Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB4089: Relating to criminal offenses related to work.
Status: Chaptered, April 6, 2026
Digest: The Act changes the crime of theft of services and changes some crimes related to contractor licenses. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Modifies the crime of theft of services to include partial payments. Provides that a prosecution for theft of services does not preclude other forms of relief. Directs the Interagency Compliance Network to develop investigative methods concerning persons who may be committing theft of services and not complying with taxation and employment laws. Punishes knowingly entering into a contract with an unlicensed labor contractor, if committed by a direct contractor or subcontractor, by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Punishes a second or subsequent conviction by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Increases the penalty for the intentional use of a contractor's license number without authorization. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Increases the penalty for the use of a contractor's license number with the intent to deceive the public. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 6, 2026:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session House Bill 4089 Sponsored by Representative TRAN, Senator NERON MISSLIN, Representatives MUNOZ, CHAICHI, SMITH G, Senators MANNING JR, PROZANSKI; Representatives ANDERSEN, BOWMAN, EVANS, FRAGALA, GAMBA, HUDSON, ISADORE, JAVADI, KROPF, MCDONALD, MCLAIN, NATHANSON, NELSON, RIEKE SMITH, SOSA, WATANABE, WISE, Senators CAMPOS, GELSER BLOUIN, GOLDEN, JAMA, PATTERSON, SOLLMAN (Presession filed.) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to criminal offenses related to work; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 164.125, 658.991, 670.700 and 701.990. SECTION 1. ORS 164.125 is amended to read: 164.125. (1) A person commits the crime of theft of services if: (a) With intent to avoid full or partial payment therefor, the person obtains services that are available only for compensation, by force, threat, deception or other means to avoid full or partial payment for the services; or (b) Having control over the disposition of labor or of business, commercial or industrial equipment or facilities of another, the person uses or diverts to the use of the person or a third person such labor, equipment or facilities with intent to derive for the person or the third person a commercial benefit to which the person or the third person is not entitled. (2) As used in this section, "services" includes, but is not limited to, labor, professional services, toll facilities, transportation, communications service, entertainment, the supplying of …