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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 916: Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute.

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 916 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute. Primary sponsor: Kathleen Taylor (Democratic), Dacia Grayber (Democratic), Ben Bowman (Democratic), Wlnsvey Campos (Democratic), James Manning (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 2, 2025): Effective date, January 1, 2026.

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.

Provides that an individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits is not disqualified for any week that the individual's unemployment is due to a labor dispute in active progress at the individual's place of employment. Provides that individuals unemployed due to a strike are disqualified for benefits for one week before eligibility begins, with the usual unpaid waiting week, subject to a [<i>possible</i>] limit based on the tax schedule in effect at the time. Provides for the collection of benefits overpaid during a strike due to the later receipt of back pay. Requires a school district to deduct from an employee's future wages benefits charged for weeks during a labor dispute.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kathleen TaylorPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Dacia GrayberPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Ben BowmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Wlnsvey CamposPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
James ManningPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Farrah ChaichiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Lisa FragalaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Chris GorsekCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Zach HudsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Kayse JamaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Mark MeekCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Lesly MuñozCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse22
Travis NelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Hoa NguyenCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Rob NosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Deb PattersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Nathan SosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30

“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, January 1, 2026.
  2. Chapter 432, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Vote explanation(s) filed by Rieke Smith.
  7. Repassed.
  8. House adopted Conference Committee Report.
  9. Vote explanation(s) filed by Golden.
  10. Senate adopted Conference Committee Report and repassed bill.
  11. Conference Committee Report distributed in House.
  12. Conference Committee Recommendation: The Senate concur in House amendments dated 05-29 and B-Engrossed bill be further amended and repassed.

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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