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| Bill | Relating to labor standards for agricultural workers; and declaring an emergency. | Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to distribute moneys to the Center for Public Service at Portland State University to conduct, in consultation with Oregon State University, a study examining the labor standards and working experiences of farmworkers in this state. Requires the center to integrate the study findings with the study conducted by the Legislative Policy and Research Director. Directs the commission to submit reports on the findings of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture, business and labor and natural resources by certain dates. Directs the Legislative Policy and Research Director to conduct a study relating to the labor standards in the agricultural industry and the rights and protections afforded to farmworkers in this state. Requires the director to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture, business and labor and natural resources no later than September 15, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2025R1 | HB 2548 | Oregon HB 2548 (2025R1) |
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Oregon HB 2548 (2025R1) — Relating to labor standards for agricultural workers; and declaring an emergency.
Directs the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to distribute moneys to the Center for Public Service at Portland State University to conduct, in consultation with Oregon State University, a study examining the labor standards and working experiences of farmworkers in this state. Requires the center to integrate the study findings with the study conducted by the Legislative Policy and Research Director. Directs the commission to submit reports on the findings of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture, business and labor and natural resources by certain dates. Directs the Legislative Policy and Research Director to conduct a study relating to the labor standards in the agricultural industry and the rights and protections afforded to farmworkers in this state. Requires the director to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to agriculture, business and labor and natural resources no later than September 15, 2026. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- House Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
- Introduced (filed) — source
- A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- HRULES Amendment -8 (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- JWM Amendment -A9 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Valderrama. Passed. — 32–13 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — 4–3 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 26–18 (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — 18–11 (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 4–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Andrea Valderrama — primary (person)
- Lesly Muñoz — primary (person)
- Travis Nelson — primary (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Kayse Jama — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Thuy Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
- Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — 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 with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
referral-committee - 2025-03-12T22:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2025-04-09T22:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2025-04-15T23:45:31+00:00 Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Rules, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- 2025-04-15T23:45:32+00:00 Referred to Rules by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.
referral-committee - 2025-05-29T22:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2025-06-16T22:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2025-06-18T16:42:58+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-06-18T16:42:59+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
referral-committee - 2025-06-18T20:27:00+00:00 Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
referral-committee - 2025-06-20T19:00:00+00:00 Returned to Full Committee.
- 2025-06-20T15:32:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2025-06-20T23:32:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2025-06-23T20:15:43+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-06-24T18:06:22+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2025-06-25T23:18:47+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Valderrama. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2025-06-26T17:44:27+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2025-06-26T18:52:01+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means.
referral-committee - 2025-06-27T17:54:25+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-06-27T18:15:25+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2025-06-27T18:52:56+00:00 Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2025-06-30T18:36:31+00:00 Speaker signed.
passage - 2025-06-30T19:18:53+00:00 President signed.
passage - 2025-07-24T23:48:12+00:00 Governor signed.
executive-signature - 2025-08-13T19:42:36+00:00 Chapter 568, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 24, 2025.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/42ec4675-2d65-4af2-8903-5bd15bac8284. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).