Labor and Business

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 April 5, 2023 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the Senate, 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 April 5, 2023 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2270 · Modernizes certain provisions of Oregon Port Revolving Fund program.

Sent March 31, 2023 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2296 · Extends sunset from 2024 to 2034 on 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 March 31, 2023 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2922 · Increases bond amounts that persons licensed by Construction Contractors Board must maintain.

Sent March 31, 2023 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 3140 · Removes requirement that Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board solicit new bids for actuarial or technical support every three years.

Sent March 31, 2023 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 3200 · Repeals provision specifying fiscal year end date for credit unions.

Sent March 30, 2023 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2620 · Punishes violation of laws that regulate home solicitation sales as unlawful practice under Unlawful Trade Practices Act.

Sent March 27, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 90 days

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 March 24, 2023 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 3331 · Amends eligibility requirements for employee to receive benefits under shared work plan.

Sent March 24, 2023 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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 March 20, 2023 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2282 · Authorizes Department of Consumer and Business Services to contract with more than five independent review organizations at one time.

Sent March 8, 2023 · Reported out after 20 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1048 · Directs Department of Transportation to establish small business development program to assist qualified small businesses in competing for department's public improvement contracts.

Sent March 2, 2023 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1047 · Raises contract price threshold under which contracting agency may apply certain solicitation and procurement methods for public contracts.

Sent March 1, 2023 · Reported out after 29 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1053 · Requires professional licensing board to consider experience in lieu of high school diploma or equivalent for licensure, certification or other authorization to provide certain occupational or professional services.

Sent March 1, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

Senate Bill 1062 · Requires person who operates website or online service for commercial purposes that collects consumers' personally identifiable information to develop, maintain and implement data management practices policy and post policy or link to policy prominently on website or online service home page.

Sent March 1, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

Senate Bill 1067 · Modifies definition of "employment relations" to exclude standards, requirements or procedures relating to body-worn cameras for purposes of law enforcement officer collective bargaining.

Sent March 1, 2023 · Reported out after 34 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 987 · Requires Public Employees Retirement Board to study approaches to lowering employer contribution rate paid by charter schools under Public Employees Retirement System.

Sent February 27, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 118 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 February 24, 2023 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 1038 · Directs Oregon Business Development Department to develop and administer program for awarding grants to rodeo organizations based in communities with population of 12,000 or less to fund certain capital projects on existing rodeo property.

Sent February 24, 2023 · Reported out after 32 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1040 · Directs Department of Early Learning and Care to establish and administer by rule pilot program for child care micro centers.

Sent February 24, 2023 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 943 · Establishes Broadband Service Infrastructure Program within Oregon Broadband Office for purpose of offsetting cost of planning and developing high speed broadband service infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas.

Sent February 23, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 122 days

Senate Bill 917 · Imposes cap on percentage increase that minimum wage rate may be adjusted for inflation.

Sent February 20, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 125 days

Senate Bill 925 · 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 20, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 125 days

House Bill 2523 · Decreases number of course hours required before person may sit for certified public accountant exam.

Sent February 16, 2023 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2764 · Establishes Missing Endangered Person Alert System.

Sent February 16, 2023 · Reported out after 34 days · did not pass the Senate

House Bill 2975 · Increases fees that pawnbroker may charge for certain services.

Sent February 16, 2023 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the Senate, 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 February 16, 2023 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 913 · Makes technical changes to paid family and medical leave insurance program.

Sent February 16, 2023 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the Senate, 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 February 15, 2023 · Reported out after 51 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 2110 · Removes requirement for certain state agencies to withhold moneys from municipal corporations that fail to file audit reports with Secretary of State.

Sent February 14, 2023 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 900 · Establishes Organized Retail Theft Grant Program.

Sent February 14, 2023 · Reported out after 13 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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 February 13, 2023 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, 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 February 13, 2023 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 882 · Allows farm direct marketer sales and consignment sales of maple syrup.

Sent February 13, 2023 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 857 · Enacts Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact.

Sent February 9, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 136 days

Senate Bill 845 · Modifies procedures required for binding arbitration for certain public employees.

Sent February 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 142 days

Senate Bill 849 · Requires professional licensing boards to provide culturally responsive training to specified staff members, publish guidance on pathways to professional authorization for internationally educated individuals and waive requirement for English proficiency examination for specified internationally educated individuals.

Sent February 3, 2023 · Reported out after 41 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 850 · Requires public body that procures construction services for certain qualified projects that use $750,000 or more in funds of public agency or moneys made available to state under federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to enter into project labor agreement that, at minimum, provides for payment of wages at or above prevailing rate of wage, to use apprentices to perform at least 15 percent of work hours that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform on project and to establish and execute plan for outreach, recruitment and retention of women, minority individuals and veterans to perform work on project.

Sent February 3, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 142 days

Senate Bill 851 · Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to prepare model respectful workplace policy that employers may adopt.

Sent February 3, 2023 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 853 · Prohibits state from paying costs of travel to or from Oregon for employee in state service who telecommutes from principal worksite more than 60 miles outside this state, unless collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise or essential requirements of position make it necessary for employee to telecommute from outside this state.

Sent February 3, 2023 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 842 · Changes expenditure limitation for grant to Port of Port Orford to biennium beginning July 1, 2023.

Sent February 2, 2023 · Reported out after 18 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 742 · 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 17, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 159 days

Senate Bill 26 · Extends sunset for property tax exemption or deferral for certain industrial improvements newly constructed or installed in rural areas.

Sent January 15, 2023 · Reported out after 12 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 138 · Extends sunset for property tax exemption or deferral for certain industrial improvements newly constructed or installed in rural areas.

Sent January 15, 2023 · Reported out after 12 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 144 · Extends sunset of property tax exemption for food processing machinery and equipment.

Sent January 15, 2023 · Reported out after 12 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 159 · Permits contracting agency to grant preference to procuring for public use goods or services that are provided by nonprofit organization incorporated, organized, formed or created for charitable purpose under laws of this state, if goods or services cost not more than 10 percent more than goods or services available from contractor that is not nonprofit organization.

Sent January 15, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 591 · Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issue of labor trafficking in this state.

Sent January 15, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 161 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 January 15, 2023 · Reported out after 47 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 593 · Requires Employment Department to study issues related to family and medical leave insurance program.

Sent January 15, 2023 · Reported out after 85 days · did not pass the Senate

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 January 15, 2023 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 616 · Allows holder of direct shipper permit to ship up to five cases of cider or malt beverages, each containing not more than nine liters, per month to Oregon resident.

Sent January 15, 2023 · Reported out after 23 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 631 · Permits employees of certain state agencies to refuse to work additional mandatory overtime shift scheduled by employer when employee has already worked mandatory overtime in same month.

Sent January 15, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 663 · 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, 2024.

Sent January 15, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 675 · 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 15, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 708 · 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 15, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 128 · Provides that, for purposes of determining salary of certain member of Public Employees Retirement System, housing allowance paid to prison chaplain shall be treated as includable in member's taxable income under Oregon law.

Sent January 14, 2023 · Reported out after 33 days · then passed the Senate, 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 January 14, 2023 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

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 January 14, 2023 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 298 · Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to contract with private auditing firm not located in this state to conduct audit of all nonprofit organizations that since January 1, 2019, received moneys paid, directly or indirectly or through state agency or otherwise, from State Treasury.

Sent January 14, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 162 days

Senate Bill 403 · Allows person who retires from Department of State Police as police officer to participate in group benefit plan offered by Public Employees' Benefit Board with no increase in premiums.

Sent January 14, 2023 · Reported out after 26 days · did not pass the Senate

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 January 14, 2023 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 428 · Modifies pay equity requirements for employers.

Sent January 14, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 162 days

Senate Bill 442 · Permits contracting agency to grant preference to procuring for public use goods that are fabricated or processed, or services that are performed, entirely within this state if goods or services cost not more than five percent more than goods not processed or fabricated, or services not performed, entirely within this state if contracting agency can reasonably and credibly determine that procuring at higher price offsets environmental costs of transporting goods or service providers from outside this state.

Sent January 14, 2023 · Reported out after 55 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 448 · Repeals provisions requiring employers to pay overtime to agricultural workers who work in excess of maximum allowable hours.

Sent January 14, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 162 days

Senate Bill 457 · 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 14, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 162 days

Senate Bill 468 · 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 14, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 162 days

Senate Bill 481 · Modifies requirements for employee to be eligible to take unpaid family and medical leave.

Sent January 14, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 162 days

Senate Bill 535 · Creates refundable income tax credit for certain child care workers.

Sent January 14, 2023 · Reported out after 13 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 36 · Authorizes Director of Employment Department to study alternative arrangements by which employers may make tax payments required under unemployment insurance law.

Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 44 · Establishes office of business ombudsman in Oregon Department of Administrative Services.

Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 184 · Modifies employer child support reporting requirements to include payments made to independent contractors.

Sent January 13, 2023 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 187 · Repeals provision that prohibits transit workers from striking.

Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 194 · Makes permanent provision excluding certain employees of Oregon State Police from meaning of supervisory employee for purposes of public employment.

Sent January 13, 2023 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 195 · Excludes hours of overtime worked for Oregon State Police from limitations on inclusion of overtime in final average salary for purposes of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan.

Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 213 · Updates reporting requirements for worker leasing companies providing workers' compensation coverage to client employers.

Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 214 · Conforms definition of "average weekly wage" as used in death benefits section to definition used generally in ORS chapter 656.

Sent January 13, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 163 days

Senate Bill 304 · Establishes Task Force on Occupational Licensing.

Sent January 13, 2023 · Reported out after 56 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 571 · Directs Oregon 529 Savings Board to provide information to designated beneficiaries of ABLE accounts regarding potential impact to benefits and services if contributions are made to workplace retirement account.

Sent January 12, 2023 · Reported out after 78 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 25 · Directs state agencies in executive branch to offer to reinstate employees whose employment with agency was terminated because person refused to obtain vaccination against COVID-19.

Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days

Senate Bill 30 · Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries, in consultation with Employment Department to conduct study that identifies apprenticeship opportunities in this state and evaluates best practices for keeping up-to-date list of available opportunities on webpages of bureau and department.

Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days

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 January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 75 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 32 · Permits Oregon Department of Administrative Services to study public contracting law.

Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days

Senate Bill 33 · Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issues related to internal staffing at bureau.

Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days

Senate Bill 34 · Authorizes Oregon Business Development Department to survey state loan and grant programs for economic development.

Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days

Senate Bill 35 · Permits Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issues relating to employment in this state.

Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days

Senate Bill 37 · Permits Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issues relating to unlawful employment practices that occur in Oregon.

Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days

Senate Bill 52 · Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issues related to compliance with employment laws of this state.

Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days

Senate Bill 79 · Expands exemption from limitations on employment of retired members of Public Employees Retirement System employed by certain law enforcement and correctional agencies.

Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 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 January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 22 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 282 · Requires Legislative Policy and Research Office to study issues related to child care providers obtaining insurance.

Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days

Senate Bill 538 · Provides that state agency that accepts or collects payment by means of credit card or debit card may add fee or surcharge to sum of payment in amount that is reasonably calculated to offset amounts charged to or withheld from state agency for accepting credit card or debit card as payment.

Sent January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives

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 January 11, 2023 · Reported out after 61 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 734 · Requires advertisement for auction sale, or auctioneer or auction mart operator in course of auction, to state whether item that is subject to auction has reserve price and, if so, to disclose reserve price.

Sent January 11, 2023 · Stopped in committee after 165 days