HB3789 • 2025

Makes it unlawful to falsely impersonate a union representative.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Pham H,, Sosa,, Neron,, Andersen,, Grayber, Representative Chaichi,, Chotzen,, Dobson,, Fragala,, Gamba,, Gomberg,, Hudson,, Kropf,, Munoz,, Nelson,, Nosse,, Walters,, Watanabe,, Senator Broadman,, Frederick,, Lieber,, Manning Jr,, Patterson,, Pham,, Prozanski,, Reynolds
Last action: 2025-06-23
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Makes it unlawful to falsely impersonate a union representative.

Digest: The Act makes it unlawful for a person to falsely impersonate a union representative.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act makes it unlawful for a person to falsely impersonate a union representative.
The Act says that the union has the sole right to decide its own representatives based on its own rules.
The Act allows a union to file a lawsuit against a person who breaks the law.
(Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-23 House
Chapter 307, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
2025-06-11 House
Governor signed.
2025-06-03 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-03 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-02 House
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 33; Nays, 22--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Javadi, Levy B, Lewis, Mannix, Osborne, Owens, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 4--Marsh, McIntire, Nguyen H, Wallan.
2025-05-28 Senate
Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. Ayes, 12; Nays, 18--Broadman, Campos, Frederick, Gelser Blouin, Golden, Gorsek, Jama, Lieber, Manning Jr, Meek, Neron Misslin, Patterson, Pham, Prozanski, Reynolds, Sollman, Taylor, President Wagner.
2025-05-28 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 12--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber.
2025-05-27 Senate
Second reading.
2025-05-23 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) Bonham, Hayden not concurring.
2025-05-23 Senate
Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng. Minority)
2025-05-13 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-05-08 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-05-06 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-14 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-04-14 Senate
Referred to Labor and Business.
2025-04-10 House
Third reading. Carried by Pham H.
2025-04-10 House
Motion to rerefer to Labor and Workplace Standards failed. Ayes, 22; Nays, 31--Andersen, Bowman, Chaichi, Chotzen, Dobson, Fragala, Gamba, Gomberg, Grayber, Hartman, Hudson, Isadore, Kropf, Levy E, Lively, Marsh, McDonald, McLain, Munoz, Nathanson, Nelson, Neron, Nguyen D, Nosse, Pham H, Ruiz, Sanchez, Sosa, Tran, Watanabe, Speaker Fahey; Excused, 6--Cate, Evans, Helm, Nguyen H, Owens, Walters; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Valderrama.
2025-04-10 House
Motion to refer to Rules failed. Ayes, 22; Nays, 31--Andersen, Bowman, Chaichi, Chotzen, Dobson, Fragala, Gamba, Gomberg, Grayber, Hartman, Hudson, Isadore, Kropf, Levy E, Lively, Marsh, McDonald, McLain, Munoz, Nathanson, Nelson, Neron, Nguyen D, Nosse, Pham H, Ruiz, Sanchez, Sosa, Tran, Watanabe, Speaker Fahey; Excused, 6--Cate, Evans, Helm, Nguyen H, Owens, Walters; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Valderrama.
2025-04-10 House
Passed. Ayes, 32; Nays, 22--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Javadi, Levy B, Lewis, Mannix, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 6--Cate, Evans, Helm, Nguyen H, Owens, Walters.
2025-04-09 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-08 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 9, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-07 House
Second reading.
2025-04-04 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2025-03-31 House
Work Session held.
2025-03-10 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-03-04 House
Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.
2025-02-27 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act makes it unlawful for a person to falsely impersonate a union representative. The Act says that the union has the sole right to decide its own representatives based on its own rules. The Act allows a union to file a lawsuit against a person who breaks the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).
Makes it unlawful to falsely impersonate a union representative.
Provides that a labor organization shall have, as a matter of internal governance, the sole authority to identify and designate the union representatives associated with the labor organization.
Provides a cause of action for a union representative alleging a violation of the prohibition against falsely impersonating a union representative.
Relating to: Relating to union misrepresentation.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3789
Sponsored by Representatives PHAM H, SOSA, NERON, ANDERSEN, GRAYBER; Representatives
CHAICHI, CHOTZEN, DOBSON, FRAGALA, GAMBA, GOMBERG, HUDSON, KROPF,
MUNOZ, NELSON, NOSSE, WALTERS, WATANABE, Senators BROADMAN, FREDERICK,
LIEBER, MANNING JR, PATTERSON, PHAM K, PROZANSKI, REYNOLDS
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to union misrepresentation.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Designated representative” has the meaning given that term in ORS 243.796.
(b) “Exclusive representative” and “labor organization” have the meanings given those
terms in ORS 243.650.
(c) “Falsely impersonate a union representative” means to use fraud or misrepresen-
tation to make a verbal or written communication that purports to be authorized or other-
wise approved by a labor organization but that has not, in fact, been authorized or approved
by the labor organization, with the intent to undermine or interfere with the operations of
the labor organization, or otherwise negatively impact the labor organization.
(d) “Fraud or misrepresentation” has the meaning given that term in ORS 677.188.
(e) “Union representative” means:
(A) An exclusive representative.
(B) A designated representative.
(C) An employee or staff member of a labor organization.
(D) A member of a labor organization who serves in an elected or appointed position
within the union.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to falsely impersonate a union representative.
(3) To protect public employees who are members of a labor organization from fraud or
misrepresentation, including the false impersonation of a union representative, a labor or-
ganization shall have, as a matter of internal governance, the sole authority to identify and
designate the union representatives associated with the labor organization.
(4)(a) A union representative alleging a violation of this section may bring a civil action
in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to obtain damages.
(b) In addition to and not in lieu of any other damages that may be claimed, a plaintiff
shall receive statutory damages in an amount of $6,250 per incident in any action in which
the plaintiff establishes that the defendant falsely impersonated a union representative.
Enrolled House Bill 3789 (HB 3789-B) Page 1
Passed by House April 10, 2025
Repassed by House June 2, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 28, 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
Enrolled House Bill 3789 (HB 3789-B) Page 2