HB 4162
Plain-language analysis
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HB 4162 repeals Ballot Measure 119 (2024), eliminating the state statutory requirement that certain Oregon cannabis licensees enter into labor peace agreements with unions as a condition for obtaining or renewing OLCC licenses. The material consequence is that cannabis businesses in Oregon are no longer legally compelled by state law to negotiate or maintain these agreements, and OLCC will remove the requirement from its licensing checklists.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The repeal likely aims to remove an unenforceable statutory licensing condition after a federal court permanently prohibited Oregon from enforcing Measure 119, citing NLRA preemption and First Amendment violations. Aligning state licensing procedures with existing federal labor law would eliminate regulatory conflict and administrative redundancy.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Staff Measure Summary; Staff Measure Summary
No longer subject to a state statutory mandate for labor peace agreements; licensing eligibility is decoupled from union contract status.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Cannot rely on Measure 119 as a statutory lever to compel employer neutrality or peace terms through OLCC licensing conditions.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Administrative verification and enforcement duties regarding these specific agreements are eliminated; licensing review processes no longer include this requirement.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Licensing eligibility and renewal timelines will no longer be delayed by labor peace agreement negotiations or OLCC compliance reviews.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Cannabis employers retain full discretion under existing federal and state law to decide whether to recognize or bargain with unions, subject to standard NLRA frameworks.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary
No new state expenditures, local government costs, or revenue impacts are anticipated; compliance costs for businesses previously preparing these agreements solely to satisfy OLCC will be eliminated.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Revenue Impact Statement INTRO; Fiscal Impact Statement INTRO; IS_Impact HB 4162 INTRO; IS_Impact HB 4162 INTRO; IS_Impact HB 4162 INTRO
Cannabis processor facing a high-cost, protracted union organizing campaign
The business avoids mandatory neutrality and peace terms, maintaining full operational control and legal flexibility during labor disputes without risking OLCC license denial or renewal delays.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Cannabis workers seeking collective bargaining rights
Workers lose a statutory backstop that previously guaranteed employer neutrality during organizing drives, potentially enabling widespread unilateral employer opposition campaigns in the absence of replacement state protections tailored to the industry.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary
The text legally permits employer discretion under federal labor law. An unlawful outcome would stem from administrative duty creep or misclassification of licensing requirements, not from the repeal's operative language.
Sources · Enrolled
Removing a statutory unionization requirement reduces regulatory burdens and legal conflicts for cannabis businesses but eliminates a state-level guarantee of employer neutrality during labor organizing efforts; the upside is streamlined licensing and alignment with federal court rulings, while the downside is reduced leverage for workers seeking collective bargaining in a heavily regulated industry.
Eliminates regulatory conflict between state cannabis licensing rules and federal labor law.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Staff Measure Summary
Reduces administrative processing time and compliance costs for licensees and state agencies.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Revenue Impact Statement INTRO; Fiscal Impact Statement INTRO
Removes a statutory mechanism that previously ensured employer neutrality during union organizing campaigns.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Staff Measure Summary
Leaves cannabis workers without industry-specific state protections, relying solely on general federal labor frameworks that may be slower or less accessible to organize.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary
The enrolled text is substantively identical to the introduced text. Both versions contain a single section repealing sections 1, 2, and 3 of chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025 (Ballot Measure 119). No amendments, additions, or structural changes were made between the introduced and enrolled versions. The measure’s operative effect remains unchanged: complete statutory repeal of the cannabis labor peace agreement mandate.
No substantive change identified.
Tradeoff: None. The legislative scope and operative language are identical across both versions.
high confidence. The enrolled bill text is explicit in its operative effect. Official revenue and fiscal statements confirm no financial impact. Staff summaries provide verified background on the measure's origin and judicial status.
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Introduced bill text posted
Posted Feb 4, 2026, 5:15 PM PST
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Regular sponsors: House Committee on Rules
House carrier
Representative Dacia Grayber
Third Reading Of House Bills
Senate carrier
Senator Kayse Jama
Third Reading Of House Measures
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The artifact has broad business or technology relevance, but it does not identify a concrete effect on Yex Labs LLC.
74% confidence · deterministic fallback
28 events
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Chapter 73, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
Governor signed.
President signed.
Speaker signed.
Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed.
Ayes, 28; Excused, 2--Drazan, Girod.
Carried over to 03-02 by unanimous consent.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass.
Work Session held.
IS_Impact HB 4162 INTRO
Revenue Impact Statement
Public Hearing held.
IS_Impact HB 4162 INTRO
Revenue Impact Statement
Referred to Rules.
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.
Ayes, 46; Nays, 2--Edwards, Walters; Excused, 5--Andersen, Hartman, Lewis, Sosa, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 7--Bunch, Diehl, Gomberg, Javadi, Nguyen D, Ruiz, Watanabe.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass.
Work Session held.
IS_Impact HB 4162 INTRO
Revenue Impact Statement
Public Hearing held.
Referred to Rules.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
N ACT Relating to cannabis worker unionization; repealing sections 1, 2 and 3, chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. Sections 1,
Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. Sections 1, 2 and 3, chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025 (Ballot Measure 119 (2024)), are repealed. Passed by House February 17, 2026 R
Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: 5 SECTION 1. Sections 1, 2 and 3, chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025 (Ballot Measure 119 (2024)), 6 are repealed. 7 NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type
“Digest: The Act ends a law on cannabis worker unions. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Repeals Ballot Measure 119 (2024) that requires certain licensees of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to enter into labor peace agreements with bona fide labor organizations representing the licensees' employees.”
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