Oregon · Senate Bill 968 · 2025 Regular Session

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

SB 968 Sponsored by Kathleen Taylor Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 30, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jun 18, 2025
  4. Passed the House Jun 24, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 24, 2025

What it does

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

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.

Every action

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

Show the 19 earlier steps
  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. CommitteeWork Session held. · Senate Labor and Business
  6. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) · Senate Labor and Business
  7. CommitteeReferred to Ways and Means by order of the President. · Joint Ways and Means
  8. CommitteeAssigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development
  9. CommitteeWork Session held. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development
  10. CommitteeReturned to Full Committee. · Joint Ways and Means
  11. CommitteeWork Session held. · Joint Ways and Means
  12. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) · Joint Ways and Means
  13. SenateSecond reading.
  14. SenateThird reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed.21–8 vote
  15. SenateVote explanation(s) filed by Robinson.
  16. HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  17. CommitteeReferred to Ways and Means. · Joint Ways and Means
  18. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass. · Joint Ways and Means
  19. HouseSecond reading.
  1. HouseRules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.
  2. HouseRules suspended. Carried over to June 24, 2025 Calendar.
  3. HouseThird reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.34–14 vote
  4. SenatePresident signed.
  5. HouseSpeaker signed.
  6. GovernorGovernor signed.
  7. SenateChapter 602, 2025 Laws.
  8. SenateEffective date, January 1, 2026.

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. · Full Senate

Passed 21–8
Jun 18, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 21 No 8 Not voting 1
Democrats: 17 yes, 0 no Republicans: 4 yes, 8 no
How each member voted

Yes · 21

No · 8

Excused · 1

Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. · Full House

Passed 34–14
Jun 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 34 No 14 Not voting 12
Democrats: 31 yes, 0 no Republicans: 3 yes, 14 no
How each member voted

Yes · 34

No · 14

Excused · 12

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 8, 2025 Senate Labor and Business Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
Members

Yes · 5

 5–0
Jun 13, 2025 Joint Ways and Means Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
Members

Yes · 21

Excused · 2

 21–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.

All 5 cosponsors

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.