Relating to health care temporary staffing agencies; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Requires Health Licensing Office to issue temporary staffing agency license ] authorization to qualified applicant. Defines "temporary staffing agency." Prohibits unlicensed ] unauthorized operation of temporary staffing agency. Directs office to adopt rules regulating temporary staffing agencies. Directs office to annually evaluate specified factors and establish maximum rates that temporary staffing agency may charge for services. ] Allows temporary staffing agency to charge to entity fees and amounts associated with entity's hiring of temporary staffing agency's personnel, or pay to entity those fees or amounts associated with temporary staffing agency's hiring of entity's staff members, under specified circumstances. Exempts temporary staffing agency from regulation by Bureau of Labor and Industries. Imposes civil penalties for specified violations. Becomes operative on July 1, 2023. Directs Oregon Health Authority, in collaboration with specified stakeholders, to create report that includes at least policy proposal and certain priorities and submit report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to health care not later than December 31, 2022. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed Mar 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
22–4
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 29
Mar 2, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican11
45% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Mar 24, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Knopp. Passed.
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Labor and Business.
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kate Lieber
DDemocratic
P
Rob Nosse
DDemocratic
Co
JH
James Hieb
RRepublican
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