l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4094

Requires employers that provide, by written policy or employment contract, for the payment of earned or accrued but unused paid time off upon termination to make such payments in accordance with statutory requirements governing final wages.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 6, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: This Act makes laws about payouts for certain unused paid time off. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.8). [<i>Requires employers who provide paid vacation time to compensate employees for all earned or accrued but unused paid vacation time when employment terminates.</i>] <b>Requires employers that provide, by written policy or employment contract, for the payment of earned or accrued but unused paid time off upon termination to make such payments in accordance with statutory requirements governing final wages.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

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

In the House of Representatives

7 co-sponsors

Tom Andersen, Mark Gamba, Shannon Isadore, Lesly Muñoz, Nathan Sosa, Thuy Tran, Jules Walters

In the Senate

3 co-sponsors

Lew Frederick, Courtney Neron Misslin, Deb Patterson

Its course

February 2 to March 6, 2026, 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 action8 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 6 · stopped32 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Labor and Workforce DevelopmentFeb 2 to Feb 1816 days

Ways and MeansFeb 18 to Mar 6 · stopped16 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 18

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 House of Representatives Feb 2 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Labor and Workforce Development
  3. Feb 4Heard in Labor and Workforce Development
  4. Feb 16Heard in Labor and Workforce Development
  5. Feb 18Labor and Workforce Development recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Mar 6Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Referred to Labor and Workforce Development.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Public Hearing scheduled.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 18Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 18Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  8. Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives