---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to unemployment insurance benefits; and declaring an emergency."
description: "<i>Changes alternative amount from $300 to 23 times minimum wage in effect in Metro for determination of earnings disregard for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3043"
citation: "Oregon HB 3043 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Holvey"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-26T18:05:02+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac892298-b5f5-472e-ac1a-ea4e734e1bf4"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB3043"
source_hash: "49fa2e4148fbec448cdbef56783d909fe3bcb7c4ee5a18759014e4dafb8923f9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon HB 3043 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to unemployment insurance benefits; and declaring an emergency.

<i>Changes alternative amount from $300 to 23 times minimum wage in effect in Metro for determination of earnings disregard for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits.</i>]

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3043/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3043/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3043/A-Engrossed)
4. **HBL Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18396)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3043/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed. — **26–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul Holvey — primary (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-26T18:05:02+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28T23:15:47+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-03T23:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-05T20:59:21+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-09T19:14:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-15T20:02:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 16, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-03-17T02:25:42+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-17T15:50:49+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19T16:25:13+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-30T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-01T15:15:01+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01T18:44:22+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-05T19:52:31+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-05T19:53:31+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-04-13T15:53:46+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-14T18:51:26+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-04-15T17:50:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 3, (2021 Laws): Effective date April 15, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac892298-b5f5-472e-ac1a-ea4e734e1bf4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).