent or other representative by draft, check or other form of payment.
Sent April 20, 2021 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 209 · Allows owner of interest held in financial institution or holder of traveler's check or money order to demonstrate lack of abandonment by electronic communication or other records by institution or issuer.
Sent April 20, 2021 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 496 · Removes prohibition on payment of unemployment insurance benefits to nonprofessional employees of educational institution providing school food services, early intervention services or prekindergarten services for weeks of unemployment commencing during period between two successive academic years or terms.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 569 · Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to require employee or prospective employee to possess or present valid driver license as condition of employment or continuation of employment.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 37 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 45 · Prohibits life insurance policies from excluding coverage for loss of life that results from terrorism.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 46 · Requires insurer that issues or renews disability income insurance policy in this state to establish, maintain and follow certain procedures with respect to claims, determinations of claims that are adverse to claimant, appeals of determinations, communications with claimant and related operations.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 111 · Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 37 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 112 · Provides that common law employees are employees for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 37 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 113 · Provides that Public Employees Retirement Board may charge participating public employer accrued earnings for late payment of employee and employer contributions to individual account program.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 37 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 169 · Modifies requirements for enforceable noncompetition agreement.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 425 · Provides that Legislative Assembly finds and declares that telecommunicators are first responders.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 495 · Defines "instructional capacity" to exclude instructional assistants from scope of statutes prohibiting payment of unemployment insurance benefits to professional employees of educational institution for weeks of unemployment commencing during period between two successive academic years or terms.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
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Senate Bill 588 · Provides that employer signatories to multiemployer collective bargaining agreements are considered to have met minimum requirements of sick time provisions if terms of collective bargaining agreement provide, as benefit to employees subject to agreement, sick leave policy or other paid time off program that is substantially equivalent to or more generous than minimum requirements of sick time provisions.
Sent April 7, 2021 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 94 · Changes design requirement for practical skills tests offered by State Landscape Contractors Board.
Sent March 22, 2021 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 338 · Amends requirements for limited renewable energy technician license.
Sent March 22, 2021 · Reported out after 44 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3365 · Prohibits manufacturer or supplier from manufacturing, selling, offering to sell or distributing cosmetic or ingredient developed through use of animal test.
Sent March 16, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 102 days
House Bill 3370 · Prohibits surety or institution from canceling bond or letter of credit issued to vehicle dealer before bond expires unless certain actions occur.
Sent March 16, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 102 days
House Bill 3300 · Removes authority of public employer and labor organization to enter into fair-share agreement.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
House Bill 3312 · Prohibits mailed solicitation for payment of fee in exchange for assistance with filing annual report with Secretary of State unless mailing contains specified disclosures.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
House Bill 3340 · Provides that court may not stay or prohibit federal home loan bank from exercising rights to collateral pledged by insurer-member that is subject to delinquency proceeding.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
House Bill 3351 · Establishes increase in statewide minimum wage rate beginning on July 1, 2022.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 109 days
House Bill 3361 · Provides that third-party food platform may not take and arrange for delivery of order from food place without written consent of food place.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 37 · Modifies provisions relating to appraisal management companies.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 184 · Modifies laws relating to preference given to veterans in public employment.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 210 · Provides that certain banking institutions may pay dividend in amount greater than previous statutory maximum amount if such payment is approved by Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Sent March 9, 2021 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3237 · Requires insurer in policy against risk of loss to property to provide that insurer include, at request of first-party claimant, amount of claimant's deductible in demand when exercising subrogation rights under policy, that insurer share proportionately with claimant proceeds of settlement or judgment and that insurer may not deduct expenses from proceeds unless insurer retains outside attorney, in which case insurer may deduct pro rata amount for expenses of retaining attorney.
Sent March 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 3272 · Requires insurer that provides coverage for full replacement costs of damaged or destroyed property to allow insured not less than 12 months within which to repair, rebuild or replace damaged or lost property or, if damage or loss to property occurred in location subject to declaration of emergency and damage or loss is directly related to emergency, not less than 24 months.
Sent March 2, 2021 · Reported out after 44 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3277 · Clarifies meaning of "because of age" in employment discrimination law.
Sent March 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 3188 · Changes definitions of "employer" and "worker" for purposes of workers' compensation law.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3205 · Maintains unemployment insurance tax rate in effect for each employer for calendar year 2020 until first calendar year that begins after later of December 31, 2022, or date on which state of emergency declared by Governor on March 8, 2020, for COVID-19 pandemic, and any extension of state of emergency, is no longer in effect.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days
House Bill 3206 · Expands permissible uses of amounts in Employment Department Special Fraud Control Fund, including payment of costs associated with federal Lost Wages Assistance program.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3212 · Lowers number of actions to foreclose trust deed by advertisement and sale or by suit that beneficiary may commence during preceding calendar year and still claim exemption from requirement to participate in resolution conference with borrower that has failed to pay amount due on obligation secured by residential real property.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3290 · Transfers certain duties, functions and powers related to state building code and Building Codes Division from Department of Consumer and Business Services to Bureau of Labor and Industries.
Sent February 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 120 days
House Bill 3130 · Provides that certain substitute teachers are considered employees of school district and are eligible for retirement benefits and health benefit plans.
Sent February 16, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 130 days
House Bill 3172 · Permits insured or beneficiary who suffers ascertainable loss of money or property that results from insurer's commission or performance of unfair claim settlement practice to bring action to recover insured's or beneficiary's actual damages or statutory damages of $200, whichever is greater.
Sent February 16, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 130 days
House Bill 2009 · Establishes temporary limitations on lenders' remedies for borrowers' failures to make payments on obligations secured by mortgages, trust deeds or land sale contracts for certain real property.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Reported out after 47 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3119 · Prohibits union security agreements between public employer and union.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 3121 · Permits Building Codes Structures Board to adopt rules to administer licensing for persons that perform structural masonry in connection with seismic rehabilitation.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 3151 · Prohibits lender in reverse mortgage transaction from enforcing requirement to sell or transfer residential real property that secures reverse mortgage loan upon death of borrower for 12-month period following expiration of emergency period if relatives of deceased borrower occupy residential real property.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 3171 · Includes insurance in definition of real estate, goods and services that are subject to penalties for unlawful trade practices.
Sent February 12, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 134 days
House Bill 3080 · Allows financial institution to swipe identification card or driver license to collect information about individual for purpose of processing application for deposit account or loan for individual.
Sent February 9, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3081 · Imposes requirement to procure and maintain workers' compensation insurance on independent contractor that is exempt from licensing by Construction Contractors Board and is residential contractor.
Sent February 9, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 137 days
House Bill 3074 · Includes insurance in definition of real estate, goods and services that are subject to penalties for unlawful trade practices.
Sent February 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3079 · Changes date for exercise by state credit unions of powers available to federal credit unions without prior approval.
Sent February 3, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3043 · Provides that, during statutorily declared emergency, Governor may authorize Director of Department of Revenue to disclose certain information set forth in tax report or return to Director of Employment Department if Director of Department of Revenue determines that administration of any federal or state law or program requires disclosure to enable Employment Department to verify identity or income level of any person for purposes related to emergency or any consequences of emergency.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3067 · Directs Housing and Community Services Department to study issues relating to foreclosure mitigation and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022.
Sent January 28, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 149 days
House Bill 2974 · Provides that conditioning employment on refraining from using any substance that is lawful to use in this state is unlawful employment practice.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 3025 · Adds exposure to or infection by SARS-CoV-2 to definition of occupational disease for purposes of workers' compensation.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 3029 · Requires Employment Relations Board to develop guidelines and procedures for authorizations designating bargaining representatives of bargaining unit to be prepared and signed electronically.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 3032 · Repeals provisions relating to prohibition on employer's ability to exclude applicant from initial interview because of past criminal conviction.
Sent January 26, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 2012 · Provides that Legislative Assembly finds and declares that telecommunicators are first responders.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2016 · Requires person that makes automatic renewal or continuous service offer to consumer in this state to provide to consumer before consumer enters into subscription or purchase agreement clear and conspicuous notice in separate communication of renewal or continuous service terms and material changes in terms of renewal or continuous service.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2026 · Requires public employers to give preferences to residents of Malheur County for civil service positions if majority of work of position will be performed within Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2039 · Provides that insurer and self-insured employer may keep records of workers' compensation claims at location outside this state if insurer or self-insured employer makes records available to Department of Consumer and Business Services at location inside this state.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2040 · Permits Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to specify by rule methods for reporting claims, denials of claims and closures of claims related to workers' compensation cases.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2043 · Directs insurer to consider only specified information in determining rates for motor vehicle liability insurance policy.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2045 · Specifies conditions under which assuming insurer may receive credit as asset or reduction in liability for reinsurance ceded by ceding insurer.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2061 · Removes authority of public employer and labor organization to enter into fair-share agreement.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2118 · Transfers responsibility for provision of workers' compensation coverage to qualified emergency service volunteer from Office of Emergency Management to public body under whose direction volunteer is acting.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2120 · Increases death report fee imposed by State Mortuary and Cemetery Board.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2123 · Creates rolling definition of "historic cemetery" as burial place containing remains of one or more persons who died more than 75 years before current date.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2150 · Removes staffing requirements for hotline concerning complaints and inquiries related to employment in performance of live entertainment.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2151 · Establishes Task Force on the State as Model Employer Program for Employment of People with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 52 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2175 · Requires certain persons that service student loans in this state to obtain or renew license.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2223 · Directs participating public employers in Public Employees Retirement System to make employer contributions to individual account program, or cash payments, of one percent of member's salary during certain periods, depending on funded status of system.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2231 · Exempts certain types of voluntary service in uniformed service from five-year limit on eligibility for reemployment rights in private and public sectors.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2232 · Requires person subject to requirement to obtain license under Oregon Securities Law to disclose to individual that person is not fiduciary if person is not subject to or has not assumed fiduciary duty with respect to individual.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2242 · Provides that telecommunicator qualifies as police officer under Public Employees Retirement System.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2248 · Prohibits assessment of penalty wage as remedy for allegation of certain wage and hour violations if employer did not remedy violation prior to employee's separation from employment.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2252 · Directs Employment Department and Bureau of Labor and Industries to study methodology that is basis for wage survey that determines prevailing rate of wage and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2300 · Requires Director of Employment Department to study methods of allowing employers to pay quarterly unemployment insurance taxes over extended period.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2302 · Provides worker-funded program to pay emergency benefits during state of emergency declared by Governor to unemployed independent contractors on terms similar to terms under which employees receive regular benefits.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2303 · Transfers duties, functions and powers related to administering federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and workforce development matters from Higher Education Coordinating Commission to Bureau of Labor and Industries.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2311 · Specifies conditions for requiring, issuing and maintaining in effect surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit for person that creates, attaches, asserts or claims lien in connection with making, altering, repairing, transporting, storing, performing services, supplying materials or performing labor in connection with motor vehicle.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2325 · Modifies requirements for enforceable noncompetition agreement.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2338 · Provides that apprenticeship standards must require, for the purposes of training and supervision, a ratio of at least one apprentice for each journeyworker.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2343 · Authorizes governing body of enterprise zone sponsor to adopt resolution suspending enterprise zone employment requirements otherwise imposed on authorized business firms for either or both of property tax years beginning on July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2356 · Prohibits certain financial institutions from charging fee to customer for cashing check drawn on account at financial institution, if check is presented in Oregon.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2358 · Prohibits employers from permitting, requiring or suffering agricultural workers to work in excess of certain maximum hours in one workweek unless workers are compensated for overtime hours worked.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 86 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2371 · Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to study issues relating to workers' rights of first refusal in sale of businesses in this state and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2373 · Amends apprenticeship statutes to permit establishment of firefighter apprentice program.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 76 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2374 · Requires state contracting agency that awards certain types of public contracts to report number of procurements state contracting agency solicited, general nature of each procurement and estimate of contract price, which contract preferences set forth in statute or administrative rule state contracting agency applied in evaluating bids or proposals for procurement and why state contracting agency applied or did not apply contract preferences.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 77 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2375 · Provides for restoration of retirement credit for member of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan who forfeited retirement credit due to lack of service at end of 2020.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2377 · Permits claims against insurance assets of dissolved business entities notwithstanding certain time limitations that otherwise would bar claims.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2380 · Requires insurance coverage for motor vehicles made available as part of peer-to-peer car sharing arrangement.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2392 · Imposes tax on privilege of engaging in business of selling personal information at retail in this state.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2393 · Requires transportation network company and taxi company to provide motor vehicle liability insurance policy with personal injury protection benefits to each driver who operates personal motor vehicle in affiliation with transportation network company or taxi in affiliation with taxi company.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2401 · Makes certain actions taken by employer because of employee's service as member of board, commission, council or committee created by statute unlawful employment practice.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2403 · Requires boards of homeowners associations and condominium associations to provide budget summary 30 days prior to adoption.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2407 · Prohibits current or former employer from charging fee for work history verification.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2415 · Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to establish minimum standards and statewide consistency in electronic processes for reviewing plans, issuing permits and performing field inspections.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2419 · Provides that prevailing rate of wage for trade or occupation in locality is rate of wage set forth in collective bargaining agreement for trade or occupation in locality or, if more than one collective bargaining agreement covers trade or occupation in locality, highest rate of wage among collective bargaining agreements for trade or occupation in locality.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2420 · Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging retaliation or discrimination for reporting unlawful practices or exercising certain rights relating to safety and health in workplace.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2442 · Extends sunset for additional personal exemption credit for taxpayer with severe disability.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 44 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2489 · Directs those agencies that administer certain state laws to use specific criteria to determine whether individual is employee or independent contractor and to cooperate in adopting rules to facilitate consistency in application of definition of independent contractor and provisions of Act.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2509 · Modifies definition of "indigent person" for purposes of disposition of unclaimed bodies of deceased indigent persons.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2512 · Makes permanent provisions allowing retired member of Public Employees Retirement System to be reemployed by participating public employer for unlimited number of hours without reduction in pension benefits.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2514 · Directs Oregon Military Department to study and make recommendations regarding military leave from public employment.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2516 · Lowers normal retirement age for firefighters under Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2568 · Prohibits local government regulation of operations of sidewalk vendors except in compliance with provisions of Act.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2574 · Clarifies permissibility of disposition of human bodies by alternative authorized processes including alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2588 · Requires employers to monitor daily outdoor air quality and determine whether employees who perform outdoor work activities will be at risk of exposure to unhealthy air quality due to certain concentration levels of particulate matter in air.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2596 · Expands presumptive cause of occupational disease for covered nonvolunteer firefighters to include any cancer that may result from exposure to substances that nonvolunteer firefighter is routinely exposed to in course of employment as nonvolunteer firefighter.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2597 · Reduces number of districts within which public works project may be performed for purposes of applying prevailing rate of wage from 14 to 5.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2599 · Provides that employer signatories to multiemployer collective bargaining agreements are considered to have met minimum requirements of sick time provisions if terms of collective bargaining agreement provide, as benefit to employees subject to agreement, sick leave policy or other paid time off program that is substantially equivalent to or more generous than minimum requirements of sick time provisions.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2609 · Provides that individual receiving erroneous payment of unemployment insurance benefits through no fault of individual is liable for repayment of benefits in addition to being liable to having amount of erroneous payment deducted from future benefits.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2636 · Permits Attorney General by rule to identify act, practice or other conduct as unlawful trade practice and to investigate, negotiate assurance of voluntary compliance, seek restitution for or bring action to punish violation of rules Attorney General adopts.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2637 · Requires person that provides litigation funding as sponsor to obtain license from Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2669 · Appropriates moneys to Bureau of Labor and Industries for distribution to Apprenticeship and Training Division of bureau for apprenticeship programs in certain rural areas.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2682 · Requires person that rents utility vehicle to contracting agency to provide records that describe in detail results of most recent inspection that person performed or had performed on utility vehicle's traction, structure, power train, control components and related parts and equipment in compliance with specified rules, regulations or standards.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2694 · Adds lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender to definition of "minority individual" for purposes of providing public contracting opportunities to minority-owned businesses in this state.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2698 · Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available to owner of originated equipment or independent repair provider on fair and reasonable terms any part, tool, documentation or other device or implement that original equipment manufacturer makes available to authorized repair provider for purpose of diagnosing, maintaining or repairing originated equipment.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2707 · Directs Legislative Policy and Research Office to study issues relating to license reciprocity for skilled trade workers and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2709 · Provides that public employee may not become member of pension program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan on or after January 1, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2730 · Establishes rules of construction for interpreting business property insurance policies in this state.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2743 · Provides that local government may not become stockholder in or loan credit to or in aid of municipal bank.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2748 · Provides that persons employed by participating public employers may not become members of pension program or individual account program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan on or after January 1, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2750 · Modifies retirement plan options of persons elected or appointed as statewide elected officials or judges.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2756 · Lowers estimated contract price at which apprentice utilization requirements apply to public improvement contracts with state contracting agencies from $1 million to $200,000 and raises percentage of work hours that apprentices must perform from 12 percent to 15 percent.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2757 · Requires bidder for public improvement contract to demonstrate to contracting agency as part of responsibility determination that bidder provides health benefit plan or health insurance and retirement benefit plan to bidder's employees, if public improvement contract or subcontract related to public improvement contract has contract price that exceeds $200,000.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2806 · Prohibits person that transacts title insurance in this state from refusing to issue policy of title insurance or refusing to close or insure real property transaction solely because real property that is subject of transaction has been used for purpose of growing, producing, manufacturing or selling cannabis, or conducting other activities related to cannabis, if growing, production, manufacture, sale or other activities occurred in compliance with state laws relating to regulation of marijuana items.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2812 · Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to amend state mechanical, heating and ventilating code to require use of current best available technology for filtering outside air admitted into buildings and to require that all outside air admitted into buildings passes through filtration technology during periods in which air outside building poses significant risk of harm to health or safety of occupants of building.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2813 · Requires employers of employees who engage in outdoor work activities to take certain actions to mitigate employee's risk of exposure to unhealthy air quality from wildfire smoke.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2818 · Allows payment from Wage Security Fund to be made to wage claimant for wages earned and unpaid in event that Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries has obtained judgment in action or has issued final order in administrative proceeding for collection of wage claim.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2866 · Modifies provisions relating to retirement benefits for public employee who is designated representative of exclusive representative and takes release time.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2867 · Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to initiate, resume or suspend payment of certain increased benefits under Public Employees Retirement System on first day of calendar quarter following receipt of notice by board that benefit payments are or are not subject to Oregon personal income tax.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2874 · Directs Occupational Safety and Health Division of Department of Consumer and Business Services to study potential safety benefits of screening replacement workers during labor dispute with employer that employs more than 100 employees in industry involving hazardous materials.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2875 · Provides that certain employee of State Fire Marshal qualifies as firefighter for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2886 · Provides that contracting agency may not accept bid or proposal for public contract from covered entity for which ratio between highest amount of total compensation and lowest amount of total compensation that covered entity pays employees of covered entity exceeds 100 to 1.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2900 · Appropriates moneys to Bureau of Labor and Industries for purposes of program to inform veterans about trade careers and connect veterans with apprenticeship opportunities.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2903 · Provides that veteran must provide evidence of eligibility for veterans' preference in public employment at time of application for civil service position.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
House Bill 2906 · Provides that, if monthly salary of member of individual account program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan does not exceed $3,333, instead of $2,500, Public Employees Retirement Board shall credit all employee contributions made by member to employee account and credit no employee contributions made by member to employee pension stability account.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 86 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2915 · Requires city that provides disability or retirement system for firefighters by ordinance or charter that is not subject to workers' compensation law to apply provisions requiring presumption that condition or impairment of health is occupational disease that results from employment if firefighter took physical examination upon gaining or during employment that failed to reveal evidence of occupational disease that existed before employment.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2938 · Establishes Task Force on Age Discrimination.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 69 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2946 · Requires parties to franchise agreement to deal in good faith and commercially reasonable manner, and specifies required disclosures in franchise sale transaction.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days