---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to work scheduling; and declaring an emergency."
description: "<i>Requires employers to reasonably accommodate employee's work schedule availability related to child care.</i>] <b>Includes child care needs as reason employee may identify as limitation or change in employee's work schedule availability.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 716"
citation: "Oregon SB 716 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karin Power", "Kathleen Taylor"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-22T16:29:52+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d0140a0-853d-443c-b55b-769b817a6ec7"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB716"
source_hash: "a4e4b7ec227d8ded9e834c8f7ac0fe7b36d85d3b3826ff70431d4c7cc9fb2424"
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 716 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to work scheduling; and declaring an emergency.

<i>Requires employers to reasonably accommodate employee's work schedule availability related to child care.</i>] <b>Includes child care needs as reason employee may identify as limitation or change in employee's work schedule availability.</b>

## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB716/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB716/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB716/A-Engrossed)
4. **SLB Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20208)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB716/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **24–4** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Schouten. Passed. — **54–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karin Power — primary (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — primary (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Schouten — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-22T16:29:52+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28T01:02:47+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-01T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-13T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-19T19:31:56+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21T18:11:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22T18:46:57+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27T16:54:08+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05T02:48:30+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-17T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-18T23:35:30+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19T18:31:17+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20T19:12:46+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-24T19:54:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-25T20:01:34+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Schouten. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-26T19:25:37+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-27T18:31:21+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-03T19:08:52+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-10T18:23:55+00:00** Chapter 176, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00** Effective date, June 3, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d0140a0-853d-443c-b55b-769b817a6ec7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).