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OR HB3194

Bill

Status

Passed

8/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Pam Marsh

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Landowners with substantial ownership interest in property become jointly and severally liable with farmworker camp operators for violations if they knew or should have known their property was being used as a farmworker camp

  • Landowners can establish a rebuttable presumption of no knowledge by producing a written lease agreement that expressly prohibits operation of an unregistered farmworker camp on the property

  • Aggrieved persons can now sue violators to recover damages in addition to seeking injunctions against future violations

  • Minimum statutory damages for farmworker camp violations increased from $500 to $2,000, with actual damages awarded if greater

  • Prevailing parties in enforcement actions may be awarded costs, disbursements, and reasonable attorney fees

Legislative Description

Relating to farmworker camps.

Last Action

Chapter 504, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

8/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules6/19/2025
Rules4/11/2025
Judiciary1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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