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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 588: Relating to disability benefits under the Public Employees Retirement System; and declaring an emergency.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 588 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to disability benefits under the Public Employees Retirement System; and declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: Mark Meek (Democratic), James Manning (Democratic), Cedric Hayden (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 6, 2025): Effective date, May 27, 2025.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

</b> </i>] [<i>Provides that post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by a police officer or firefighter is an injury or disease sustained in the actual performance of duties for purposes of benefits under the Public Employees Retirement System in certain circumstances.</i>] Requires the Public Employees Retirement Board to [<i>hold</i>]<b> refer</b> a contested case <b>for a </b>hearing requested by a police officer or firefighter who is denied disability benefits within a certain period of time. <b>Provides that a member of the Public Employees Retirement System who is a police officer or firefighter is disabled if the member is mentally or physically incapacitated and unable to perform the work the member performed at the time the member became disabled, instead of unable to perform any work. Allows a disabled member of the system to receive certain earned income without losing disability benefits.</b> Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark MeekPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate20
James ManningPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Cedric HaydenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Sara Gelser BlouinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Jeff GoldenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Dacia GrayberCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Zach HudsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Rick LewisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Floyd ProzanskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
David SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Janeen SollmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Kathleen TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective date, May 27, 2025.
  2. Chapter 168, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.
  7. Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2025 Calendar.
  8. Rules suspended. Carried over to May 14, 2025 Calendar.
  9. Second reading.
  10. Recommendation: Do pass.
  11. Work Session held.
  12. Public Hearing held.

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source