Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 18 D cosponsors

HB 3838 — Establishes the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board.

Last action — In House Committee

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 18 sponsors

    11 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (18 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Digest: The Act would make new laws about a workforce standards board for some workers in the home and community-based services sector. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Establishes the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board. Prescribes the duties of the board. Directs the board to establish minimum working standards for the home and community-based services workforce. <b>Requires the board to take certain actions before adopting proposed minimum standards. Directs certain state agencies to conduct a fiscal impact analysis to determine whether a proposed minimum standard will increase the fiscal obligations of the state, including an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates.</b> [<i>Requires the board to submit a written report to the Legislative Assembly regarding any adopted standard that is anticipated to impact the state budget. Provides that any such standard must be ratified by the Legislative Assembly before taking effect.</i>] <b>Requires the board to report to the Legislative Assembly and to the Governor the increase in funding needed to implement the standard. Provides that a rule establishing a minimum standard may not take effect before the Legislative Assembly has appropriated funding and the board has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, if applicable. <b>Permits the Bureau of Labor and Industries to conduct investigations, issue subpoenas, administer oaths, obtain evidence and take testimony to make determinations regarding implementation and compliance with the minimum standards established by the board.</b> Provides remedies for allegations of violations of the minimum standards established by the board. <b>Clarifies that relief may be sought for alleged violations no sooner than 90 days after a rule establishing a minimum standard takes effect.</b> Requires the board to conduct a [<i>biennial</i>] <b>quadrennial</b> comprehensive review, including a labor market analysis to inform the board's decisions to adopt new minimum standards or revise existing standards. [<i>Permits the board to establish uniform training standards for the home and community-based services workforce and to establish a process by rule for certifying worker organizations to provide the training to workers.</i>] Requires the board to submit a biennial report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly summarizing the results of the comprehensive review and any actions taken by the board in the prior biennium. <b>Requires the online registry administered by the Department of Human Services to include workers from the home and community-based services workforce. <b>Requires that any public hearing conducted by the board be accessible through electronic or virtual means, if possible.</b>

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Action History

  1. In House Committee

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11 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 72 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (11)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (72)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 3838 do?
Digest: The Act would make new laws about a workforce standards board for some workers in the home and community-based services sector. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Establishes the Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board. Prescribes the duties of the board. Directs the board to establish minimum working standards for the home and community-based services workforce. <b>Requires the board to take certain actions before adopting proposed minimum standards. Directs certain state agencies to conduct a fiscal impact analysis to determine whether a proposed minimum standard will increase the fiscal obligations of the state, including an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates.</b> [<i>Requires the board to submit a written report to the Legislative Assembly regarding any adopted standard that is anticipated to impact the state budget. Provides that any such standard must be ratified by the Legislative Assembly before taking effect.</i>] <b>Requires the board to report to the Legislative Assembly and to the Governor the increase in funding needed to implement the standard. Provides that a rule establishing a minimum standard may not take effect before the Legislative Assembly has appropriated funding and the board has received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, if applicable. <b>Permits the Bureau of Labor and Industries to conduct investigations, issue subpoenas, administer oaths, obtain evidence and take testimony to make determinations regarding implementation and compliance with the minimum standards established by the board.</b> Provides remedies for allegations of violations of the minimum standards established by the board. <b>Clarifies that relief may be sought for alleged violations no sooner than 90 days after a rule establishing a minimum standard takes effect.</b> Requires the board to conduct a [<i>biennial</i>] <b>quadrennial</b> comprehensive review, including a labor market analysis to inform the board's decisions to adopt new minimum standards or revise existing standards. [<i>Permits the board to establish uniform training standards for the home and community-based services workforce and to establish a process by rule for certifying worker organizations to provide the training to workers.</i>] Requires the board to submit a biennial report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly summarizing the results of the comprehensive review and any actions taken by the board in the prior biennium. <b>Requires the online registry administered by the Department of Human Services to include workers from the home and community-based services workforce. <b>Requires that any public hearing conducted by the board be accessible through electronic or virtual means, if possible.</b>
Who sponsors HB 3838?
HB 3838 is sponsored by Dacia Grayber (Democrat), Kathleen Taylor (Democrat), Travis Nelson (Democrat), Ben Bowman (Democrat), Julie Fahey (Democrat), Lesly Muñoz (Democrat), Andrea Valderrama (Democrat), Kayse Jama (Democrat), Deb Patterson (Democrat), Khanh Pham (Democrat), Rob Wagner (Democrat), Zach Hudson (Democrat), Tom Andersen (Democrat), Rob Nosse (Democrat), Farrah Chaichi (Democrat), Thuy Tran (Democrat), Mark Gamba (Democrat), and Hoa Nguyen (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 3838?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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