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IntroducedJan 13, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 17, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 21, 2025
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Became LawJun 05, 2025
Oregon House Bill
Relating to penalties for failure to comply with certain requirements under the laws governing public employee collective bargaining.
Last Action See all actions
House • Jun 20, 2025: Chapter 270, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2944
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Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Lesly Muñozcosponsor
- Lisa Fragalacosponsor
- Thuy Trancosponsor
- Tom Andersencosponsor
Votes
YES: 24
- Kim Wallan
- Kevin Mannix
- Ed Diehl
- Dwayne Yunker
- Jeffrey Helfrich
- Court Boice
- Cyrus Javadi
- E. Werner Reschke
- Greg Smith
- Mark Owens
- Boomer Wright
- Emily McIntire
- Virgle Osborne
- Bobby Levy
- Anna Scharf
- Jami Cate
- Vikki Breese-Iverson
- Rick Lewis
- Shelly Boshart Davis
- Lucetta Elmer
- Alek Skarlatos
- Christine Drazan
- Darcey Edwards
- Darin Harbick
NO: 33
- Shannon Isadore
- Nancy Nathanson
- Zach Hudson
- Travis Nelson
- Thuy Tran
- Farrah Chaichi
- Ben Bowman
- Tawna Sanchez
- Dacia Grayber
- Nathan Sosa
- Emerson Levy
- Mark Gamba
- Annessa Hartman
- Julie Fahey
- Rep Neron
- Jason Kropf
- Susan McLain
- Ricki Ruiz
- Jules Walters
- John Lively
- Pam Marsh
- Tom Andersen
- Paul Evans
- David Gomberg
- Rob Nosse
- Ken Helm
- Daniel Nguyen
- Hai Pham
- Lisa Fragala
- Willy Chotzen
- Sarah McDonald
- Lesly Muñoz
- Mari Watanabe
EXCUSED: 3
YES: 33
- Shannon Isadore
- Nancy Nathanson
- Zach Hudson
- Travis Nelson
- Thuy Tran
- Farrah Chaichi
- Ben Bowman
- Tawna Sanchez
- Dacia Grayber
- Nathan Sosa
- Emerson Levy
- Mark Gamba
- Annessa Hartman
- Julie Fahey
- Rep Neron
- Jason Kropf
- Susan McLain
- Ricki Ruiz
- Jules Walters
- John Lively
- Pam Marsh
- Tom Andersen
- Paul Evans
- David Gomberg
- Rob Nosse
- Ken Helm
- Daniel Nguyen
- Hai Pham
- Lisa Fragala
- Willy Chotzen
- Sarah McDonald
- Lesly Muñoz
- Mari Watanabe
NO: 24
- Kim Wallan
- Kevin Mannix
- Ed Diehl
- Dwayne Yunker
- Jeffrey Helfrich
- Court Boice
- Cyrus Javadi
- E. Werner Reschke
- Greg Smith
- Mark Owens
- Boomer Wright
- Emily McIntire
- Virgle Osborne
- Bobby Levy
- Anna Scharf
- Jami Cate
- Vikki Breese-Iverson
- Rick Lewis
- Shelly Boshart Davis
- Lucetta Elmer
- Alek Skarlatos
- Christine Drazan
- Darcey Edwards
- Darin Harbick
EXCUSED: 3
YES: 35
- Shannon Isadore
- Nancy Nathanson
- Zach Hudson
- Travis Nelson
- Thuy Tran
- Farrah Chaichi
- Kevin Mannix
- Ben Bowman
- Tawna Sanchez
- Dacia Grayber
- Nathan Sosa
- Emerson Levy
- Mark Gamba
- Annessa Hartman
- Julie Fahey
- Jason Kropf
- Susan McLain
- Ricki Ruiz
- Jules Walters
- John Lively
- Pam Marsh
- Andrea Valderrama
- Tom Andersen
- Paul Evans
- David Gomberg
- Rob Nosse
- Ken Helm
- Daniel Nguyen
- Hai Pham
- Lisa Fragala
- Willy Chotzen
- Sarah McDonald
- April Dobson
- Lesly Muñoz
- Mari Watanabe
NO: 21
EXCUSED: 3
Actions
- Jun 20, 2025 | House
- Chapter 270, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
- Jun 05, 2025 | House
- Governor signed.
- May 29, 2025 | Senate
- President signed.
- May 28, 2025 | House
- Speaker signed.
- May 27, 2025 | House
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
- May 20, 2025 | Senate
- Carried over to 05-21 by unanimous consent.
- May 19, 2025 | Senate
- Second reading.
- May 16, 2025 | Senate
- Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
- May 08, 2025 | Senate
- Work Session held.
- May 01, 2025 | Senate
- Public Hearing held.
- Apr 21, 2025 | Senate
- First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- Referred to Labor and Business.
- Apr 17, 2025 | House
- Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.
- Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed.
- Apr 16, 2025 | House
- Second reading.
- Apr 14, 2025 | House
- Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
- Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
- Apr 07, 2025 | House
- Work Session held.
- Feb 17, 2025 | House
- Public Hearing held.
- Jan 17, 2025 | House
- Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.
- Jan 13, 2025 | House
- First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Bill Texts
- IntroducedPDF
- A-EngrossedPDF
- House Amendments to IntroducedPDF
- House Minority Amendments to IntroducedPDF
- Minority Report A-EngrossedPDF
- B-EngrossedPDF
- Senate Amendments to A-EngrossedPDF
- EnrolledPDF
- House LWS Amendment 1 (Proposed, 2025-02-17T10:17:08.83)PDF
- House LWS Amendment 1 (Proposed, 2025-03-25T15:45:38.68)PDF
- House LWS Amendment 1 (Proposed, 2025-03-27T14:43:14.083)PDF
- House LWS Amendment 3 (Proposed, 2025-03-28T17:08:42.913)PDF
- House LWS Amendment 1 (Proposed, 2025-04-01T09:45:50.053)PDF
- House LWS Amendment 3 (Proposed, 2025-04-01T09:45:50.1)PDF
- House LWS Amendment 4 (Proposed, 2025-04-02T10:50:45.14)PDF
- House LWS Amendment 3 (Adopted, 2025-04-03T17:00:40.03)PDF
- House LWS Amendment 4 (Proposed, 2025-04-03T17:00:40.093)PDF
- House LWS Amendment MR5 (Proposed, 2025-04-08T15:15:37.98)PDF
- Senate LB Amendment A7 (Adopted, 2025-05-07T15:18:40.6)PDF
Documents
- Staff Revenue Impact Statement -- Senate Committee On Labor and Business 5/8/2025 (IS_Impact HB 2944 A)PDF
- Staff Fiscal Impact Statement -- Senate Committee On Labor and Business 5/8/2025 (IS_Impact HB 2944 A)PDF
- Staff Revenue Impact Statement -- Senate Committee On Labor and Business 5/8/2025 (IS_Impact HB 2944 A7)PDF
- Staff Preliminary SMS -- Senate Committee On Labor and Business 5/8/2025 (HB 2944 A -A7 Preliminary SMS)PDF
- Staff Fiscal Impact Statement -- Senate Committee On Labor and Business 5/8/2025 (IS_Impact HB 2944 A7)PDF
- Staff Fiscal Impact Statement -- Senate Committee On Labor and Business 5/6/2025 (IS_Impact HB 2944 A)PDF
- Staff Revenue Impact Statement -- Senate Committee On Labor and Business 5/6/2025 (IS_Impact HB 2944 A)PDF
- Staff Preliminary SMS -- Senate Committee On Labor and Business 5/6/2025 (HB 2944 A Preliminary SMS)PDF
- Staff Preliminary SMS -- Senate Committee On Labor and Business 5/1/2025 (HB 2944 A Preliminary SMS)PDF
- staff Witness Registration -- Senate Committee On Labor and Business 5/1/2025 (HB 2944 A (witness registration))PDF
- staff Fiscal Impact Statement -- House Committee On Labor and Workplace Standards 4/7/2025 (IS_Impact HB 2944 3)PDF
- staff Preliminary SMS -- House Committee On Labor and Workplace Standards 4/7/2025 (HB 2944 -3, -4 Preliminary SMS)PDF
- staff Preliminary SMS -- House Committee On Labor and Workplace Standards 4/2/2025 (HB 2944 -3 Preliminary SMS)PDF
- staff Fiscal Impact Statement -- House Committee On Labor and Workplace Standards 4/2/2025 (IS_Impact HB 2944 3)PDF
- staff Preliminary SMS -- House Committee On Labor and Workplace Standards 3/31/2025 (HB 2944 -3 Preliminary SMS)PDF
- staff Preliminary SMS -- House Committee On Labor and Workplace Standards 3/26/2025 (HB 2944 -1 Preliminary SMS)PDF
- staff Preliminary SMS -- House Committee On Labor and Workplace Standards 2/17/2025 (HB 2944 -1 Preliminary SMS)PDF
- staff Witness Registration -- House Committee On Labor and Workplace Standards 2/17/2025 (HB 2944 (witness registration))PDF
- Testimony: Catie Theisen -- Support OR AFL-CIOPDF
- Testimony: Travis Nelson -- Support House District 44PDF
- Testimony: Justin Low -- Oppose PDF
- Testimony: Susan Allen -- Support Oregon AFSCMEPDF
- Testimony: Cynthia Branger Munoz -- Support PDF
- Testimony: Cheryl Hoskins -- Oppose HB 2944PDF
- Testimony: Victor Reyes -- Support AAUP-ORPDF
- Testimony: Chris Gorsek -- Support Senate Dist. 25PDF
- Testimony: Chris Gorsek -- Support Sen. Gorsek's Actual TestimonyPDF
- Testimony: Mike Powers -- Support SEIU Local 503PDF
- Testimony: Shelby Staffenson -- Oppose PDF
- Testimony: Amanda Rapinchuk -- Oppose Clatsop County Board of CommissionersPDF
- Floor Letter: Rep Elmer -- 4/17/2025PDF
