Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HB 2903 — Grants the Governor authority to declare an economic emergency.

Last action — In House Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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Summary

Digest: The Act says when the Governor may declare an economic emergency. The Act would allow a state agency to change the employment status of certain jobs to at-will status. The Act would require a review and a report of the changes that were made. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.0). Grants the Governor authority to declare an economic emergency. Authorizes state agencies to reclassify management service employees to at-will employment status and to adjust staffing levels of management service employees. Requires a state agency that reclassified management service employees to at-will employment status to review personnel adjustments made during the economic emergency to determine the value of those adjustments and to report findings to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In House Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 89 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (89)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2903 do?
Digest: The Act says when the Governor may declare an economic emergency. The Act would allow a state agency to change the employment status of certain jobs to at-will status. The Act would require a review and a report of the changes that were made. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.0). Grants the Governor authority to declare an economic emergency. Authorizes state agencies to reclassify management service employees to at-will employment status and to adjust staffing levels of management service employees. Requires a state agency that reclassified management service employees to at-will employment status to review personnel adjustments made during the economic emergency to determine the value of those adjustments and to report findings to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly.
Who sponsors HB 2903?
HB 2903 is sponsored by Paul Evans (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2903?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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