HB 2915 Oregon House · 2021 Regular Session

Relating to workers' compensation for occupational diseases that certain workers suffer; and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Requires city that provides disability or retirement system for firefighters and police officers ] by ordinance or charter that is not subject to workers' compensation law to apply provisions requiring presumption that condition or impairment of health is occupational disease that results from employment if firefighter took physical examination upon gaining or during employment that failed to reveal evidence of occupational disease that existed before employment. Requires that city's denial of claim for compensation for occupational disease must be on basis of clear and convincing medical evidence that condition or impairment of health is unrelated to employment. Establishes that time limitations for filing claim are one year from date claimant first discovered or should have discovered occupational disease, one year from date claimant becomes disabled or is informed by physician that claimant is suffering from occupational disease or one year from date that worker's beneficiary first discovered or reasonably should have discovered that cause of worker's death was occupational disease. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 11, 2021 Signed Jun 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2021 · House Apr 5, 2021

How they voted

221
Passed
Total votes 23
May 24, 2021
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican8
7 Yea 1 Nay
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 1, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
May 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 24, 2021
Introduced
Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
upper
May 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed.
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Labor and Business.
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor.
lower
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors