Bill > HB2687

This bill modifies an existing grant program run by the State Department of Agriculture to improve health and safety conditions of agricultural workforce housing. The key changes include removing a previous exclusion that prevented housing provided through temporary employment visa programs from receiving grants, and updating the eligibility criteria for housing grants. Specifically, to be eligible for a grant, housing must now: comply with all occupational safety and health laws, be operated by a valid farmworker camp operator, be registered as a farmworker camp within 90 days of receiving the grant or first occupation, and comply with new rules established by the Occupational Safety and Health Division. The bill requires the State Department of Agriculture to update its grant application and criteria within 30 days of new housing rules being adopted, and allows the department to contract with a third party to award or administer the grants. The legislation will take effect 91 days after the regular session of the 83rd Legislative Assembly adjourns, which is a standard method for determining when a bill becomes law.

Labor and Employment

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2687