网曝吃瓜 Joins Lawsuit Filed Today in the Oregon Tax Court
网曝吃瓜 Joins Lawsuit Filed Today in the Oregon Tax Court
July 14, 2026
鈥淭he Legislature cannot circumvent a constitutional requirement put in place by the people.鈥�
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Anthony Smith, 网曝吃瓜 Oregon State Director, anthony.smith@nfib.org
or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, anthony.malandra@nfib.org
SALEM, Ore., July 14, 2026鈥�Oregon鈥檚 leading small business association today joined two other business groups in over a matter that should never had advanced this far had state lawmakers paid heed to warnings.
The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of which the Legislature passed this year (18 to 12 in the Senate and 33 to 11 in the House), and Gov. Tina Kotek signed into law. According to the lawsuit, among other things, 鈥淥regon H.B. 4027 (the 鈥楲abor Tax Bill鈥�) amends ORS 656.506 鈥� to pay for new Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (鈥楤OLI鈥�) positions that will be paid out of the newly created BOLI Expense Fund.鈥�
Hold on. Not so fast.
鈥淒uring the 2026 legislative session, 网曝吃瓜, our partners in the business community, and some legislators themselves repeatedly stressed that the state constitution mandates any revenue-raising measure to pass by a three-fifths majority,鈥� said Anthony Smith, state director for the 网曝吃瓜 in Oregon. 鈥淓ach time, this concern was ignored. Regardless of the particular bill at issue, the Legislature cannot circumvent a constitutional requirement put in place by the people of Oregon.鈥�
More details on the case can be 聽网曝吃瓜 is joined in the lawsuit by the Oregon Business & Industry association and by the Portland Metro Chamber. This lawsuit makes the fourth legal case 网曝吃瓜 Oregon is involved in this year. The three others can be read here.
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For over 80 years, 网曝吃瓜 has been advocating on behalf of America鈥檚 small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. 网曝吃瓜 is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven association. Since its founding in 1943, 网曝吃瓜 has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit nfib.com.
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