Committees · 2023 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
Lucetta ElmerVice-chair
Republican · 24th District
Nathan SosaVice-chair
Democrat · 30th District
Republican · 15th District
Democrat · 28th District
Democrat · 49th District
Democrat · 44th District
Democrat · 42nd District
Republican · 2nd District
Republican · 60th District
Republican · 23rd District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2023 Regular Session.
Bills sent144
8% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out44%
63 of 144; 81 stopped in committee
Time in committee40 days
most between 28 and 62 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 2023 Regular Session, newest first.
144 bills
House Bill 3631 · Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available to owner of consumer electronic equipment or independent repair provider on fair and reasonable terms any documentation, tool, part or other device or implement that original equipment manufacturer makes available to authorized service provider for purpose of diagnosing, maintaining or repairing consumer electronic equipment.
Sent June 14, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 11 days
Senate Bill 999 · Clarifies meaning of "one-year period" for purposes of determining amount of unpaid family leave that eligible employee is entitled to take within any given one-year period.
Sent April 26, 2023 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 907 · Prohibits employer from retaliating or discriminating against employee or prospective employee who, in good faith and with no reasonable alternative, refuses exposure arising from hazardous condition at place of employment.
Sent April 20, 2023 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 418 · Removes minimum time period that injured worker must be absent from work for compensable medical services before injured worker may receive temporary disability benefits for such absence.
Sent April 13, 2023 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 851 · Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to prepare model respectful workplace policy that employers may adopt.
Sent April 13, 2023 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 881 · Directs Director of Department of Revenue to reimburse worker leasing company for any employer contribution payments made by worker leasing company if Department of Revenue determines pursuant to amended combined quarterly report that refund is due.
Sent April 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 73 days
Senate Bill 1047 · Raises contract price threshold under which contracting agency may apply certain solicitation and procurement methods for public contracts.
Sent April 13, 2023 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 31 · Requires Director of Employment Department to determine solvency of Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund for purposes of paying benefits and grant awards.
Sent April 7, 2023 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 912 · Authorizes Director of Employment Department to deduct amount from future weekly family and medical leave insurance benefits for overpayments due to individual's fault.
Sent March 28, 2023 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 913 · Makes technical changes to paid family and medical leave insurance program.
Sent March 28, 2023 · Reported out after 30 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 692 · Directs state agencies to use information system maintained by Oregon Department of Administrative Services to track internal investigations conducted by state agency regarding allegations of workplace discrimination and harassment concerning employees of state agency.
Sent March 16, 2023 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3576 · Directs circuit court to collect surcharge from debt buyer bringing action to collect debt.
Sent March 10, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 107 days
Senate Bill 592 · Authorizes Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to conduct comprehensive inspection of any place of employment as deemed necessary by department based on prior violation history of place of employment.
Sent March 10, 2023 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3447 · Prohibits law enforcement unit from disciplining police officer because officer's name has been placed on list maintained by prosecutor's office of recurring witnesses for whom there is known potential impeachment information, or because officer's name may otherwise be subject to disclosure pursuant to Brady v.
Sent March 7, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 110 days
House Bill 3568 · Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issues related to working conditions of warehouse workers.
Sent March 7, 2023 · Reported out after 29 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 594 · Requires payment of prevailing rate of wage for demolition of or removal of hazardous waste from road, highway, building, structure or improvement in public improvement contract that uses $750,000 or more of public funds or that occurs on real property that state agency owns, including demolition or removal of hazardous waste that occurs in connection with construction, reconstruction, renovation or painting of road, highway, building, structure or improvement.
Sent March 7, 2023 · Reported out after 58 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 882 · Allows farm direct marketer sales and consignment sales of maple syrup.
Sent March 7, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 110 days
House Bill 3371 · Establishes additional requirements that entities providing paid work experience opportunities to individuals must meet in order to receive certain workforce investment grant funding.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3385 · Prohibits major residential contractor from collecting or retaining more than 50 percent of original contract price before substantial completion of remodeling or repair of owner-occupied one-family or two-family residential structure if original contract price exceeds $40,000.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 3412 · Authorizes physician assistants to provide same level of service as nurse practitioners for workers' compensation claims in managed care organization setting.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
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House Bill 3428 · Prohibits public health care employer from denying employment to prospective employee or taking adverse employment action against existing employee solely on basis of positive drug test for cannabinoid metabolites.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3436 · Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to fail to engage in good faith, interactive process to determine possible reasonable accommodations that employer may provide to qualified individual with disability.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3467 · Requires employer to report to insurer any worksite accident or injury for which injured worker receives onsite treatment.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3471 · Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to make offer to negotiate settlement agreement conditional upon worker also entering into agreement that includes no-rehire provision.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3493 · Requires employer to compensate employee for on-call shift for which employee must remain on or near employer's premises or such that employee cannot use scheduled on-call hours for personal purposes.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3498 · Provides statewide minimum wage rate beginning on July 1, 2024.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3502 · Modifies definition of "food services establishment." Repeals provision of predictive work scheduling statutes that permitted employer to maintain voluntary standby list of employees whom employer may ask to work additional hours in certain circumstances.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3505 · Modifies definitions of "employer" and "employee" to include certain categories of individuals within scope of application of laws concerning private sector labor relations.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3507 · Prescribes manner in which Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries shall classify status of individual as employee or independent contractor for purposes of wage and hour laws and employment discrimination laws.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3508 · Requires publicly traded corporation to deliver each year to Secretary of State for filing statement that identifies corporation and provides information about corporation's income, sales, tax liabilities and other information.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3512 · Permits employee to take bereavement leave to grieve loss of pregnancy due to miscarriage.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3518 · Directs State Workforce and Talent Development Board to adopt policies specific to workforce development initiatives within clean energy sector.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3541 · Extends exemption of insured employer from liability outside workers' compensation law to employer's parent company and related entities of employer under same parent company.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3548 · Expands types of employers for purposes of occupational disease presumptions of certain employees.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
House Bill 3553 · Requires employers who provide sick leave, vacation leave or personal business leave benefits to employees to compensate employees for all earned but unused accrued leave when employment terminates.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
Senate Bill 119 · Requires Department of Transportation, Oregon Department of Administrative Services and any contracting agency that uses funds from American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to study use of apprentices in projects for public works and other public improvement projects.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 114 days
Senate Bill 184 · Modifies employer child support reporting requirements to include payments made to independent contractors.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 194 · Makes permanent provision excluding certain employees of Oregon State Police from meaning of supervisory employee for purposes of public employment.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Reported out after 62 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 224 · Updates and modernizes statutes that regulate practice of architecture in this state to conform with actual current practice of architecture.
Sent March 3, 2023 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3335 · Permits public agency to establish specifications for cleaning and security services that public agency procures from qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities.
Sent February 28, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 117 days
House Bill 3270 · Modifies definition of "supervisory employee" to exclude certain strike prohibited public employees.
Sent February 23, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3285 · Makes unlawful practice for employer or employment agency to advertise job, promotion or transfer opportunity without disclosing pay range and employment benefits in job posting.
Sent February 23, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3305 · Requires certain entities that received funding to develop, implement, administer or oversee certain workforce programs to meet certain reporting requirements for purposes of measuring outcomes of programs.
Sent February 23, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3306 · Requires entity that receives funds for certain workforce program initiatives to establish wage standards and develop training plan for individuals who participate in program administered by entity if, under program, entity provides individuals with paid work experience.
Sent February 23, 2023 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3307 · Provides that individuals who participate in certain on-the-job training programs are entitled to certain rights and protections concerning civil rights, discrimination and harassment as employees in employment relationship with employer.
Sent February 23, 2023 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3316 · Establishes unlawful employment practice for engaging in certain conduct that subjects employee to workplace bullying or hostile work environment.
Sent February 23, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3327 · Prohibits proprietor of electronic communications network from selling, sharing, transmitting, transferring or otherwise providing to any person information that reveals time and date at which or geographical location in this state from which mobile electronic communication device that resident individual owns, controls or possesses connected to or communicated with proprietor's electronic communications network.
Sent February 23, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3331 · Amends eligibility requirements for employee to receive benefits under shared work plan.
Sent February 23, 2023 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3332 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Department of Transportation, in procuring public improvement contract or contract for public works with estimated contract price of $250,000 or more, to include in solicitation documents conspicuous notice that resulting public improvement contract or contract for public works will require contractors to use steel, iron, coatings for steel and iron and manufactured products that are produced in United States.
Sent February 23, 2023 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3336 · Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issues related to family leave.
Sent February 23, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 3360 · Includes first cousins as members of same family for purposes of exclusion from definition of "employment" under unemployment insurance law.
Sent February 23, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 122 days
House Bill 2008 · Specifies property and funds of judgment debtor that are exempt from execution or garnishment.
Sent February 16, 2023 · Reported out after 47 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3233 · Provides that, for purpose of specifying prevailing rate of wage for electrical workers, locality is geographical area within which each local union is exclusive representative for local union's membership, and collective bargaining agreement is collective bargaining agreement to which local union is party.
Sent February 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 129 days
House Bill 3242 · Provides insured with cause of action for insurer's unfair claim settlement practices, other than practices related to settling workers' compensation or medical malpractice claim.
Sent February 16, 2023 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 3243 · Provides that violation of prohibitions against unfair claim settlement practices with respect to insurance is subject to enforcement action under Unlawful Trade Practices Act.
Sent February 16, 2023 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
Senate Bill 228 · Specifies additional circumstances under which Construction Contractors Board may revoke, suspend, condition or refuse to issue or reissue license for construction contractor, or impose civil penalty for violation of laws that regulate work of construction contractors in this state.
Sent February 16, 2023 · Reported out after 92 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3200 · Repeals provision specifying fiscal year end date for credit unions.
Sent February 9, 2023 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3205 · Permits employer to pay employees at different compensation levels pursuant to retention bonus provided that employer does not discriminate in payment of retention bonus, and that retention bonus accounts for entire compensation differential.
Sent February 9, 2023 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 3213 · Prohibits manufacturer from selling or offering to sell cosmetic developed through use of cosmetic animal test.
Sent February 9, 2023 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3227 · Makes changes to Custodians' Civil Service Law to increase population threshold for subject school districts, remove barriers to filling employment vacancies and remove certain qualifications for members of civil service board.
Sent February 9, 2023 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3165 · Modifies definition of "supervisory employee" to exclude certain strike prohibited public employees.
Sent February 2, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3172 · Makes unlawful practice for employer to advertise employment opportunity without disclosing certain information regarding opportunity.
Sent February 2, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3183 · Requires Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to require applicant for cannabis-related license or license renewal to submit signed attestation that applicant will refrain from interfering with labor organizing efforts or submit attestation that applicant and labor organization that is certified to represent employees of applicant have entered into and will abide by terms of labor peace agreement.
Sent February 2, 2023 · Reported out after 61 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3186 · Requires insurance coverage for motor vehicles made available as part of peer-to-peer car sharing arrangement.
Sent February 2, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 3116 · Describes what constitutes just, fair and reasonable rate for purposes of contract between public body and Department of Corrections for public services.
Sent January 30, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 146 days
House Bill 3145 · Provides that Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services require in state building code that building inspectors identify in all inspection reports name of person that performed work that requires building inspection and permit number that applies to work or state that owner performed work on owner's own property.
Sent January 30, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 146 days
House Bill 3149 · Modifies definition of "employment relations" for purposes of collective bargaining to include safety issues and staffing levels that have significant impact on on-the-job safety of employees.
Sent January 30, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 146 days
House Bill 3150 · Removes limits on duration of medical service and number of visits and certain areas of practice for chiropractic physicians serving as attending physicians in workers' compensation claims.
Sent January 30, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 146 days
House Bill 2876 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study alternative methods to implement retainage provisions in public improvement contracts.
Sent January 25, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 151 days
House Bill 3049 · Directs Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to establish annual registration program and labeling requirements for industrial hemp commodity or product that contains cannabinoids and is intended for human or animal consumption.
Sent January 20, 2023 · Reported out after 74 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3050 · Prohibits discrimination in places of public accommodation on basis of person's medical history.
Sent January 20, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 156 days
House Bill 3065 · 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 20, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 156 days
House Bill 3082 · Prohibits public employer from prohibiting public employee from displaying symbols of inclusion in public employee's immediate workspace.
Sent January 20, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 156 days
House Bill 2277 · Removes exemption from regulation by Department of Consumer and Business Services for self-insured plans of insurance operating solely in this state.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2282 · Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to contract with more than five independent review organizations at one time.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 37 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2449 · Prohibits insurer from canceling or raising premiums on policies of fire insurance by more than three percent if insured's property is located within wildland-urban interface or insured's primary employment or economic or business activity is farming or resource extraction.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2491 · Provides that person that voluntarily fights wildfire on private forestland is not civilly liable for injury to person or property resulting from good faith firefighting efforts.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2507 · Expands property tax exemption for property of industry apprenticeship or training trust that is 501(c)(3) corporation to allow for occasional use of property by another 501(c)(3) corporation for purposes for which other corporation is granted exemption from federal income tax.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2515 · Allows marijuana producer, marijuana wholesaler, marijuana processor or marijuana retailer to use motion detection camera system at licensed premises.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 84 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2517 · Exempts cannabis businesses from first-source hiring agreement requirements in enterprise zones.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 78 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2523 · Decreases number of course hours required before person may sit for certified public accountant exam.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2649 · Provides that qualifying agency must require as material provision of public improvement contract that contractor establish and implement plan for outreach to and recruitment and retention of women, minority individuals and veterans to perform work under public improvement contract, with aspirational target of having individuals in one or more of these groups perform at least 15 percent of total work hours that workers perform under public improvement contract.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2722 · Permits minors 16 and 17 years of age to operate power-driven machinery in certain circumstances.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2774 · Creates income tax credit for certain employers that are required to provide paid sick leave.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2784 · Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issues related to employment in this state.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2800 · Clarifies meaning of "because of age" in employment discrimination law.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2801 · Prohibits seller from selling or leasing motor vehicle if sale or lease is contingent upon lender's agreement to purchase retail installment contract or lease agreement.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2818 · Expands definition of "consumer contract" to include purchases of used motor vehicles used primarily for personal, family or household purposes.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2832 · Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study feasibility of providing discounted mortgage loans to home buyers who install energy generation improvements capable of providing electricity to local utility.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2843 · Permits member of cooperative to rescind contract with cooperative if member relies on information about financial condition of cooperative that cooperative, or director or officer of cooperative, provides and member later discovers that cooperative, or director or officer of cooperative, concealed material information, provided inaccurate, misleading or false information or otherwise acted to deceive member.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2864 · Expands list of employees that may be charged certain representation fees to include employees of Department of Corrections and of Oregon Corrections Enterprises, and parole and probation officers who supervise adult offenders.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 52 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2870 · Requires contracting agency to accept from contractors bonds in lieu of retainage for construction projects and public improvement contracts.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2877 · Permits Building Codes Structures Board to adopt licensing standards for performing structural masonry in essential facilities.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2915 · Prohibits retail pet store from offering to sell or selling dogs or cats.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 53 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2920 · Directs insurer to consider only specified information in determining rates for motor vehicle liability insurance policy.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2921 · Requires hospitals to file certain reports showing demographics of hospitals' workforces with Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries for posting to Bureau of Labor and Industries' website.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 79 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2922 · Increases bond amounts that persons licensed by Construction Contractors Board must maintain.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 66 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2923 · Imposes requirements on hospitals with respect to health care workers' schedules.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2924 · Expands allowable uses of sick leave provisions to include leave for employee's mental health and for care of mental health needs of employee's family member.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2934 · Prohibits public employer from making deduction from salary or wages of public employee to pay dues, fees or other assessments to labor organization.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2941 · Provides that Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services may apply requirement to include provisions for electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles only to commercial buildings under private ownership.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 160 days
House Bill 2975 · Increases fees that pawnbroker may charge for certain services.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2982 · Requires insurer to offer 70 percent of coverage insured previously purchased for contents of residence to insured who holds policy of personal insurance without requiring inventory of loss if total loss of contents occurs as result of major disaster.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 70 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3028 · Prohibits employer from requiring employee to use vacation, sick or annual leave for time spent by employee as appointed member of state board or commission.
Sent January 16, 2023 · Reported out after 79 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2536 · Imposes requirements on third-party food platforms.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2556 · Provides requirements for employer deductions for erroneous overpayments of wages for employees who are not subject to collective bargaining agreement.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Reported out after 82 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2573 · 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 13, 2023 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2606 · Repeals provisions regulating property services contractors.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2607 · Modifies definition of "compensation," for purposes of pay equity requirements, to exclude hiring bonuses and retention bonuses.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2657 · Clarifies that "serious health condition" includes period of disability due to loss or termination of pregnancy for purposes of provisions related to protected leave.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2675 · Provides that state structural specialty code does not apply to structure located on farm or forest operation and used for purpose related to agriculture that requires not more than 20 persons to occupy structure at any one time outside of harvest season or not more than 40 persons to occupy structure at any one time during harvest season.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2682 · Directs State Apprenticeship and Training Council to develop and implement registered apprenticeship program to create pathway to licensure for teacher candidates.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2699 · Provides minimum wage rate beginning July 1, 2024.
Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2287 · Clarifies that Appraiser Certification and Licensure Board is responsible for determining specified criteria for registration or certification of appraisal management companies.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2290 · Authorizes Department of Revenue to disclose information to Employment Department for purpose of administering paid family and medical leave insurance program.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 20 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2620 · Punishes violation of laws that regulate home solicitation sales as unlawful practice under Unlawful Trade Practices Act.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 67 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2759 · Provides that person that knows or consciously avoids knowing that another person is engaging in act or practice that violates laws that regulate telephone solicitations or use of automatic dialing and announcing devices and nonetheless provides substantial assistance or support for violation is liable for loss and subject to penalty to same extent as person that engaged in violation.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 74 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2764 · Establishes Missing Endangered Person Alert System.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2814 · Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to study approval standards for residential development.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 32 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2815 · Requires Department of Consumer and Business Services to enter into public contract to research and analyze administrative procedures for approving residential construction projects in this state and to develop recommendations, including recommendations for best practices, for reducing amount of time necessary for approval.
Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 32 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2041 · Modifies definition of "apprenticeable occupation" to include occupations and occupational fields in conformance with guidelines for apprenticeship issued by United States Department of Labor.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2042 · Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to establish and administer grant program to support development and implementation of registered apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training programs in wine and nursery industries.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2043 · Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to study employment issues related to state's wage and hour laws.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2050 · Directs Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish procedure by which employees of certain public employers who are leaving employment may donate unused accumulated sick leave to be used by other employees of public employers.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2051 · Applies insurance requirements for drivers that provide transportation services in affiliation with transportation network companies to drivers that provide delivery services to customers in affiliation with transportation network companies.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2052 · Provides that data broker may not collect, sell or license brokered personal data within this state unless data broker first registers with Department of Consumer and Business Services.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2053 · Provides that person that carries on, conducts or transacts business in county of this state under assumed business name that person has not registered or for which person does not maintain registration lacks standing in courts of this state to maintain action on behalf of business.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2054 · Provides that deputy district attorneys qualify as police officers under Public Employees Retirement System.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2055 · Updates and streamlines process and procedure for conducting cooperative procurements for public contracts and public improvement contracts.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2056 · Modifies provisions relating to use of contributions and reserves of self-insurance programs established by multiple public bodies to insure against tort liability or property damage.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2057 · Makes contractor jointly and severally liable in civil or administrative action for unpaid wages of unrepresented employee of subcontractor at any tier.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 82 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2058 · Directs Oregon Business Development Department to develop and administer repayable award program to provide financial assistance to eligible employers to mitigate costs associated with agricultural overtime compensation requirements under section 2, chapter 115, Oregon Laws 2022 (Enrolled House Bill 4002).
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2138 · Repeals provisions of paid family and medical leave insurance program.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2143 · Limits rulemaking authority of Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services regarding rules concerning poor ambient atmospheric conditions and high ambient temperatures.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2205 · Permits Electrical and Elevator Board to determine fitness of person who holds journeyman electrician license or equivalent license issued by governmental authority that regulates electrical trades in another state.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2213 · Changes minimum contract price at which prevailing rate of wage applies to public works projects from $50,000 to amount Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries specifies by rule.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2272 · Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to keep confidential and not disclose to public any information that would identify employee who provided information or participated in inspection or investigation of place of employment unless employee consents to disclosure.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2292 · Provides, with respect to contract with landscape contracting business, right of rescission within three business days after contract execution.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2294 · Establishes program within Apprenticeship and Training Division of Bureau of Labor and Industries to make grants to local service districts and local joint committees that develop and administer pilot projects for firefighter apprenticeship training.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 50 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2300 · Permits Building Codes Structures Board to adopt licensing standards for performing structural masonry in essential facilities.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2443 · Maintains applicable minimum wage rates, indexed for inflation as determined on April 30, 2023, until June 30, 2028.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2469 · Directs Employment Department to develop Agricultural Worker Overtime Relief Payment Program to provide eligible agricultural workers with payments for hours worked beyond 40 hours but not exceeding 48 hours per workweek.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2476 · Modifies pay equity requirements for employers.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days
House Bill 2481 · Prohibits strikes by public employees.
Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days