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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to political activities of public employees."
+description: "Expressly prohibits public employees, while on job during working hours or while otherwise working in official capacity, from promoting or opposing appointment, nomination or election of public officials."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
+legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
+session: "2023R1"
+identifier: "SB 168"
+citation: "Oregon SB 168 (2023R1)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c0bc4ea-4b2f-4bdb-b201-6cd1ff951e58"
+source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB168"
+source_hash: "ca8d7a8c0ccb85972f6c6d30c6cc2ccd1f27e9a3df75f058be421834d9c61c20"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
+---
+
+# Oregon SB 168 (2023R1) — Relating to political activities of public employees.
+
+Expressly prohibits public employees, while on job during working hours or while otherwise working in official capacity, from promoting or opposing appointment, nomination or election of public officials.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB168/Introduced)
+2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB168/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB168/A-Engrossed)
+4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB168/B-Engrossed)
+5. **HRULES Amendment -A4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25017)
+6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB168/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
+7. **SRULES Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23663)
+8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB168/Enrolled)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed. — **17–11** (pass) · upper
+- Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. — **48–0** (pass) · lower
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **22–0** (pass) · upper
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-13T19:45:37+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-21T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2023-03-28T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2023-03-31T19:57:17+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-03T17:34:01+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-04T17:33:44+00:00** Carried over to 04-05 by unanimous consent.
+- **2023-04-05T19:55:09+00:00** Carried over to 04-06 by unanimous consent.
+- **2023-04-06T20:01:02+00:00** Carried over to 04-10 by unanimous consent.
+- **2023-04-11T03:11:05+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-11T17:00:02+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-14T00:26:03+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-25T00:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
+- **2023-04-27T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2023-05-18T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2023-05-19T19:48:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-22T18:01:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-23T21:17:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar.
+- **2023-05-24T19:22:52+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2023 Calendar.
+- **2023-05-26T00:25:17+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-06-15T19:14:25+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
+- **2023-06-15T19:15:25+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Findley.
+- **2023-06-20T19:47:38+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2023-06-20T22:34:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2023-07-13T19:18:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-07-21T18:15:41+00:00** Chapter 268, 2023 Laws.
+- **2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2024.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c0bc4ea-4b2f-4bdb-b201-6cd1ff951e58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
+