2021 Oregon Legislative Session Bill Tracking - Salem Area Chamber of Commerce

Bill Number

(HB=House Bill) (SB=Senate Bill)

OSCC Position

All Actions

(Date) ( In H=House, In S=Senate)

Next Hearing

HB 2205

Establishes procedure for a person to bring action in name of state to recover civil penalties for violations of state law.

Oppose

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Judiciary.
1-29 (H)	Assigned to Subcommittee On Civil Law.
2-24 (H)	Public Hearing held.

HB 2238

Clarifies Governor’s authority to use property during emergency

Oppose

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Rules.

HB 2253

Imposes surcharges based on amounts of forgiven loans received by corporate excise or personal income taxpayer through Paycheck Protection Program of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Oppose

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Revenue.

HB 2325

Modifies Requirements for enforceable noncompetition agreement

Oppose

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Business and Labor.

HB 2363

Allows certain holders of temporary event licenses to sell alcoholic beverages for on and off-premises consumption at more than one location on licensed premises.

Support

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to General Government.
1-28 (H)	Public Hearing held.
2-18 (H)	Work Session held.

HB 2489

Directs those agencies that administer certain state laws to use specific criteria to determine whether individual is an employee or an independent contractor and to cooperate in adopting rules to facilitate consistency in application of definition of independent contractor and provisions of Act.

Oppose

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Business and Labor.

HB 2500

Increases state transient lodging tax rate.

Watch

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Revenue with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2-9 (H)	Public Hearing held.

HB 2521

Requires transient lodging tax collector to provide invoice, receipt or other similar documentation that clearly sets forth sum of all transient lodging taxes charged for occupancy of transient lodging

Watch

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Revenue.
2-9 (H)	Public Hearing held.

HB 2578

Disallows, for purposes of personal income taxation, mortgage interest deduction for residence other than taxpayer’s principal residence, unless taxpayer sells residence or actively markets residence for sale.

Oppose

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Housing with subsequent referral to Revenue.

HB 2579

Increases state transient lodging tax rate and provides for transfer of moneys attributable to increase to county in which taxes were collected

Watch

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Housing with subsequent referral to Revenue, then Ways and Means.

HB 2604

Reduces tax rates, reduces maximum eligible income and modifies employment requirements for purposes of taxpayer election of reduced tax rate for certain pass-through income.

Watch

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Revenue.
2-25 (H)	Public Hearing held.

HB 2638

Limits liability for certain claims for damages arising out of acts or omissions taken during COVID-19 emergency period in reasonable compliance with government guidance related to COVID-19.

Support

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Judiciary.
1-29 (H)	Assigned to Subcommittee On Civil Law.
2-24 (H)	Public Hearing held.

HB 2730

Establishes rules of construction for interpreting business property insurance policies in this state.

Oppose

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Business and Labor.

HB 2814

Directs Environmental Quality Commission to establish and implement indirect source review program.

Oppose

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Energy and Environment.
3-3 (H)	Public Hearing held.

HB 2838

Disallows, for purposes of personal income taxation, mortgage interest deduction.

Oppose

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Revenue.

HB 2839

Disconnects from federal tax provisions, including federal repeals of previously enacted limitations on deductions, by requiring additions to federal taxable income for Oregon tax purposes.

Oppose

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Revenue.
2-11 (H)	Public Hearing held.

HB 2840

Temporarily disallows certain tax expenditures.

Oppose

1-11 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-19 (H)	Referred to Revenue.

HB 2974

Provides that conditioning employment on refraining from using any substance that is lawful to use in this state is unlawful employment practice.

Oppose

1-21 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-26 (H)	Referred to Business and Labor.

HB 2995

Requires 100 percent of electricity sold in 2035 and each subsequent calendar year to retail electricity consumers to be clean electricity

Watch

1-21 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-26 (H)	Referred to Energy and Environment.

HB 3025

Adds exposure to or infection by SARS-CoV-2 to definition of occupational disease for purposes of workers’ compensation.

Oppose

1-21 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
1-26 (H)	Referred to Business and Labor.

HB 3115

Provides that local law regulating sitting, lying, sleeping or keeping warm and dry outdoors on public property that is open to public must be objectively reasonable as to time, place and manner with regards to persons experiencing homelessness.

Watch

2-2 (H)	First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk.
2-9 (H)	Referred to Judiciary.
3-9 (H)	Public Hearing scheduled.

HB 3351

Establishes increase in statewide minimum wage rate beginning on July 1, 2022

No Position Yet

3-2 (H)

First reading. Referred to Speaker’s desk

SB 13

Voids noncompetition agreements except to extent that agreement is limited to protection of trade secrets, covenants not to contact former clients and protection of proprietary information.

Watch

1-11 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
1-19 (S)	Referred to Labor and Business.
1-26 (S)	Public Hearing held.

SB 43

Extends sunsets for labor rebate for qualifying film production and tax credit for certified film production development contributions.

Support

1-11 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
1-19 (S)	Referred to Finance and Revenue.
1-28 (S)	Public Hearing held.
3-4 (S)	Work Session scheduled.

SB 56

Authorizes Department of Environmental Quality to include amount estimated to equal economic benefit of violation when imposing civil penalty for violation of rule pertaining to a program to cap and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from large stationary sources, transportation fuels or other liquid and gaseous fuels, including natural gas.

Watch

1-11 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
1-19 (S)	Referred to Energy and Environment.

SB 137

Updates connection date to federal Internal Revenue Code and other provisions of federal tax law.

Watch

1-11 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
1-19 (S)	Referred to Finance and Revenue.
2-3 (S)	Public Hearing held.
2-16 (S)	Public Hearing Cancelled.
2-22 (S)	Public Hearing held.

Committee	Meeting Type	Date	Location
House Committee On Judiciary	Public Hearing	3/9/2021 1:00 PM	Remote F

SB 139

Reduces amount of income eligible for elective reduced personal income tax rate allowed for certain pass-through income.

Oppose

1-11 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
1-19 (S)	Referred to Finance and Revenue.
2-25 (S)	Public Hearing held.

SB 169

Modifies requirements for enforceable noncompetition agreement.

Watch

1-11 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
1-19 (S)	Referred to Labor and Business.
1-26 (S)	Public Hearing held.
2-4 (S)	Public Hearing held.
3-2 (S)	Work Session held.

SB 208

Includes insurance in definition of real estate, goods and services that are subject to penalties for unlawful trade practices.

Oppose

1-11 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
1-19 (S)	Referred to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation.

SB 330

Establishes income tax credit for forgiveness by landlord of tenant’s nonpayment of rent or other charges.

Support

1-11 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
1-19 (S)	Referred to Housing and Development, then Tax Expenditures.
3-2 (S)	Public Hearing held.

SB 477

Provides that plaintiff need not prove that alleged unlawful conduct is sufficiently severe or pervasive, that plaintiff was treated less favorably than another similarly situated employee or that plaintiff complied with employer’s internal reporting or complaint procedures concerning unlawful conduct in order to prevail in action alleging unlawful discrimination.

Oppose

1-11 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
1-19 (S)	Referred to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation.

SB 483

Creates rebuttable presumption that person violated prohibition against retaliation or discrimination against employee or prospective employee if person takes certain action against employee or prospective employee within 60 days after employee or prospective employee has engaged in certain protected activities.

Oppose

1-11 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
1-19 (S)	Referred to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation.
2-17 (S)	Public Hearing Cancelled.

SB 531

Establishes right to reimbursement for actual damages resulting from cessation of business operations required by emergency rules or orders.

Support

1-11 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
1-19 (S)	Referred to Veterans and Emergency Preparedness.
2-18 (S)	Public Hearing held.

SB 623

Requires local workforce development boards to evaluate programs administered by state workforce agencies through WorkSource Oregon system.

Support

1-11 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
1-19 (S)	Referred to Education.

SB 746

Makes unlawful practice for place of public accommodation to refuse to accept United States coins or currency as payment for goods and services.

Watch

2-4 (S)	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President’s desk.
2-10 (S)	Referred to Labor and Business.