Oregon HB 2188: Relating to repeal of the paid family leave benefits program.

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2188
Sponsored by Representative RESCHKE (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act repeals laws that required paid family leave benefits. (Flesch Readability Score:
61.3).
Repeals provisions of the paid family and medical leave insurance program.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to repeal of the paid family leave benefits program; creating new provisions; amending ORS
183.471, 305.410, 410.619, 653.455, 657.100, 657.471, 659A.162 and 659A.885; and repealing ORS
657B.005, 657B.010, 657B.015, 657B.020, 657B.023, 657B.025, 657B.030, 657B.040, 657B.050,
657B.060, 657B.070, 657B.080, 657B.090, 657B.100, 657B.110, 657B.130, 657B.150, 657B.175,
657B.180, 657B.190, 657B.200, 657B.210, 657B.220, 657B.230, 657B.240, 657B.250, 657B.260,
657B.280, 657B.290, 657B.300, 657B.310, 657B.320, 657B.330, 657B.332, 657B.334, 657B.335,
657B.336, 657B.337, 657B.338, 657B.339, 657B.340, 657B.350, 657B.360, 657B.370, 657B.380,
657B.390, 657B.400, 657B.410, 657B.420, 657B.425, 657B.430, 657B.440, 657B.460, 657B.470,
657B.480, 657B.900, 657B.910, 657B.920 and 657B.925 and sections 49, 50 and 51, chapter 700,
Oregon Laws 2019, sections 2 and 3, chapter 66, Oregon Laws 2023, and section 2, chapter 19,
Oregon Laws 2024.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Any moneys that remain in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance
Fund on the effective date of this 2025 Act that are unexpended, unobligated and not subject
to any conditions shall revert to the State Highway Fund for the Interstate 5 Rose Quarter
Project and the Interstate 205 Abernethy Bridge Project.
SECTION 2. ORS 183.471, as amended by section 65, chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024, is
amended to read:
183.471. (1) When an agency issues a final order in a contested case, the agency shall maintain
the final order in a digital format that:
(a) Identifies the final order by the date it was issued;
(b) Is suitable for indexing and searching; and
(c) Preserves the textual attributes of the document, including the manner in which the docu-
ment is paginated and any boldfaced, italicized or underlined writing in the document.
(2) The Oregon State Bar may request that an agency provide the Oregon State Bar, or its
designee, with electronic copies of final orders issued by the agency in contested cases. The request
must be in writing. No later than 30 days after receiving the request, the agency, subject to ORS
192.338, 192.345 and 192.355, shall provide the Oregon State Bar, or its designee, with an electronic
copy of all final orders identified in the request.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 2249

HB 2188
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(3) Notwithstanding ORS 192.324, an agency may not charge a fee for the first two requests
submitted under this section in a calendar year. For any subsequent request, an agency may impose
a fee in accordance with ORS 192.324 to reimburse the agency for the actual costs of complying with
the request.
(4) For purposes of this section, a final order entered in a contested case by an administrative
law judge under ORS 183.625 (3) is a final order issued by the agency that authorized the adminis-
trative law judge to conduct the hearing.
(5) This section does not apply to final orders by default issued under ORS 183.417 (3) or to final
orders issued in contested cases by:
(a) The Department of Revenue;
(b) The State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision;
(c) The Department of Corrections;
(d) The Employment Relations Board;
(e) The Public Utility Commission of Oregon;
(f) The Oregon Health Authority;
(g) The Land Conservation and Development Commission, except for enforcement orders under
section 3, chapter 110, Oregon Laws 2024;
(h) The Land Use Board of Appeals;
(i) The Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice;
(j) The Department of Transportation, if the final order relates to the suspension, revocation or
cancellation of identification cards, vehicle registrations, vehicle titles or driving privileges or to the
assessment of taxes or stipulated settlements in the regulation of vehicle related businesses;
(k) The Employment Department or the Employment Appeals Board, if the final order relates to
benefits as defined in ORS 657.010;
(L) The Employment Department, if the final order relates to an assessment