OregonOregon board may check construction sites for unlicensed contractors
Oregon’s construction licensing board must assess unlicensed contractors at job sites in 2027 and notify licensees and applicants before the assessment begins.
What it does
The Construction Contractors Board must assess unlicensed labor contracting at construction sites. During existing site inspections, it may screen for unlicensed contractors and share observations with the labor bureau; this does not create new penalties.
The board and labor bureau must prepare for the assessment, notify construction licensees and applicants, and report results and recommendations to lawmakers.
Argument forThe assessment could help agencies spot unlicensed contractors at construction sites and find ways to improve compliance education and enforcement.
Argument againstContractors could face added screening during site inspections, and agencies may share information about suspected violations, though shared records remain protected.
More detail
The Construction Contractors Board must run an assessment of unlicensed labor contractors at construction sites and may screen for them during inspections. The assessment concerns the use of unlicensed labor contractors, including unlicensed construction labor contractors, at construction job sites. The board may screen sites during inspections it already conducts under state law. The assessment does not create new violations or penalties, and it does not limit either agency’s enforcement authority. The assessment period runs from January 1 through July 1, 2027.
The board and the Bureau of Labor and Industries must plan the assessment, notify licensees and applicants, and report its results and recommendations to lawmakers. The notice goes to licensees and applicants under the construction licensing law. The report goes to legislative committees on business and labor. The agencies may exchange information needed for the assessment or enforcement, including confidential records; exchanged records remain confidential or exempt from public disclosure. Planning is due by December 31, 2026, and the report is due by October 1, 2027. Section 1 is repealed January 2, 2028.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 17Chapter 6, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.Latest
- Mar 5Governor Tina Kotek signed.Became Law
- Feb 27President signed.Major
- Feb 26Speaker signed.Major
- Feb 25Starr, Thatcher declared potential conflict of interest by unanimous consent.
- Vote recorded Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 25Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed.Passed Senate
- Feb 25Carried over to 02-25 by unanimous consent.
- Feb 23Carried over to 02-24 by unanimous consent.
- Feb 20Second reading.Minor
- Feb 20Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Minor
- Feb 18Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16Public Hearing held.
- Feb 11Referred to Labor and Business.Minor
- Feb 11First reading. Referred to President's desk.Minor
- Feb 10Third reading. Carried by Scharf. Passed.Passed House
- Vote recorded Third reading. Carried by Scharf. Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Second reading.Minor
- Feb 6Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.Minor
- Feb 4Work Session held.
- Vote recorded Heard and Reported Out with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2Public Hearing scheduled.
- Feb 2Referred to Labor and Workforce Development.Minor
- Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.Introduced
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