l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 731

Requires public employer employment policies to provide for a pay differential for sign language skills in the same manner that pay differentials are provided for other bilingual or multilingual skills.

Became law as Chapter 169, Oregon Laws 2025, signed May 27, 2025, 134 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act makes laws about public employer pay differential policies that provide extra pay for certain language skills and sign language skills. The Act requires the extra pay be applied in the same way for each of the skills. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5). Requires public employer employment policies to provide for a pay differential for sign language skills in the same manner that pay differentials are provided for other bilingual or multilingual skills.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Deb Patterson, Janeen Sollman

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    Dacia Grayber, Zach Hudson

    Its course

    January 13 to June 6, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action21 actions on 19 days

    In the SenateJan 13 to Feb 1836 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

    Labor and BusinessJan 17 to Feb 1125 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to May 1586 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 18 to Feb 213 days

    Labor and Workplace StandardsFeb 21 to May 876 days

    With the GovernorMay 15 to May 2712 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    • Senate, third reading27–1

      Passed · Feb 18 · 2 present

    • House of Representatives, third reading53–0

      Passed · May 15 · 6 present

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Jan 13 – Feb 18

    1. Jan 13Introduced
    2. Jan 17Sent to Labor and Business
    3. Jan 28Heard in Labor and Business
    4. Feb 6Heard in Labor and Business
    5. Feb 11Labor and Business recommended it
    6. Read a second time
    7. Feb 18Passed the Senate, 27 to 1

    In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – May 15

    1. Feb 20Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Feb 21Sent to Labor and Workplace Standards
    3. Apr 23Heard in Labor and Workplace Standards
    4. May 5Heard in Labor and Workplace Standards
    5. May 8Labor and Workplace Standards recommended it
    6. May 12Read a second time
    7. May 15Passed the House of Representatives, 53 to 0

    To the Governor May 19 – Jun 6

    1. May 19Signed in the Senate
    2. May 20Signed in the House of Representatives
    3. May 27Signed by the Governor
    4. Jun 6Became chapter 169 of Oregon Laws 2025
    5. In force from January 1, 2026
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    2. Jan 17Referred to Labor and Business.Senate
    3. Jan 28Public Hearing held.Senate
    4. Feb 6Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
    5. Feb 11Recommendation: Do pass.Senate
    6. Feb 11Second reading.Senate
    7. Feb 18Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.Senate
    8. Feb 20First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    9. Feb 21Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.House of Representatives
    10. Apr 23Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    11. May 5Work Session held.House of Representatives
    12. May 8Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
    13. May 12Second reading.House of Representatives
    14. May 13Rules suspended. Carried over to May 14, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    15. May 14Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    16. May 15Third reading. Carried by Boshart Davis. Passed.House of Representatives
    17. May 19President signed.Senate
    18. May 20Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    19. May 27Governor signed.Senate
    20. Jun 6Chapter 169, 2025 Laws.Senate
    21. Jun 6Effective date, January 1, 2026.Senate