Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 865: Relating to work performed by a landscape contracting business; and prescribing an effective date.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 865 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to work performed by a landscape contracting business; and prescribing an effective date. Most recent recorded action (June 6, 2025): 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.
Requires the State Landscape Contractors Board to determine that a landscape contracting business is an independent contractor with responsibility for obtaining workers' compensation insurance if the landscape contracting business performs certain work related to backflow assemblies for irrigation systems and ornamental water features, to landscape irrigation control wiring and outdoor landscape lighting or to removing or pruning trees or tree limbs or stumps or performing tree or tree limb guying. Exempts persons or businesses who are licensed with the Construction Contractors Board and who install ornamental water features from a requirement to obtain a landscape contractors license. Removes the requirement that a person who intends to rescind a contract with a landscape contracting business for work on real property own or lease the real property. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
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| No sponsor recorded in source data. | ||||
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
- Chapter 181, 2025 Laws.
- Governor signed.
- Speaker signed.
- President signed.
- Third reading. Carried by Fragala. Passed.
- Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.
- Rules suspended. Carried over to May 14, 2025 Calendar.
- Second reading.
- Recommendation: Do pass.
- Work Session held.
- Public Hearing held.
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