republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2025r1/hb-2957.md

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Bill	Relating to time limitations associated with violations over which the Bureau of Labor and Industries has enforcement authority; and declaring an emergency.	Prohibits employers from entering into agreements that shorten the statute of limitations with respect to violations over which the Bureau of Labor and Industries has enforcement authority. Designates a violation of the prohibition as an unlawful employment practice. Establishes time limits for when the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries must issue a notice of rights to complainants. Clarifies that the bureau will not issue a notice for matters that have been resolved by a settlement agreement. Establishes time limits for filing a civil action after issuance of the notice. Makes conforming amendments. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.	us/states/or	Oregon Legislative Assembly	2025R1	HB 2957	Oregon HB 2957 (2025R1)	bill		enacted	Tom Andersen Travis Nelson	8	24	5	2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00	2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/816d3520-d8dc-4b16-8f6b-254f6447baac	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2957	71fa7a03cc48e27df2df4f333b39d699a3c95d27a5a07ecd38469059fb834413	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-or

Oregon HB 2957 (2025R1) — Relating to time limitations associated with violations over which the Bureau of Labor and Industries has enforcement authority; and declaring an emergency.

Prohibits employers from entering into agreements that shorten the statute of limitations with respect to violations over which the Bureau of Labor and Industries has enforcement authority. Designates a violation of the prohibition as an unlawful employment practice. Establishes time limits for when the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries must issue a notice of rights to complainants. Clarifies that the bureau will not issue a notice for matters that have been resolved by a settlement agreement. Establishes time limits for filing a civil action after issuance of the notice. Makes conforming amendments. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Version chain

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

1. House Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
2. Introduced (filed) — source
3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
4. B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. HLWS Amendment -2 (committee substitute) — source
6. SLB Amendment -A5 (committee substitute) — source
7. Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
8. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — 16–6 (pass) · upper
• House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — 36–18 (pass) · lower
• Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. — 31–20 (pass) · lower
• Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 5–0 (pass) · upper
• Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 4–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Tom Andersen — primary (person)
• Travis Nelson — primary (person)
• James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Lesly Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
• Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
• Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
• Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person)
• Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00 Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards. referral-committee
• 2025-02-10T23:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2025-03-24T22:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2025-03-28T22:36:20+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-03-31T18:25:02+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2025-04-01T20:21:08+00:00 Carried over to April 2, 2025 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
• 2025-04-02T19:25:48+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2025-04-03T17:48:24+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-04-03T20:46:17+00:00 Referred to Labor and Business. referral-committee
• 2025-05-06T15:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2025-05-08T15:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2025-05-13T15:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2025-05-15T21:46:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2025-05-20T15:02:00+00:00 Public Hearing and Work Session held.
• 2025-06-06T19:20:26+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-06-09T19:36:00+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2025-06-10T19:18:32+00:00 Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.
• 2025-06-12T00:13:48+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2025-06-16T18:49:10+00:00 House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
• 2025-06-17T18:57:33+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
• 2025-06-17T19:25:05+00:00 President signed. passage
• 2025-06-24T20:52:56+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00 Chapter 379, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 24, 2025.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/816d3520-d8dc-4b16-8f6b-254f6447baac. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).