---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to unemployment; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Temporarily removes condition for being deemed \"unemployed\" that individual's weekly remuneration for part-time work must be less than individual's weekly unemployment insurance benefit amount. Restores condition for weeks beginning on or after January 2, 2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3178"
citation: "Oregon HB 3178 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Holvey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-09T18:27:16+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8d77608-621c-4311-b7b0-5559d090c112"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB3178"
source_hash: "087d99e6ee91de12861095d7a649f8eef2bdd0e849ab897f970304c18276f5de"
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 3178 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to unemployment; and declaring an emergency.

Temporarily removes condition for being deemed "unemployed" that individual's weekly remuneration for part-time work must be less than individual's weekly unemployment insurance benefit amount. Restores condition for weeks beginning on or after January 2, 2022.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3178/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3178/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Riley. Passed. — **21–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul Holvey — primary (person)
- Andrea Valderrama — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Smith Warner — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Witt — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Karin Power — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
- Tina Kotek — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09T18:27:16+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17T01:11:58+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-11T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-15T18:53:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16T19:26:58+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-22T19:57:45+00:00** Carried over to March 24, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-24T18:08:50+00:00** Carried over to March 29, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-29T18:12:26+00:00** Carried over to March 30, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-31T03:44:01+00:00** Carried over to March 31, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-01T03:58:35+00:00** Carried over to April 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-02T04:09:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-06T03:30:15+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T17:50:23+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12T16:11:26+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-22T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-05T15:18:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-05T18:56:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-06T19:58:37+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Riley. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-06T19:59:37+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist.
- **2021-05-11T18:07:08+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-12T18:31:27+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-17T18:48:26+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 30, (2021 Laws): Effective date May 17, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8d77608-621c-4311-b7b0-5559d090c112`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).