Oregon · Senate Bill 488 · 2025 Regular Session

Repeals provisions requiring employers to pay overtime to agricultural workers who work in excess of the maximum allowable hours.

SB 488 Sponsored by David Brock Smith Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

The Act repeals laws requiring overtime pay for farm workers. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3). Repeals provisions requiring employers to pay overtime to agricultural workers who work in excess of the maximum allowable hours. Repeals provisions related to the refundable income or corporate excise tax credit allowed to employers for the excess amount of wages paid as overtime pay for agricultural workers.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Labor and Business. · Senate Labor and Business
  3. SenateIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.