HB3194 • 2025

Establishes joint and several liability for landowners under certain circumstances involving the operation of farmworker camps.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Marsh,, Senator Manning Jr,, Representative Valderrama,, Senator Golden, Representative Andersen,, Chaichi,, Chotzen,, Grayber,, Munoz,, Tran,, Senator Jama,, Patterson,, Pham,, Prozanski,, Taylor,
Last action: 2025-08-07
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Establishes joint and several liability for landowners under certain circumstances involving the operation of farmworker camps.

Digest: The Act makes new laws about farmworker camps.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act makes new laws about farmworker camps.
(Flesch Readability Score: 82.3).
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.

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Bill History

2025-08-07 House
Chapter 504, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
2025-07-17 House
Governor signed.
2025-06-27 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-27 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-25 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2025-06-25 Senate
Second reading.
2025-06-25 Senate
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. Ayes, 17; Nays, 10--Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Weber; Excused, 3--Gorsek, Prozanski, Thatcher.
2025-06-23 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-06-20 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-06-19 House
Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. Ayes, 37; Nays, 16--Breese-Iverson, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Lewis, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 6--Boshart Davis, Evans, McIntire, Nguyen H, Owens, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Boice.
2025-06-19 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-06-19 Senate
Referred to Rules.
2025-06-18 House
Second reading.
2025-06-17 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2025-06-12 House
Work Session held.
2025-06-11 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-11 House
Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.
2025-04-11 House
Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.
2025-04-08 House
Work Session held.
2025-04-07 House
Work Session held.
2025-03-10 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-27 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Judiciary.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act makes new laws about farmworker camps. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3).
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.
Relating to: Relating to farmworker camps.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3194
Sponsored by Representative MARSH, Senator MANNING JR, Representative VALDERRAMA,
Senator GOLDEN; Representatives ANDERSEN, CHAICHI, CHOTZEN, GRAYBER, MUNOZ,
TRAN, Senators JAMA, PATTERSON, PHAM K, PROZANSKI, TAYLOR (Presession filed.)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to farmworker camps; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 658.805.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 658.705 to
658.850.
SECTION 2. (1) As used in this section, “landowner” means any person that has a sub-
stantial ownership interest in real property.
(2) A landowner who, at the time of the farmworker camp’s operation, knows or should
have known that the landowner’s property is being used as the site of a farmworker camp
shall be jointly and severally liable with the person acting as the farmworker camp operator
to the same extent and in the same manner as provided in ORS 658.805 (3) and (4).
(3) There is a rebuttable presumption that a landowner did not know and could not rea-
sonably have known of the operation of an unregistered farmworker camp on the
landowner’s property if the landowner produces a written lease agreement or a copy thereof
that expressly prohibits the operation of an unregistered farmworker camp on the property
by the lessee or any other person. The presumption may be rebutted by a preponderance
of the evidence that the landowner knew or should have known of the operation of the
farmworker camp.
SECTION 3. ORS 658.805 is amended to read:
658.805. (1) Except to appeal from an act or determination of the Commissioner of the Bureau
of Labor and Industries or the Department of Consumer and Business Services, no person operating
a farmworker camp, as defined in ORS 658.705, is entitled to demand, receive or accept any fee di-
rectly or indirectly or maintain any suit or action in the courts of this state involving the
farmworker camp, without alleging and proving that the person was registered or indorsed to oper-
ate a farmworker camp.
(2) The commissioner, Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or any
local governmental agency may bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any per-
son from violating any of the provisions of ORS 658.705 to 658.850, or rules adopted pursuant
thereto, and from committing future violations.
(3) Any aggrieved person may bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction [ to enjoin ]
against any person violating ORS 658.715 (1) or 658.755 (2)(a) [ from violating ] who violates any of
the provisions of ORS 658.705 to 658.850, or rules adopted pursuant thereto, to recover damages
and to enjoin the person [ and] from committing future violations.
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(4) In actions brought pursuant to this section, the court may award to the prevailing party
costs and disbursements and a reasonable attorney fee. In addition, if damages are found, the
amount of damages recoverable from a farmworker camp operator who is subject to suit pursuant
to subsection (3) of this section who violates ORS 658.705 to 658.850 is actual damages or [ $500]
$2,000, whichever is greater.
Passed by House June 19, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 25, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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