HB 2005 — Relating to pay equity; and prescribing an effective date.
Last action — Chapter 197, (2017 Laws): Effective date October 6, 2017.
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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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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2017. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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49 sponsors
8 primary, 41 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (12 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Mixed recorded votes
5 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions. Makes unlawful employment practice to discriminate in payment of wages against employee on basis of protected class. Makes unlawful employment practice to screen job applicants based on salary history, to base salary decision on salary history, other than for internal hires, and to seek salary history information from applicant for employment other than after making offer of employment <b>to employee that includes amount of compensation</b>. Allows employer to pay employees for work of comparable character at different compensation levels only if entire compensation differential is based on bona fide factor related to position in question and based on certain criteria. Extends time limitation to bring certain pay equity claims by making each subsequent payroll action that is based on underlying pay equity violation actionable. Extends tort claim notice requirement from 180 days to 300 days for public employee to give notice of certain pay equity violations. Adds additional remedies for pay equity and wage-related violations that include right to jury trial and right to compensatory and punitive damages. Allows employee who files complaint alleging pay equity violation with Bureau of Labor and Industries and prevails to recover back pay for up to two years plus duration of time spent in complaint process. Permits employer to file motion to disallow award of compensatory or punitive damages. Provides that court shall grant motion if employer demonstrates that employer has completed equal-pay analysis that meets certain criteria, eliminated wage differentials for plaintiff and made reasonable and substantial progress toward eliminating wage differentials for other employees in same protected class asserted by plaintiff. Provides that, if court grants motion, court may award back pay only for two-year period immediately preceding filing of action and allow prevailing plaintiff costs and attorney fees but may not award damages. Becomes operative on January 1, 2019. Makes violation for seeking salary history from prospective or current employee prior to offer of employment subject to compensatory and punitive damages beginning on January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill Text
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Read HB 2005 on the official Oregon source →Action History
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Chapter 197, (2017 Laws): Effective date October 6, 2017.
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Governor signed.
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President signed.
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Speaker signed.
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Vote explanation(s) filed by Barreto, Hack.
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House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
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Vote explanation filed by Thomsen.
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Third reading. Carried by Taylor, Knopp. Passed.
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Made a Special Order of Business by voice vote.
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Second reading.
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Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
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Work Session held.
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Informational Meeting scheduled.
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Public Hearing held.
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Referred to Workforce.
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First reading. Referred to President's desk.
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Vote explanation(s) filed by Alonso Leon, Barnhart, Bynum, Doherty, Evans, Fahey, Gomberg, Gorsek, Helm, Holvey, Keny-Guyer, Malstrom, Marsh, McKeown, McLain, Meek, Nathanson, Piluso, Rayfield, Sanchez, Sollman, Williamson.
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Third reading. Carried by Lininger. Passed.
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Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.
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Second reading.
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Minority Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
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Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
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Work Session held.
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Public Hearing held.
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Public Hearing held.
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Referred to Business and Labor.
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First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Sponsors
- Julie Fahey · Cosponsor
- Mark Meek · Cosponsor
- Lew Frederick · Cosponsor
- James Manning Jr. · Cosponsor
- Susan McLain · Cosponsor
- Janeen Sollman · Cosponsor
- Pam Marsh · Cosponsor
- Kathleen Taylor · Primary
- John Lively · Primary
- Floyd Prozanski · Cosponsor
- David Gomberg · Cosponsor
- Fred Girod · Cosponsor
- Paul Evans · Cosponsor
- Jackie Winters · Cosponsor
- Peter Courtney · Cosponsor
- Rod Monroe · Cosponsor
- Kim Thatcher · Cosponsor
- Alan Olsen · Cosponsor
- Jeff Kruse · Cosponsor
- Mark Hass · Cosponsor
- Bill Hansell · Cosponsor
- Dennis Linthicum · Cosponsor
- Arnie Roblan · Cosponsor
- Knute Buehler · Cosponsor
- Betsy Johnson · Cosponsor
- Carla Piluso · Cosponsor
- Barbara Smith Warner · Cosponsor
- Teresa Alonso Leon · Cosponsor
- Alissa Keny-Guyer · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth Steiner Hayward · Cosponsor
- Ann Lininger · Primary
- Sara Gelser · Cosponsor
- Herman Baertschiger Jr. · Cosponsor
- Laurie Monnes Anderson · Cosponsor
- Karin Power · Cosponsor
- Chuck Riley · Cosponsor
- Michael Dembrow · Primary
- Jodi Hack · Primary
- Janelle Bynum · Primary
- Richard Devlin · Cosponsor
- Ginny Burdick · Cosponsor
- Diego Hernandez · Cosponsor
- Alan DeBoer · Cosponsor
- Ron Noble · Cosponsor
- Ted Ferrioli · Primary
- Chuck Thomsen · Cosponsor
- Julie Parrish · Cosponsor
- Brian Boquist · Cosponsor
- Tim Knopp · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →8 sponsors · 41 co-sponsors · 41 not signed on · 34 voted No
Sponsors (8)
- Kathleen Taylor Democrat
- John Lively Democrat Voted No
- Ann Lininger Voted No
- Michael Dembrow
- Jodi Hack Voted No
- Janelle Bynum Voted No
- Ted Ferrioli
- Tim Knopp
Co-sponsors (41)
- Julie Fahey Democrat Voted No
- Mark Meek Democrat Voted No
- Lew Frederick Democrat
- James Manning Jr. Democrat
- Susan McLain Democrat Voted No
- Janeen Sollman Democrat Voted No
- Pam Marsh Democrat Voted No
- Floyd Prozanski Democrat
- David Gomberg Democrat Voted No
- Fred Girod Republican
- Paul Evans Democrat Voted No
- Jackie Winters
- Peter Courtney
- Rod Monroe
- Kim Thatcher
- Alan Olsen
- Jeff Kruse
- Mark Hass
- Bill Hansell
- Dennis Linthicum
- Arnie Roblan
- Knute Buehler Voted No
- Betsy Johnson
- Carla Piluso Voted No
- Barbara Smith Warner Voted No
- Teresa Alonso Leon Voted No
- Alissa Keny-Guyer Voted No
- Elizabeth Steiner Hayward
- Sara Gelser
- Herman Baertschiger Jr.
- Laurie Monnes Anderson
- Karin Power Voted No
- Chuck Riley
- Richard Devlin
- Ginny Burdick
- Diego Hernandez Voted No
- Alan DeBoer
- Ron Noble Voted No
- Chuck Thomsen
- Julie Parrish Voted No
- Brian Boquist
Not signed on (41)
41 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 41 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (60)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Alan DeBoer | — | Yea |
| Alan Olsen | — | Yea |
| Arnie Roblan | — | Yea |
| Betsy Johnson | — | Yea |
| Bill Hansell | — | Yea |
| Brian Boquist | — | Yea |
| Chuck Riley | — | Yea |
| Chuck Thomsen | — | Yea |
| Dennis Linthicum | — | Yea |
| Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | — | Yea |
| Ginny Burdick | — | Yea |
| Herman Baertschiger Jr. | — | Yea |
| Jackie Winters | — | Yea |
| Jeff Kruse | — | Yea |
| Laurie Monnes Anderson | — | Yea |
| Lee Beyer | — | Yea |
| Mark Hass | — | Yea |
| Michael Dembrow | — | Yea |
| Peter Courtney | — | Yea |
| Richard Devlin | — | Yea |
| Rod Monroe | — | Yea |
| Sara Gelser | — | Yea |
| Ted Ferrioli | — | Yea |
| Tim Knopp | — | Yea |
| Floyd Prozanski | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathleen Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (5)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bill Hansell | — | Yea |
| Laurie Monnes Anderson | — | Yea |
| Sara Gelser | — | Not Voting |
| Tim Knopp | — | Yea |
| Kathleen Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 48% | 52% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (60)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 40% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (60)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 44% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Kennemer | — | Nay |
| Dallas Heard | — | Nay |
| Greg Barreto | — | Nay |
| Janelle Bynum | — | Yea |
| Jodi Hack | — | Nay |
| Margaret Doherty | — | Yea |
| Paul Holvey | — | Yea |
| Julie Fahey | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2005 do?
- Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions. Makes unlawful employment practice to discriminate in payment of wages against employee on basis of protected class. Makes unlawful employment practice to screen job applicants based on salary history, to base salary decision on salary history, other than for internal hires, and to seek salary history information from applicant for employment other than after making offer of employment <b>to employee that includes amount of compensation</b>. Allows employer to pay employees for work of comparable character at different compensation levels only if entire compensation differential is based on bona fide factor related to position in question and based on certain criteria. Extends time limitation to bring certain pay equity claims by making each subsequent payroll action that is based on underlying pay equity violation actionable. Extends tort claim notice requirement from 180 days to 300 days for public employee to give notice of certain pay equity violations. Adds additional remedies for pay equity and wage-related violations that include right to jury trial and right to compensatory and punitive damages. Allows employee who files complaint alleging pay equity violation with Bureau of Labor and Industries and prevails to recover back pay for up to two years plus duration of time spent in complaint process. Permits employer to file motion to disallow award of compensatory or punitive damages. Provides that court shall grant motion if employer demonstrates that employer has completed equal-pay analysis that meets certain criteria, eliminated wage differentials for plaintiff and made reasonable and substantial progress toward eliminating wage differentials for other employees in same protected class asserted by plaintiff. Provides that, if court grants motion, court may award back pay only for two-year period immediately preceding filing of action and allow prevailing plaintiff costs and attorney fees but may not award damages. Becomes operative on January 1, 2019. Makes violation for seeking salary history from prospective or current employee prior to offer of employment subject to compensatory and punitive damages beginning on January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
- Who sponsors HB 2005?
- HB 2005 is sponsored by Julie Fahey (Democrat), Mark Meek (Democrat), Lew Frederick (Democrat), James Manning Jr. (Democrat), Susan McLain (Democrat), Janeen Sollman (Democrat), Pam Marsh (Democrat), Kathleen Taylor (Democrat), John Lively (Democrat), Floyd Prozanski (Democrat), David Gomberg (Democrat), Fred Girod (Republican), Paul Evans (Democrat), Jackie Winters, Peter Courtney, Rod Monroe, Kim Thatcher, Alan Olsen, Jeff Kruse, Mark Hass, Bill Hansell, Dennis Linthicum, Arnie Roblan, Knute Buehler, Betsy Johnson, Carla Piluso, Barbara Smith Warner, Teresa Alonso Leon, Alissa Keny-Guyer, Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, Ann Lininger, Sara Gelser, Herman Baertschiger Jr., Laurie Monnes Anderson, Karin Power, Chuck Riley, Michael Dembrow, Jodi Hack, Janelle Bynum, Richard Devlin, Ginny Burdick, Diego Hernandez, Alan DeBoer, Ron Noble, Ted Ferrioli, Chuck Thomsen, Julie Parrish, Brian Boquist, and Tim Knopp.
- What is the current status of HB 2005?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2017. Enacted.
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