Oregon House Bill 2970 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on July 7 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-07 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires prosecuting attorney to identify person subject to investigative demand and specify basis for belief that person has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage in unlawful trade practice. Specifies certain procedures that prosecuting attorney must follow and showings that prosecuting attorney must make in bringing action to compel response to investigative demand. Specifies requirements for bringing action to enjoin alleged unlawful trade practice. Requires prosecuting attorney to have good cause for rejecting assurance of voluntary compliance. Requires request for monetary penalty or restitution to demonstrate that amount is reasonably related to nature of unlawful trade practice and to harm that unlawful trade practice caused. Requires court to award attorney fees and costs to prevailing defendant in specified circumstances.

Relating to investigative demands in connection with violations of Unlawful Trade Practices Act.

Rep. Brian Clem [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-07	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2017-02-23	House	Referred to Judiciary.
2017-02-22	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2970
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2970/Introduced