l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 968

Provides conditions and procedures under which a public employer may deduct amounts of erroneous overpayments from a public employee's wages.

Became law as Chapter 602, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 24, 2025, 175 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 would make new laws for deductions from public employees' wages to recoup amounts that were paid in error. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Provides conditions and procedures under which a public employer may deduct amounts of erroneous overpayments from a public employee's wages.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

5 co-sponsors

Aaron Woods, Kayse Jama, Mark Meek, James Manning Jr., Courtney Neron Misslin

Its course

January 30 to August 8, 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 action27 actions on 19 days

In the SenateJan 30 to Jun 18139 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 30 to Jan 300 days

Labor and BusinessJan 30 to Apr 1777 days

Ways and MeansApr 17 to May 29 · moved on42 days

Transportation and Economic DevelopmentMay 29 to Jun 4 · moved on6 days

Ways and MeansJun 4 to Jun 1612 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 18 to Jun 246 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 18 to Jun 180 days

Ways and MeansJun 18 to Jun 180 days

With the GovernorJun 24 to Jul 2430 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading21–8

    Passed · Jun 18 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading34–14

    Passed · Jun 24 · 12 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 17

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 16

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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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 30 – Jun 18

  1. Jan 30Introduced
  2. Sent to Labor and Business
  3. Mar 13Heard in Labor and Business
  4. Mar 25Heard in Labor and Business
  5. Apr 8Heard in Labor and Business
  6. Apr 17Labor and Business recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  7. Sent to Ways and Means
  8. May 29Sent to Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  9. Jun 4Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  10. Returned to Ways and Means
  11. Jun 13Heard in Ways and Means
  12. Jun 16Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  13. Jun 17Read a second time
  14. Jun 18Passed the Senate, 21 to 8

In the House of Representatives Jun 18 – Jun 24

  1. Jun 18Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Jun 19Read a second time
  5. Jun 24Passed the House of Representatives, 34 to 14

To the Governor Jun 25 – Aug 8

  1. Jun 25Signed in the Senate
  2. Jun 26Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Jul 24Signed by the Governor
  4. Aug 8Became chapter 602 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from January 1, 2026
All 27 actions, as published
  1. Jan 30Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 30Referred to Labor and Business.Senate
  3. Mar 13Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Mar 25Work Session held.Senate
  5. Apr 8Work Session held.Senate
  6. Apr 17Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  7. Apr 17Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  8. May 29Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.Senate
  9. Jun 4Work Session held.Senate
  10. Jun 4Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  11. Jun 13Work Session held.Senate
  12. Jun 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
  13. Jun 17Second reading.Senate
  14. Jun 18Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed.Senate
  15. Jun 18Vote explanation(s) filed by Robinson.Senate
  16. Jun 18First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 18Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 18Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 19Second reading.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 20Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  21. Jun 23Rules suspended. Carried over to June 24, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  22. Jun 24Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.House of Representatives
  23. Jun 25President signed.Senate
  24. Jun 26Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  25. Jul 24Governor signed.Senate
  26. Aug 8Chapter 602, 2025 Laws.Senate
  27. Aug 8Effective date, January 1, 2026.Senate