republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2017-regular-session/hb-2162.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to increasing apprentice utilization on public improvements for state contracting agencies; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Requires state contracting agency that awards public improvement contract with contract price of more than $5 million to require contractor to employ apprentices to perform 10 percent of work hours on public improvement that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform.<b> Requires in each subcontract for which contract price exceeds lesser of $1 million or 25 percent of price of contract that subcontractor employ apprentices to perform 10 percent of work hours that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform on subcontract.</b> Increases<b> in 2022</b> apprentice employment requirement to 12 percent on public improvement projects with contract price of more than $3 million and subcontracts for which contract price exceeds lesser of $1 million or 25 percent of price of contract</b>. Exempts Department of Transportation from requirement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2162"
citation: "Oregon HB 2162 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-09T20:20:19+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-11T22:57:08+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a144c32-a56d-4703-ac8f-f69b2bda0137"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2162"
source_hash: "cecbad690222625daa88366e6a6a37d5db83528d9e072a97a83afdca625a389c"
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 2162 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to increasing apprentice utilization on public improvements for state contracting agencies; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires state contracting agency that awards public improvement contract with contract price of more than $5 million to require contractor to employ apprentices to perform 10 percent of work hours on public improvement that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform.<b> Requires in each subcontract for which contract price exceeds lesser of $1 million or 25 percent of price of contract that subcontractor employ apprentices to perform 10 percent of work hours that workers in apprenticeable occupations perform on subcontract.</b> Increases<b> in 2022</b> apprentice employment requirement to 12 percent on public improvement projects with contract price of more than $3 million and subcontracts for which contract price exceeds lesser of $1 million or 25 percent of price of contract</b>. Exempts Department of Transportation from requirement.

## 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.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2162/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2162/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2162/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2162/B-Engrossed)
5. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2162/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2162/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **54–4** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Barreto, Holvey. Passed. — **53–3** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Knopp. Passed. — **26–4** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-09T20:20:19+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18T01:55:48+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-14T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-18T23:26:55+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-18T23:28:18+00:00** Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
- **2017-04-19T16:10:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-20T22:38:50+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 24, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-04-24T23:17:50+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Barreto, Holvey. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-25T16:35:35+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27T21:32:40+00:00** Referred to Workforce. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-15T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-05-31T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-06-06T20:17:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-07T16:26:15+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-08T18:49:42+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Knopp. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-08T18:50:42+00:00** Thatcher declared potential conflict of interest.
- **2017-06-13T18:21:46+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2017-06-16T17:41:40+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-19T21:42:29+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-22T19:08:05+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-11T22:57:08+00:00** Chapter 416, (2017 Laws): Effective date October 6, 2017.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a144c32-a56d-4703-ac8f-f69b2bda0137`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).