Oregon House Bill 2756 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Failed on June 26 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-26 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Lowers estimated contract price at which apprentice utilization requirements apply to public improvement contracts with state contracting agencies from $1 million to $200,000 and raises percentage of work hours that apprentices must perform from 12 percent to 15 percent. Lowers estimated contract price at which apprentice utilization requirements apply to public improvement contracts with state contracting agencies from $1 million to $200,000 and raises percentage of work hours that apprentices must perform from 12 percent to 15 percent. Requires subcontractors on public improvement contracts to make good-faith efforts to encourage minority individuals, women, economically disadvantaged individuals, socially disadvantaged individuals and service-disabled veterans to become apprentices with subcontractor. Specifies actions that constitute good-faith efforts. Requires bidder or proposer for public improvement contract to demonstrate to state contracting agency that bidder or proposer is training agent for apprentices in apprenticeable occupations and will require subcontractors to which bidder awards subcontracts to also be training agents. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to apprentice utilization requirements for public improvement contracts with state contracting agencies; prescribing an effective date.

Rep. Paul Holvey [D]

Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]

Rep. Gregory Smith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-06-26	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2021-01-19	House	Referred to Business and Labor.
2021-01-11	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2756
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2756/Introduced