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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 3646: Relating to contract preferences in public procurement for employee-owned businesses; and prescribing an effective date.

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 3646 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to contract preferences in public procurement for employee-owned businesses; and prescribing an effective date. Primary sponsor: Thuy Tran (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 24, 2025): Chapter 304, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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Official summary

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

Adds entities in which employees of the entity own at least 50 percent of the ownership interest in the entity directly or through an employee stock ownership plan to the list of sources to which a contracting agency may give preference in procuring goods or services for public contracts. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Thuy TranPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Tom AndersenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Pam MarshCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Rep NeronCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Deb PattersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Janeen SollmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Suzanne WeberCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16

“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 304, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. President signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed.
  6. Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.
  7. Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.
  8. Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.
  9. Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.
  10. Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.
  11. Carried over to 05-21 by unanimous consent.
  12. Second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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