---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to sick leave; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Allows employers to limit number of hours of sick time that employees may accrue per year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 299"
citation: "Oregon SB 299 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 29
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-04T20:31:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f100131-ef03-4758-b1a9-4a6ba8984332"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB299"
source_hash: "ca80e003f28aa29dc5c985c65ceda87c7338a3657f874ce8e15c412575cc148d"
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 299 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to sick leave; and declaring an emergency.

Allows employers to limit number of hours of sick time that employees may accrue per year.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB299/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB299/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB299/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB299/B-Engrossed)
5. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB299/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB299/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Barreto. Passed. — **35–24** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-09T18:52:09+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-17T16:06:43+00:00** Referred to Workforce, then Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-10T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-04-17T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-21T16:34:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-21T16:34:58+00:00** Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
- **2017-04-24T17:04:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25T19:02:29+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-26T16:16:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-28T22:28:46+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-31T20:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-06-02T22:23:27+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-05T15:40:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-06-06T23:55:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 7, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-07T21:44:01+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 8, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-08T19:23:15+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 12, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-12T22:33:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 13, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-13T22:00:24+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 14, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-14T18:26:24+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 15, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-06-15T23:42:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Barreto. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-06-22T18:11:15+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2017-06-22T18:12:15+00:00** Olsen, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
- **2017-06-23T21:01:42+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-26T21:45:53+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-06-15T23:43:45+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
- **2017-06-29T22:16:46+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-04T20:04:50+00:00** Effective date, July 1, 2017.
- **2017-07-04T20:31:05+00:00** Chapter 520, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-05-24T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f100131-ef03-4758-b1a9-4a6ba8984332`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).