ADVOCACY

ORLA is a powerful voice on key industry issues. Our government affairs team is on the front lines promoting and protecting your foodservice and lodging operations so you can focus on running your business. By advocating for public policies that sustain our industry and educating elected officials about the issues and challenges our industry faces, we serve as the voice of hospitality at the local, state and national levels. Read more on ORLA's Advocacy ROI and consider joining the association to help strengthen our voice!​

2025 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA

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Statewide Advocacy
The next Oregon Legislative Session kicks off January 2025 with ORLA's Government Affairs Team focusing on several key issues including protecting the 70/30 split in lodging tax revenues, creating more workforce housing, access to childcare for employees, streamlining labor policies, and more. 
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Local Advocacy
ORLA has helped develop several local leadership teams that help keep members engaged and informed on local-level issues. Meals taxes, short-term rental regulations, and TLT increases are just a few of the local issues we engage with members on around the state. 
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Federal Advocacy
ORLA works closely with our national affiliates to fight for federal policies and support relief efforts that help restaurants, lodging operators, and employees thrive in a safe and prosperous business environment. It's critical that Congress hear your stories on how these policies impact your business.
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Local Lodging Tax Explained

ORLA ​Advocacy Protects the Industry

Meet Your Legislators at Taste Oregon

KEY ISSUES & ADVOCACY UPDATES:

• Advocacy ROI: Financial Benefit from ORLA Advocacy​
• Captive Audience Meetings
• Casino Proliferation (ORLA position statement)
• Cocktails To-Go
• ​​​Corporate Activities Tax
• Lodging Taxes & Revenues: Protecting Local TLT​​​
• ​Local Lodging Taxes (ORLA position statement)
• Statewide Lodging Taxes ORLA position statement)
• Lottery Retailers​​​​​​

• ​Paid Family Medical Leave
• Plastic Straws / Bags
• ​Scheduling Law (ORLA white paper)
• Service Charge Guidance​
• Single-Use Disposable Plastics
• STRs / Unregulated Hotels (ORLA position statement)
• Third-Party Deliveries (ORLA position statement)
• Tip Pooling​​ (Member log in required)
• Unionization in the Workplace

ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY
Your involvement truly makes a difference. As owners and operators, you have tremendous stories to tell and real-life experiences to share. The bills and laws elected officials consider can have a huge impact on your business and they need to hear how–straight from you. There are a number of opportunities to engage in advocacy with us, visit the Get Involved page to learn more. 

Become a State Capitol Hill Runner! ORLA is working to connect operators with elected officials representing their legislative district in time for the 2025 Oregon Legislative Session. Fill out our short survey or contact Greg Astley at 503.682.4422.
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Become An Advocate

​​SUPPORT THE PAC
Your support is critical. At the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association, we work to make sure the hospitality industry is well represented at meetings across all levels of government, but we need your help to really make a difference when it comes to blocking bad regulations and laws and fighting for good ones. 

Donate to ORLAPAC! This is a bipartisan PAC contributing to both legislators who have supported the industry's legislation and challengers whose election will advance our industry's agenda. Funds are dedicated to helping elect candidates who will work to support the growth of Oregon's hospitality industry. 
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