Relating to projects receiving public expenditures; prescribing an effective date.
Summary
Establishes requirements for business firm advertising construction project that will be subject to property tax exemption program. Requires business firm to notify enterprise zone sponsor or county if business firm or contractor for firm's construction project enters into project labor agreement. Requires enterprise zone sponsor or county to provide Oregon Business Development Department with annual report of all project labor agreements entered into under property tax exemption programs. Requires Oregon Business Development Department to submit annual summary report to legislative committees related to economic development setting forth details of business firm participation in property tax exemption programs. Increases record retention requirement to demonstrate compliance with prevailing rate of wage to six years. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to report annually for five years to Legislative Assembly on efforts to modernize and streamline administration of prevailing rate of wage. Authorizes rural enterprise zone sponsors to require business firms to satisfy other conditions related to employment opportunities for purposes of enterprise zone property tax exemption. Amends economic development property tax exemption program statutes to ensure counties, county assessors, business firms, enterprise zone sponsors, Department of Revenue and Oregon Business Development Department receive information, and make commitments, necessary to comply with requirements of Act. Becomes operative January 1, 2021. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2020
Last action Mar 9, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2020
How they voted
25–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 30
Feb 10, 2020
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican11
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor.
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Introduced
Vote explanation filed by Boquist.
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed.
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Labor and Business.
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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