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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2799: Relating to litigation costs for prevailing claimants.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2799 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to litigation costs for prevailing claimants. Primary sponsor: Ricki Ruiz (Democratic), Chris Gorsek (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2025): Chapter 152, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

</b> </i>] [<i>Removes the cap on reasonable litigation costs and expenses and attorney fees for a claimant who prevails in a workers' compensation dispute.</i>] <b>Raises and indexes the cap for witness fees, expenses and costs for a claimant who prevails against a denial in a workers' compensation dispute.</b>

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ricki RuizPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Chris GorsekPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Wlnsvey CamposCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Lew FrederickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Zach HudsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Mark MeekCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Lesly MuñozCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse22

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter 152, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. President signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed.
  6. Carried over to 05-15 by unanimous consent.
  7. Carried over to 05-14 by unanimous consent.
  8. Second reading.
  9. Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
  10. Work Session held.
  11. Public Hearing held.
  12. Referred to Labor and Business.

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source