Committees · 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Business
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Chuck RileyChair
Democrat · 15th District
Bill HansellVice-chair
Republican · 29th District
Democrat · 24th District
Republican · 20th District
Democrat · 14th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session.
Bills sent115
10% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out52%
60 of 115; 55 stopped in committee
Time in committee38 days
most between 33 and 63 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202610 bills
reported 90% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
2025143 bills
reported 55% · typically 43 days, most 21–59 · 0 amendments · 5 members
202413 bills
reported 85% · typically 9 days, most 8–9 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2023114 bills
reported 60% · typically 32 days, most 23–49 · 0 amendments · 5 members
202218 bills
reported 94% · typically 13 days, most 7–13 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2021115 bills
reported 52% · typically 38 days, most 33–63 · 0 amendments · 5 members
202010 bills
reported 80% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session, newest first.
115 bills
House Bill 3110 · Requires board of directors of publicly traded corporation to have specified proportion of female directors and directors who are members of underrepresented communities.
Sent April 29, 2021 · Reported out after 27 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 3188 · Changes definitions of "employer" and "worker" for purposes of workers' compensation law.
Sent April 29, 2021 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
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 April 29, 2021 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
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 April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2474 · Expands eligibility for protected leave under Oregon Family Leave Act to all employees of covered employer during public health emergency unless employee was employed for fewer than 30 days prior to commencing leave or worked average of less than 25 hours per week in 30 days prior to commencing leave.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
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 April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2966 · Extends grace period for repayment of nonresidential rent between April 1, 2020, and September 30, 2020, until September 30, 2021, for certain tenants.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
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 April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3344 · Specifies that agent appointed by Oregon Liquor Control Commission shall monthly deposit moneys and report receipts to commission from agent's retail sale of distilled liquor.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
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 April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3379 · Prohibits manufacturing, retrofitting, selling, leasing, subletting or otherwise placing into stream of commerce any crib bumper pads or crib equipped with crib bumper pads.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3389 · Extends look-back period used to determine Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund solvency level from 10 years to 20 years.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
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 April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 47 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2218 · Directs Oregon Business Development Department to study impact of laws related to wetlands on economic development and to provide results of study in report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 32 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 2221 · Imposes requirements on state agency that employs person at rate higher than rate for executives under compensation plan for state employees.
Sent April 15, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 72 days
House Bill 2363 · Allows certain holders of temporary event licenses to sell specified alcoholic beverages for on and off-premises consumption at more than one location on licensed premises or have up to three premises licensed under single temporary sales license and operate for up to 30 days.
Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2519 · Allows delivery of marijuana items, pursuant to bona fide orders, to consumers within city or county in which marijuana retailer is located and to consumers in cities or counties that have adopted ordinances allowing for delivery of marijuana items from adjacent cities or counties.
Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2777 · Directs State Marine Board to provide optional licensing of boats as charter boats if boat carries fewer than seven passengers for hire.
Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3010 · Requires media production companies seeking reimbursement under Oregon Production Investment Fund programs to perform certain actions related to diversity, equity and inclusion with respect to production for which reimbursement is sought.
Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3079 · Changes date for exercise by state credit unions of powers available to federal credit unions without prior approval.
Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
95 more
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 April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the Senate, 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 April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2111 · Changes name of "Oregon Liquor Control Commission" to "Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission." Declares emergency, effective August 2, 2021.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2742 · Allows holder of off-premises sales license to sell factory-sealed containers of malt beverages that hold more than seven gallons.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the Senate, 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 April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3082 · Raises contract price at which public improvement contract solicitations are exempt from competitive bidding requirement from $5,000 to $10,000.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3178 · Temporarily removes condition for being deemed "unemployed" that individual's weekly remuneration for part-time work must be less than individual's weekly unemployment insurance benefit amount.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2037 · Increases limits for loans for certain business development projects made with moneys from Oregon Business Development Fund and provides for annual adjustment of limits for changes in Consumer Price Index.
Sent March 24, 2021 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2038 · Extends sunsets for temporary increases in annual revenue limit amount and maximum loan amount for entrepreneurial development loans and provides for annual adjustment of amounts for changes in Consumer Price Index.
Sent March 24, 2021 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, 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 March 24, 2021 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
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 March 24, 2021 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
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 March 24, 2021 · Reported out after 75 days · then passed the Senate, 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 March 19, 2021 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2140 · Modifies laws relating to program for home and farm loans to veterans.
Sent March 17, 2021 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 845 · Adds member with experience in administering health benefit plans to Public Employees' Benefit Board.
Sent March 10, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 108 days
Senate Bill 801 · Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to study issues relating to workers' compensation claims processing and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 802 · Directs Department of Consumer and Business Services to study issues relating to workers' compensation for secondary effects of infection by SARS-CoV-2 or diagnosis with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2022.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 837 · Creates limited wholesale license to be issued to eligible applicant to store, transport, sell at wholesale and distribute certain cider and malt beverages.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 759 · Directs presiding officers of each house of Legislative Assembly to represent legislative department in collective bargaining negotiations with legislative department employee bargaining units.
Sent February 22, 2021 · Reported out after 38 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 760 · 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 22, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
Senate Bill 771 · Makes discrimination against individual based on vaccination history, individual's refusal to obtain vaccination or individual's failure to provide proof of immunity to communicable disease unlawful employment practice.
Sent February 22, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
Senate Bill 723 · Requires nonprofit corporations that meet certain requirements, including receipt of public funds, to comply with open meetings law and public records law, to post copy of corporation's proposed annual budget to corporation's public website and to submit to and cooperate with audit.
Sent February 10, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 730 · Establishes Joint Interim Legislative Committee to Review Economic Development Programs in Oregon.
Sent February 10, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 746 · Makes unlawful practice for place of public accommodation to refuse to accept United States coins or currency as payment for goods and services.
Sent February 10, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 750 · Authorizes Oregon Liquor Control Commission to grant temporary letter of authority to eligible applicant for any license issued by commission.
Sent February 10, 2021 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 690 · Repeals provision that prohibits transit workers from striking.
Sent January 27, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 150 days
Senate Bill 716 · Includes child care needs as reason employee may identify as limitation or change in employee's work schedule availability.
Sent January 27, 2021 · Reported out after 82 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 13 · Voids noncompetition agreements except to extent that agreement is limited to protection of trade secrets, covenants not to contact former clients and protection of proprietary information.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 17 · Allows out-of-state applicant seeking occupational license in Oregon more time to meet Oregon standards if applicant is already licensed in another state and is seeking to work in Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 24 · 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
Senate Bill 28 · Prohibits person from disseminating advertisement to business entity that falsely states, implies, represents or suggests that, or otherwise causes reasonable confusion or reasonable false belief as to whether, person is part of, affiliated with, sponsored by, associated with or acting on behalf of governmental entity or governmental entity approves, authorizes or endorses person or offer or goods or services in advertisement.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 37 · Modifies provisions relating to appraisal management companies.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, 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 January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 94 · Changes design requirement for practical skills tests offered by State Landscape Contractors Board.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 95 · Authorizes Oregon Liquor Control Commission to create data and analysis regarding commercial sales and commercial industries.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 111 · Modifies provisions relating to public employee retirement.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 112 · Provides that common law employees are employees for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the Senate, 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 January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 58 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 152 · Enacts express sunset for tax credit for establishment of employee training programs in rural counties.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 169 · Modifies requirements for enforceable noncompetition agreement.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 170 · Directs Bureau of Labor and Industries to conduct study and make recommendations regarding implementation of paid family and medical leave program and to report results, including recommendations for legislation, to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to business and labor on or before September 15, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 171 · Makes employment of minors at business that permits live entertainment exhibiting obscene performance unlawful employment practice.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
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 January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 173 · 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
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 January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 290 · Directs Oregon Business Development Department to study rural broadband access in this state.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 292 · Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to create list of executive branch regulatory boards and commissions no later than December 1, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 294 · Requires Public Records Advisory Council to conduct surveys every even-numbered year on public records practices and procedures and to publish results of surveys by September 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 315 · Exempts from required disclosure business, commercial, financial, operational and research data and information that is furnished, developed or generated in connection with ownership or operation of unmanned aerial system test range, if disclosure of information would cause competitive disadvantage to test range or users.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 317 · Allows holder of full on-premises sales license to make retail sales of mixed drinks and single servings of wine in sealed containers for off-premises consumption.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 63 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 338 · Amends requirements for limited renewable energy technician license.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 365 · Caps salary of state employees in executive, judicial and legislative branches hired on or after effective date of Act.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 373 · Caps salary of state employees hired on or after July 1, 2023, at amount of compensation of similarly situated federal employee.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 376 · Requires employer that employs 20 or more employees to grant unpaid leave of absence to employee who is called into service to perform duties related to service as volunteer firefighter, reserve peace officer or civil air patrol member.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 388 · Defines "covered employee" as including employees of Department of Human Services who work in stabilization and crisis unit for purposes of specifying certain presumptions as to compensability of covered employee's claim of benefits under workers' compensation law for death, disability or impairment of health.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 394 · Allows nonprofit or charitable organization to sell alcoholic beverages at auction or through raffle once in three-month period.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 402 · Allows hemp grower or handler to sell or transfer hemp cuttings.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 406 · Allows holder of direct shipment permit to ship up to five cases of wine, each containing not more than nine liters, per month to Oregon resident.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 408 · Specifies reasons for which Oregon Liquor Control Commission may delay processing, approving or denying application for marijuana licensure.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 412 · Requires issue subject to collective bargaining during term of collective bargaining agreement that is not resolved through negotiation or mediation to be resolved through binding arbitration.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 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 January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 97 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 425 · Provides that Legislative Assembly finds and declares that telecommunicators are first responders.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 426 · Allows telecommunicators to purchase certain retirement credits and increased benefits under Public Employees Retirement System.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 427 · Directs Public Employees Retirement Board to study options for allowing telecommunicators to obtain prorated service year units and to report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 431 · Requires long term care facilities, residential facilities, in-home care agencies and home health agencies to pass through to specified low wage employees at least 90 percent of increased funding provided by state.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 432 · Requires long term care facilities, residential facilities, in-home care agencies and home health agencies to pass through to specified low wage employees at least 90 percent of increased funding provided by state and to pay such employees no less than $16 per hour or base salary of $2,752 per month.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 433 · Requires Department of Human Services to adopt rules for Long Term Care Quality Workforce Employer and Labor Partnership eligible to receive increased Medicaid reimbursement to raise hourly wages or base salaries of direct care staff in skilled nursing facilities and certain residential care facilities.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 437 · Includes matters concerning apprenticeship or training program administered by certain mass transit districts as mandatory subject of collective bargaining for employees of district.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 446 · Changes calculation of final average salary for purposes of Public Employees Retirement System to use five years of salary instead of three years, for salary paid on and after January 1, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 449 · Creates income tax credit for taxpayers that expand workforce, with positions that pay above average wage, by 10 percent or more in tax year.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 467 · Authorizes exchange wagering on forms of mutuel wagering allowed by Oregon Racing Commission.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 468 · Prohibits director of agricultural cooperative, with respect to financial condition of agricultural cooperative, from intentionally or negligently concealing material information from member of agricultural cooperative, providing inaccurate or misleading material information to member of agricultural cooperative or otherwise acting to deceive member of agricultural cooperative.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 469 · Provides that board of directors of agricultural cooperative may not restrict, place conditions on or deny examination of agricultural cooperative's books and records of account, minutes or office records or prevent member or member's attorney from sharing information from books and records of account, minutes or office records if purpose of examination is to determine whether books and records of account, minutes and office records are accurate reflection of agricultural cooperative's financial condition or to provide evidence in action against agricultural cooperative in which truthfulness, accuracy, completeness or other condition of books and records of account, minutes or office records as representation of agricultural cooperative's financial condition is at issue.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 481 · Narrows exception to overtime requirements when employee is engaged in making necessary repairs or in case of emergency.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 485 · Requires certain persons that service student loans in this state to obtain or renew license.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 488 · Adds exposure to or infection by SARS-CoV-2 to definition of occupational disease for purposes of workers' compensation.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 489 · Removes restriction on authorization of retroactive temporary disability compensation.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 493 · 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 · Reported out after 63 days · then passed the Senate, 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 January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the Senate, 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 January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 500 · Establishes Public Records Advocate as independent office within executive department.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 45 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 510 · Cancels pension of member of pension program of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan who is convicted of rape or murder.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 514 · Requires Director of Employment Department to compile statistics related to unemployment in this state and submit report of statistical findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to business on or before September 15, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 550 · Requires public body employer to establish and implement process by which employees may request employer to use unique identifier in lieu of employee's name in records contained by employer for purposes of public records requests.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
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 January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 576 · 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
Senate Bill 577 · Specifies contract price at which apprentice utilization requirements apply to qualified contracts with institutions of higher education and school districts.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
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 January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 58 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 615 · Establishes Low Income Broadband Bill Payment Assistance Fund.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 80 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 616 · Prohibits employers from permitting or requiring individuals employed in agricultural labor to work in excess of 40 hours in one workweek unless individuals are compensated for overtime hours worked.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 639 · Changes minimum contract price at which prevailing rate of wage applies to public works projects from $50,000 to amount that Oregon Department of Administrative Services determines by rule.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 650 · Creates Public Assistance Protection Fund.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 665 · Requires labor organization that is exclusive representative of public employees to prepare annual financial disclosure report describing labor organization's expenditures of moneys collected by and paid to labor organization.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 670 · Includes matters concerning apprenticeship or training program administered by certain mass transit districts as mandatory subject of collective bargaining for employees of district.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 677 · Authorizes Director of Employment Department to enter into contracts with third parties to process claims for unemployment insurance benefits when there is unforeseeable increase due to public health emergency.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days