SB 426, explained

Relating to wages

Active

In plain English

Digest: The Act makes laws about unpaid wages for workers who work on construction projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Makes an owner and a direct contractor jointly and severally liable in a civil action for any unpaid wages owed to the unrepresented employees of the direct contractor and subcontractors at any tier. Provides the statute of limitations for actions regarding recovery for

Money and the vote

How each chamber voted, and the campaign money the voting members had received , from official Oregon roll calls (OLIS) and ORESTAR contributions. Contributions span careers and are not tied to any single vote; no causal link is asserted.

House floor vote

2025-05-28

22–35

Rep Nosse · No

Friends of Rob Nosse · largest organizational donor

Oregon Nurses Political Action Committee (12986) · $79K

Rep Nathanson · No

Friends of Nancy Nathanson · largest organizational donor

Oregon Health Care Association PAC (275) · $51K

Rep Speaker Fahey · No

Friends of Julie Fahey · largest organizational donor

Future PAC, House Builders (1524) · $63K

Rep Evans · No

Friends of Paul Evans · largest organizational donor

Future PAC, House Builders (1524) · $824K

Rep Bowman · No

Friends of Ben Bowman · largest organizational donor

United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 555 Political · $102K

Rep Sanchez · No

Tawna Sanchez for Oregon · largest organizational donor

Oregon Hospital Political Action Committee (161) · $33K

Rep Lively · No

Friends of John Lively · largest organizational donor

Future PAC, House Builders (1524) · $309K

Rep Pham H · No

Friends of Hai Pham · largest organizational donor

Dentists of Oregon PAC (54) · $30K

Senate floor vote

2025-04-09

18–11

Sen President Wagner · Aye

Friends of Rob Wagner · largest organizational donor

Local 48 Electricians PAC (4572) · $119K

Sen Hayden · No

Hayden for Oregon · largest organizational donor

Oregon's 13 Constitutional Defense Fund (22999) · $105K

Sen Patterson · Aye

Friends of Deb Patterson · largest organizational donor

Citizen Action for Political Education (33) · $560K

Sen Lieber · Aye

Kate Lieber for State Senate · largest organizational donor

Oregon Hospital Political Action Committee (161) · $53K

Sen Meek · Aye

Friends of Mark Meek · largest organizational donor

Sdlf (1471) · $1.3M

Sen Girod · No

Friends of Fred Girod · largest organizational donor

Leadership Fund, The (2690) · $126K

Sen Taylor · Aye

Kathleen Taylor for Oregon · largest organizational donor

Oregon Health Care Association PAC (275) · $52K

Sen Gorsek · Aye

Friends of Chris Gorsek · largest organizational donor

Sdlf (1471) · $415K

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Sources

Bill text and Legislative Counsel digest: Oregon Legislative Information System (OLIS).
Roll-call votes: OLIS measure vote records. Campaign contributions: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR), matched to legislators via BallotBase's committee crosswalk.

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