Rep. Paul Holvey

Provides that employer signatories to multiemployer collective bargaining agreements are considered to have met minimum requirements of sick time provisions if terms of collective bargaining agreement provide, as benefit to employees subject to agreement, sick leave policy or other paid time off program that is substantially equivalent to or more generous than minimum requirements of sick time provisions. Removes provision that exempts certain employees who are covered under collective bargaining agreement from sick leave requirements.

Permits insured or beneficiary who suffers ascertainable loss of money or property that results from insurer's commission or performance of unfair claim settlement practice to bring action to recover insured's or beneficiary's actual damages or statutory damages of $200, whichever is greater. Specifies conditions that apply to action. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Reduces number of districts within which public works project may be performed for purposes of applying prevailing rate of wage from 14 to 5. Becomes operative January 1, 2022. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Requires short term health insurance policies to cover essential health benefits. Prohibits short term health insurance policies with terms of six months or longer from denying coverage based on preexisting condition.

Authorizes Public Utility Commission to consider differential energy burden and other inequities of affordability in rates. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

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.

Prohibits Public Utility Commission from acknowledging in integrated resource plan, or allowing in customer rates, costs of investment in or upgrade of renewable energy facility, or certain contracts to acquire electricity, unless energy proposed to be acquired is generated by renewable energy facility constructed in compliance with certain labor standards. Sets forth labor standards for construction of renewable energy facilities. Requires commission to adopt rules for implementation. Requires commission and State Department of Energy, in coordination with Bureau of Labor and Industries, to adopt rules related to labor and workforce standards for renewable energy facilities.

Prohibits employers from permitting , or ] requiring or suffering agricultural workers to work in excess of 40 ] certain maximum hours in one workweek unless workers are compensated for overtime hours worked. Phases in requirement over three calendar years. Authorizes Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to enforce wage claim regarding overtime pay for agricultural workers. Authorizes commissioner to assess civil penalty for willful violations of overtime pay requirements. Requires Oregon Business Development Department to develop and implement overtime compensation payment program to assist employers of agricultural workers in paying required overtime to workers. Establishes Agricultural Worker Overtime Account. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to department for deposit into account to carry out purposes of program. Sunsets program on January 2, 2026.

Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to make changes to statewide land use planning goals by December 31, 2026, to address climate justice by addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation and environmental justice for disadvantaged communities. ] Requires Department of Land Conservation and Development to establish environmental justice advisory committee. ] Requires commission to adopt interim climate justice standards for local government's use until meeting compliance with goal changes. Establishes deadlines for compliance with interim standards and changed goals. ] Establishes Climate Justice Planning Goals Fund. Appropriates moneys to fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in fund to commission for specified purposes. ] Sunsets interim standards on January 2, 2030. Sunsets goal amendment process after commission certifies adoption of goal. ] Requires that statewide land use planning goal relating to citizen involvement address participation and engagement for disadvantaged groups. Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to amend goal by June 30, 2023, consistent with requirement. Establishes timelines for local governments to implement amended goal. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to commission for goal amendment and implementation. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Prohibits person who is foreign national from making contribution or expenditure to candidate, political committee or petition committee to influence nomination for or election to public office, election on measure or initiative, referendum or recall petition or to pay for communication in support of or in opposition to candidate or measure. Defines "foreign national." Prohibits candidate, political committee or petition committee from soliciting, accepting or receiving contribution or expenditure from foreign nationals. Prohibits person from soliciting, accepting or receiving contribution or expenditure from foreign nationals made to influence nomination for or election to public office, election on measure or initiative, referendum or recall petition or to pay for communication in support of or in opposition to candidate or measure. Prohibits person from knowingly or recklessly assisting another in violating Act. Requires operator of media outlet or Internet platform to establish policies, procedures and controls to prevent distribution of communication by foreign national made in violation of Act. Requires Internet platform to remove communications made in violation of Act and report violation. Requires communication from foreign national made to influence state or local policy or that references interest of government of foreign country or foreign political party to identify foreign national in communication.