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SB569 • 2025

Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to establish a program to provide grants to nonprofit and community-based organizations that assist businesses owned by minority individuals to become certified by the Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity as minority-owned businesses so that the certified businesses can compete effectively for public contracts.

Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to establish a program to provide grants to nonprofit and community-based organizations that assist businesses owned by minority individuals to become certified by the Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity as minority-owned businesses so that the certified businesses can compete effectively for public contracts.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Woods,, Manning Jr
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  3. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-04-01 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-03-18 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-28 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  7. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Labor and Business, then Ways and Means.

  8. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Tells a state agency to grant money to groups that help a business to get certified as a minority owned business so it can have a better chance to get public contracts. Tells the agency to figure out how to award the grants and watch how well the groups that get the money do. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).
Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to establish a program to provide grants to nonprofit and community-based organizations that assist businesses owned by minority individuals to become certified by the Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity as minority-owned businesses so that the certified businesses can compete effectively for public contracts. Requires the department to develop criteria for awarding grants and for monitoring the performance of grant recipients.
Relating to: Relating to organizations that assist with COBID certification.
Current location: In Senate Committee