Pro-worker legislation passed by the Senate
and killed in the House
SB 1040: Affordable hospital care. Forced hospitals to disclose
their pricing structure.
SB 329: Affordable prescription drugs. Expanded State
prescription drug purchasing pool.
SB 321: Made worker safety and staffing levels mandatory
subjects of bargaining.
SB 426: Expands rights of public employees to form a union.
Card check allows workers to join a union free of interference
from employers.
SB 429: Pool health care purchasing for school districts, making
health care more affordable for school employees.
Anti-worker legislation passed by the House
and killed in the Senate
HB 2332: Requires those who go to work every day to pay taxes
at a higher rate than those who play the stock market. Some
legislators voted for over $300 million in new tax loopholes for
special interests. (See what they gave away on pages 6 - 8.)
SB 480: Weakened a Senate Bill to prevent tax fraud by removing
provisions cracking down on abusive tax shelters used mostly by
wealthy, out-of-state investors.
HB 2542: Codified in Oregon law the federal corporate tax
loopholes recently enacted by Congress and President Bush.
HB 3481: Extension of the tax loophole for corporate polluters
who change practices to obey law.
HB 3258: Legislation sponsored by agri-business that would have
allowed farm workers to form only the weakest type of unions,
hampering their right to bargain collectively.
What Passed Both Chambers
HB 3262: Allows state workers with a six month break in service
to retain their status in the PERS system.
SB 1: Mental health parity.
SB 501: Requires the health care industry to disclose how much
they spend on advertising and bureaucracy.
SB 5584: For the first time all eligible students will receive the
Oregon Opportunity Grant to attend college in Oregon.