Bills in the 2025 Regular Session, House.
Andrea Valderrama
Sponsored
Became law2
Provides certain agricultural workers with rights to express breast milk in the workplace.
Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to distribute moneys to the Center for Public Service at Portland State University to conduct, in consultation with Oregon State University, a study examining the labor standards and working experiences of farmworkers in this state.
In committee4
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for purposes of deposit in the Universal Representation Fund.
Establishes the Agricultural Workforce Labor Standards Board.
Prohibits employers from terminating an agricultural worker unless the termination is for cause.
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution to REAP, Inc., for the Young Entrepreneurs Program.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 2
Fixes at six percent maximum rent increases for rental spaces in a larger facility beginning in 2026.
Establishes joint and several liability for landowners under certain circumstances involving the operation of farmworker camps.
Out of committee · 6
Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit.
Establishes the Task Force on Reparations and directs the task force to study and develop proposals for financial and nonfinancial reparations for Oregonians of African-American descent, develop appropriate methods for educating the public about the task force's findings and recommend appropriate remedies based on the task force's findings.
Directs the Youth Development Division toconduct a comprehensive review of initiatives aimed at reducing community violence in this state.
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of screening newborns for five specific diseases under the Northwest Regional Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program.
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to establish and implement a permanent farmworker disaster relief program.
Establishes the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board.
In committee · 4
Makes an owner and a direct contractor jointly and severally liable in a civil action for any unpaid wages owed to the unrepresented employees of the direct contractor and subcontractors at any tier.
Enacts the interstate Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact.
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules to require behavioral health providers that are certified or licensed by the authority to screen for racial trauma during an initial assessment.
Prescribes requirements that an organization that administers interscholastic activities, or that facilitates the scheduling and programming of interscholastic activities, must implement to address discriminatory harassment or bullying behavior.