Committees · 2024 Regular Session
Labor and Business
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Kathleen TaylorChair
Democrat · 21st District
Daniel BonhamVice-chair
Republican · 26th District
Republican · 29th District
Democrat · 24th District
Democrat · 10th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2024 Regular Session.
Bills sent13
10% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out85%
11 of 13; 2 stopped in committee
Time in committee9 days
most between 8 and 9 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 2024 Regular Session, newest first.
13 bills
House Bill 4138 · Allows the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to issue temporary service permits to an applicant for a service permit.
Sent February 21, 2024 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4040 · Changes the process for reviewing applications for broadband grant programs.
Sent February 20, 2024 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4115 · Modifies the definition of "supervisory employee" to include certain employees and exclude certain strike-prohibited public employees.
Sent February 20, 2024 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4004 · Increases civil penalties for violating child labor laws.
Sent February 15, 2024 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4006 · Requires a contracting agency to accept from contractors surety bonds in lieu of retainage for construction projects and public improvement contracts.
Sent February 14, 2024 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1513 · Requires the Bureau of Labor and Industries to study issues related to the different federal and state laws under which a worker may take job-protected leave from work for qualifying reasons.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 31 days
Senate Bill 1514 · Requires the Director of the Employment Department to conduct periodic assessments to determine the solvency of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1515 · Directs the Employment Department to collaborate with the Bureau of Labor and Industries to identify statutory changes that are needed to require the department and the bureau to perform certain duties.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1568 · Provides that, for the purpose of specifying the prevailing rate of wage for electrical workers, a locality is the geographical area within which each local union is the exclusive representative for the local union's membership, and the collective bargaining agreement is the collective bargaining agreement to which the local union is a party.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1580 · Provides that an employer commits a Class A misdemeanor if the employer knowingly submits a false payroll report with the intent to decrease the employer's premium for workers' compensation insurance.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1582 · Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Business Development Department to distribute to Oregon cultural organizations in response to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on organization finances.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 9 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1584 · Deletes two bases for a worker to refuse an offer of modified employment without losing temporary total disability benefits.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Stopped in committee after 31 days
Senate Bill 1595 · Increases certain exemptions from garnishment and execution.
Sent February 5, 2024 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law