Oregon - Session 2026R1
Title: Exempts certain projects for public works, primarily related to affordable housing, from the requirement to pay a prevailing rate of wage.
Says that a public agency does not need to set a certain wage level for a project that is affordable housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Exempts certain projects for public works, primarily related to affordable housing, from the requirement to pay a prevailing rate of wage. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-09 | Status | introduced |
| 2026-02-09 | Latest Action | Public Hearing held. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 4149 | Directs school districts to adopt policies that provide for the immediate enrollment, school placement and provision of services to homeless students. | introduced |
| SB 1510 | Updates the terminology used to describe certain income earned by multinational corporations to reflect a change in the term used in federal law. | in_committee |
| SB 1521 | Prohibits cities and counties within the Portland MSA from enforcing requirements that developers provide affordable units in multiunit dwellings unless the city or county first calculates the developers' average expected losses due to providing affordable housing and the city or county offsets those losses. | in_committee |
| HB 4025 | Allows an increase in the residential rates of a public utility to take effect from November 1 to March 31 for public utilities other than public utilities that provide electricity or natural gas services. | introduced |
| SB 1585 | Sets maximum matching fund requirements for state grants to small incorporated cities for certain capital construction and municipal infrastructure and improvements. | introduced |
| SB 1597 | Requires an electric utility to disclose to its customers the costs of storing nuclear waste produced by an energy facility in generating electricity. | in_committee |
| HB 4057 | Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to provide standardized information on all publicly funded early learning and care programs and resources available in this state to people who apply for or are placed on the waitlist for the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program. | in_committee |
| HB 4069 | Requires a behavioral health employer to implement a written safety policy or plan for the physical safety of individuals working for the behavioral health employer. | in_committee |