A controversial bill to create overtime pay for farmworkers passed the Oregon House on Tuesday on a party-line vote. The bill would phase in overtime pay, setting maximum hours without paying time-and-a-half at 55 per week through 2024, 48 per week the following two years, and 40 in 2027 and beyond. Farms would be eligible for personal and corporate income tax credits to help offset added costs, with sponsoring Democrats claiming it is structured to support smaller farms, and opposing Republicans calling it tax breaks for large, out-of-state corporate farms. Bill sponsor Representative Paul Holvey of Eugene says the bill will grant farmworkers protections they have long been denied, while opponent Representative Daniel Bonham of The Dalles said the proposal will result in job losses for farm workers. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.