Oregon · Senate Bill 705 · 2025 Regular Session

Provides an alternative weekly minimum amount of workers' compensation benefits for temporary total disability.

SB 705 Sponsored by Kathleen Taylor and James Manning Jr. 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 would add to workers' comp law a floor of pay per week for temporary total disability that the worker must get. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Provides an alternative weekly minimum amount of workers' compensation benefits for temporary total disability.

Every action

5 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. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Senate Labor and Business
  4. CommitteeWork Session held. · Senate Labor and Business
  5. SenateIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.

All 6 cosponsors

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.