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Bill Relating to wages. Makes an owner and a direct contractor jointly and severally liable in a civil action for any unpaid wages owed to the unrepresented employees of the direct contractor and subcontractors at any tier. Provides the statute of limitations for actions regarding recovery for unpaid wages. <b>Specifies that the joint and several liability provisions for unpaid wages do not apply to construction work relating to real property that is used as the owner's principal residence or real property with five or fewer residential or commercial units on a single tract.</b> Clarifies that the Attorney General may accept the assignment of claims and bring civil actions in the name of the State of Oregon on such claims. Permits the Attorney General to adopt rules regarding the assignment of claims. Requires notice to be sent by certified mail that informs the owner and the direct contractor of the alleged violation and specifies the time period within which the owner and the direct contractor may correct the alleged violation. Creates a rebuttable presumption that, in any action for unpaid wages, the person performing labor on a construction project is an employee. Provides that the party claiming otherwise may rebut the presumption by establishing that the person qualifies as an independent contractor. Provides that an owner may bring an action against a direct contractor to recover damages for amounts paid by the owner. Requires subcontractors to provide certain payroll records and other information to the owner or the direct contractor, upon request. Provides that subcontractors shall provide certain payroll records to an authorized third party representative in certain circumstances. Permits the owner and the direct contractor to withhold payment to a subcontractor in certain circumstances. Clarifies that the owner or direct contractor may withhold payment in an amount and to the extent that the owner or direct contractor paid, on behalf of the subcontractor, wages owed to the subcontractor's employees. us/states/or Oregon Legislative Assembly 2025R1 SB 426 Oregon SB 426 (2025R1)
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Lisa Fragala
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Oregon SB 426 (2025R1) — Relating to wages.

Makes an owner and a direct contractor jointly and severally liable in a civil action for any unpaid wages owed to the unrepresented employees of the direct contractor and subcontractors at any tier. Provides the statute of limitations for actions regarding recovery for unpaid wages. Specifies that the joint and several liability provisions for unpaid wages do not apply to construction work relating to real property that is used as the owner's principal residence or real property with five or fewer residential or commercial units on a single tract. Clarifies that the Attorney General may accept the assignment of claims and bring civil actions in the name of the State of Oregon on such claims. Permits the Attorney General to adopt rules regarding the assignment of claims. Requires notice to be sent by certified mail that informs the owner and the direct contractor of the alleged violation and specifies the time period within which the owner and the direct contractor may correct the alleged violation. Creates a rebuttable presumption that, in any action for unpaid wages, the person performing labor on a construction project is an employee. Provides that the party claiming otherwise may rebut the presumption by establishing that the person qualifies as an independent contractor. Provides that an owner may bring an action against a direct contractor to recover damages for amounts paid by the owner. Requires subcontractors to provide certain payroll records and other information to the owner or the direct contractor, upon request. Provides that subcontractors shall provide certain payroll records to an authorized third party representative in certain circumstances. Permits the owner and the direct contractor to withhold payment to a subcontractor in certain circumstances. Clarifies that the owner or direct contractor may withhold payment in an amount and to the extent that the owner or direct contractor paid, on behalf of the subcontractor, wages owed to the subcontractor's employees.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Senate Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
  3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  4. B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  5. HLWS Amendment -A22 (committee substitute) — source
  6. House Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  7. House Minority Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  8. Minority Report to B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  9. SJUD Amendment -10 (committee substitute) — source
  10. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 4–3 (pass) · lower
  • Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — 17–12 (pass) · upper
  • Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. — 22–35 (fail) · lower
  • Passed. — 31–26 (pass) · lower
  • Motion to rerefer to Labor and Workplace Standards failed. — 22–35 (fail) · lower
  • Motion to refer to Rules failed. — 22–35 (fail) · lower
  • Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 4–2 (pass) · upper
  • Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — 18–11 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Andrea Valderrama — primary (person)
  • Floyd Prozanski — primary (person)
  • James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
  • Lisa Fragala — primary (person)
  • Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
  • Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
  • Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
  • Gregory Smith — cosponsor (person)
  • Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
  • Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
  • Lesly Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
  • Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
  • Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person)
  • Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
  • Thuy Tran — cosponsor (person)
  • Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
  • Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)
  • Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)
  • Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00 Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00 Referred to Judiciary. referral-committee
  • 2025-02-26T23:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2025-03-26T22:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2025-04-02T22:08:29+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-03T17:48:24+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2025-04-07T19:37:39+00:00 Carried over to 04-08 by unanimous consent.
  • 2025-04-08T19:26:44+00:00 Carried over to 04-09 by unanimous consent.
  • 2025-04-09T19:25:16+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2025-04-10T20:41:45+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-15T17:31:11+00:00 Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards. referral-committee
  • 2025-05-07T22:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2025-05-19T22:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2025-05-24T00:33:23+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-24T00:33:25+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-27T19:09:56+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2025-05-28T18:22:22+00:00 Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.
  • 2025-05-28T18:15:00+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Fragala.
  • 2025-05-28T18:32:00+00:00 Motion to rerefer to Labor and Workplace Standards failed.
  • 2025-05-28T07:37:00+00:00 Motion to refer to <> failed.
  • 2025-05-28T19:33:00+00:00 Motion to refer to Rules failed.
  • 2025-05-28T19:58:09+00:00 Passed.
  • 2025-05-29T18:19:35+00:00 Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
  • 2025-05-28T19:59:09+00:00 Vote explanation(s) filed by Isadore, Watanabe.
  • 2025-05-30T21:06:00+00:00 President signed. passage
  • 2025-06-02T18:15:07+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
  • 2025-06-09T21:13:01+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
  • 2025-06-20T18:52:40+00:00 Chapter 287, 2025 Laws.
  • 2025-06-20T20:17:59+00:00 Effective date, January 1, 2026.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/462950e6-ed8b-4d0c-89db-65d5fd69a78e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).

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