Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB3194: Relating to farmworker camps.
Status: Chaptered, August 7, 2025
Digest: The Act makes new laws about farmworker camps. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Establishes [ that landowners and persons acting as farmworker camp operators are jointly and severally liable for operating a farmworker camp on the landowner's property unless certain conditions are met. ] joint and several liability for landowners under certain circumstances involving the operation of farmworker camps. Creates a rebuttable presumption that a landowner did not know and could not reasonably have known of the operation of an unregistered farmworker camp on the landowner's property if the landowner produces a lease agreement expressly prohibiting such activity. Modifies remedies that may be sought for violations of certain requirements for farmworker camps.
What the bill says
An act or determination of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries or the Department of Consumer and Business Services, no person operating a farmworker camp, as defined in ORS 658.705, is entitled to demand, receive or accept any fee directly or indirectly or maintain any suit or action in the courts of this state involving the farmworker camp, without alleging and proving that the person was registered or indorsed to operate a farmworker camp. (2) The commissioner, Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or any local governmental agency may bring suit in a.
From the enrolled text, June 26, 2025:
an act or determination of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries or the Department of Consumer and Business Services, no person operating a farmworker camp, as defined in ORS 658.705, is entitled to demand, receive or accept any fee directly or indirectly or maintain any suit or action in the courts of this state involving the farmworker camp, without alleging and proving that the person was registered or indorsed to operate a farmworker camp. (2) The commissioner, Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or any local governmental agency may bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any person from violating any of the provisions of ORS 658.705 to 658.850, or rules adopted pursuant thereto, and from committing future violations. (3) Any aggrieved person may bring suit in any court of competent jurisdiction [to enjoin] against any person violating ORS 658.715 (1) or 658.755 (2)(a) [from violating] who violates any of the provisions of ORS 658.705 to 658.850, or rules adopted pursuant thereto, to recover damages and to enjoin the person [and] from committing future violations. Enrolled House Bill 3194 (HB 3194-A) Page 1 (4) In actions brought pursuant to this section, the court may award to the prevailing party costs and disbursements and a reasonable attorney fee. In addition, if damages …