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House committee hears bill to hold landowners accountable for unregistered farmworker camps
Summary
House Bill 3194, discussed in the House Committee on Rules, would expand liability for landowners when unregistered farmworker camps operate on their property, increase per‑violation damages, and create a rebuttable presumption for landowners with leases that prohibit camps.
The House Committee on Rules opened public testimony June 11 on House Bill 3194, which would amend the Camp Operator Registration Act (CORA) to create joint and several liability for landowners when unregistered farmworker camps operate on their property and expand the private right of action for aggrieved workers.
Why it matters: Supporters told the committee they view the measure as a response to what Representative Pam Marsh called a “humanitarian crisis” tied to illegal cannabis grows and other unregistered labor camps that, they say, have produced exploitative housing conditions and worker abandonment. The bill would raise civil remedies and give workers a clearer path to sue for damages and injunctions.
The bill and the dash‑6 amendment described to the committee would do three key…
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