HB 2020 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals with disabilities.

Summary
] Requires that qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals with disabilities employ individuals with disabilities for not less than 50 percent of the work hours of direct labor required for manufacturing or providing products or services. Requires that a service provider that enters into a contract with a public agency to provide goods or services after the public agency terminated or declined to renew a previous contract with a different service provider must reimburse individuals with disabilities who were employed under the previous contract for amounts the individuals with disabilities paid for continuation coverage and must in the new contract provide health benefits that are as favorable as, or more favorable than, the health benefits available under the previous contract. [ Permits the successor service provider to provide health benefits through enrollment in a health plan that a labor organization maintains or to provide health benefits that are as favorable as, or more favorable than, the benefits available under the Oregon Health Plan. ] Requires the new contract to provide the health benefits at the first opportunity in which employee enrollment in the new employer's benefit plan becomes available, but not later than one year after the effective date of the new contract. Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to confirm that a public agency or qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities has included the provisions required in the Act in any new contract with a successor service provider. Permits the department to require amendment of the new contract to incorporate the required provisions and to impose a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each day in which the parties to the new contract fail to incorporate the required provisions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced A-Engrossed · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to add a requirement that successor service providers reimburse individuals with disabilities for their continuation coverage costs when taking over contracts. The digest was also updated to clarify the health benefit requirements while removing a redundant version of the digest text.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a new financial obligation for successor service providers to reimburse disabled workers for coverage continuation costs.
REQUIREMENT

Successor service providers must now reimburse individuals with disabilities for amounts they paid for continuation coverage when a new contract is established after a previous contract ends.

TIMELINE

New contracts must provide health benefits at the first opportunity enrollment becomes available, but no later than one year after the contract effective date.

ENFORCEMENT

The Oregon Department of Administrative Services can now require contract amendments and impose civil penalties of up to $500 per day for failing to include required provisions.

TECHNICAL

The summary digest was updated to remove a redundant bracketed version of the text and slightly adjust the Flesch Readability Score.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Lucetta Elmer
Lucetta Elmer
RRepublican
OR
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