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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to time limitations associated with violations over which the Bureau of Labor and Industries has enforcement authority; and declaring an emergency."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
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legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
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session: "2025R1"
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identifier: "HB 2957"
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citation: "Oregon HB 2957 (2025R1)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Tom Andersen", "Travis Nelson"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/816d3520-d8dc-4b16-8f6b-254f6447baac"
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source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2957"
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source_hash: "71fa7a03cc48e27df2df4f333b39d699a3c95d27a5a07ecd38469059fb834413"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
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---
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# 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.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2957/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
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2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2957/Introduced)
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3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2957/A-Engrossed)
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4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2957/B-Engrossed)
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5. **HLWS Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27144)
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6. **SLB Amendment -A5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29136)
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7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2957/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
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8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2957/Enrolled)
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## Votes
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- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **16–6** (pass) · upper
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- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **36–18** (pass) · lower
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- Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. — **31–20** (pass) · lower
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- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Tom Andersen — primary (person)
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- Travis Nelson — primary (person)
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- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lesly Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
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- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
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- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
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- Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person)
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- Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-10T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
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- **2025-03-24T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
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- **2025-03-28T22:36:20+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-31T18:25:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-01T20:21:08+00:00** Carried over to April 2, 2025 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
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- **2025-04-02T19:25:48+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-03T17:48:24+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-03T20:46:17+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-06T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
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- **2025-05-08T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
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- **2025-05-13T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
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- **2025-05-15T21:46:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
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- **2025-05-20T15:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
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- **2025-06-06T19:20:26+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-09T19:36:00+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
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- **2025-06-10T19:18:32+00:00** Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.
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- **2025-06-12T00:13:48+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-06-16T18:49:10+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
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- **2025-06-17T18:57:33+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
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- **2025-06-17T19:25:05+00:00** President signed. `passage`
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- **2025-06-24T20:52:56+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00** Chapter 379, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 24, 2025.
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/816d3520-d8dc-4b16-8f6b-254f6447baac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
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