OR SB907 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Passed on June 14 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-14 - Effective date, January 1, 2024.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Passed on June 14 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-14 - Effective date, January 1, 2024.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits employer from retaliating or discriminating against employee or prospective employee who, in good faith and with no reasonable alternative, refuses exposure arising from hazardous condition at place of employment. Provides employee with right to refuse to perform task assigned by employer under certain circumstances. Protects employee against disciplinary action for exercising right.] Prohibits employer from retaliating or discriminating against employee for invoking right] or prospective employee who, in good faith and with no reasonable alternative, refuses exposure arising from hazardous condition at place of employment. Allows employee to use sick leave to cover period when employee is not working due to employee's exercising right to refuse to perform assigned task.] Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules to implement provisions of Act that are in accordance with federal Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Title
Relating to employees' rights to refuse to perform certain work assignments.
Sponsors
| Sen. Deb Patterson [D] | Rep. Zach Hudson [D] | Rep. Travis Nelson [D] | Rep. Tom Andersen [D] |
| Sen. Katherine Lieber [D] | Sen. Mark Meek [D] | Rep. Ben Bowman [D] | Rep. Farrah Chaichi [D] |
| Rep. Maxine Dexter [D] | Rep. Mark Gamba [D] | Rep. Dacia Grayber [D] | Rep. Annessa Hartman [D] |
| Rep. Ken Helm [D] | Rep. Paul Holvey [D] | Rep. Robert Nosse [D] | Rep. Khanh Pham [D] |
| Rep. Jules Walters [D] |
Roll Calls
2023-05-25 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 33 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2023-05-17 - House - House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-04-13 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-04 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-17 - House - House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-04-13 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-04 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-14 | Senate | Effective date, January 1, 2024. |
| 2023-06-14 | Senate | Chapter 196, 2023 Laws. |
| 2023-06-07 | Senate | Governor signed. |
| 2023-06-01 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2023-05-31 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2023-05-25 | House | Vote explanation(s) filed by Cramer. |
| 2023-05-25 | House | Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. Ayes, 33; Nays, 15--Boice, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Conrad, Cramer, Diehl, Goodwin, Hieb, Levy B, Lewis, Osborne, Owens, Reschke, Stout, Wright; Excused, 12--Boshart Davis, Bynum, Elmer, Evans, Helfrich, Javadi, McIntire, Morgan, Nelson, Scharf, Sosa, Wallan. |
| 2023-05-24 | House | Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2023 Calendar. |
| 2023-05-23 | House | Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar. |
| 2023-05-22 | House | Second reading. |
| 2023-05-18 | House | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2023-05-17 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2023-05-10 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2023-04-20 | House | Referred to Business and Labor. |
| 2023-04-14 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2023-04-13 | Senate | Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist. |
| 2023-04-13 | Senate | Sollman, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote aye. |
| 2023-04-13 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 21; Nays, 8--Boquist, Findley, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher; Excused, 1--Gorsek. |
| 2023-04-12 | Senate | Carried over to 04-13 by unanimous consent. |
| 2023-04-11 | Senate | Carried over to 04-12 by unanimous consent. |
| 2023-04-10 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2023-04-07 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2023-04-04 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2023-03-30 | Senate | Public Hearing and Work Session held. |
| 2023-03-16 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2023-02-15 | Senate | Referred to Labor and Business. |
| 2023-02-14 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
