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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 3194: Relating to farmworker camps.

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 3194 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to farmworker camps. Primary sponsor: Pam Marsh (Democratic), James Manning (Democratic), Andrea Valderrama (Democratic), Jeff Golden (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 7, 2025): Chapter 504, (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.

Establishes [<i>that landowners and persons acting as farmworker camp operators are jointly and severally liable for operating a farmworker camp on the landowner's property unless certain conditions are met.</i>] <b>joint and several liability for landowners under certain circumstances involving the operation of farmworker camps. Creates a rebuttable presumption that a landowner did not know and could not reasonably have known of the operation of an unregistered farmworker camp on the landowner's property if the landowner produces a lease agreement expressly prohibiting such activity.</b> Modifies remedies that may be sought for violations of certain requirements for farmworker camps.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pam MarshPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse5
James ManningPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Andrea ValderramaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Jeff GoldenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Tom AndersenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Farrah ChaichiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Willy ChotzenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Dacia GrayberCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Kayse JamaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Lesly MuñozCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse22
Deb PattersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Khanh PhamCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Floyd ProzanskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Kathleen TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Thuy TranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45

“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 504, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. President signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed.
  6. Second reading.
  7. Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
  8. Work Session held.
  9. Public Hearing held.
  10. Referred to Rules.
  11. First reading. Referred to President's desk.
  12. Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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