---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to family medical leave benefits."
description: "Modifies definition of \"benefit year\" for purposes of paid family and medical leave insurance program. Makes conforming changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2022R1"
identifier: "SB 1515"
citation: "Oregon SB 1515 (2022R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-01T15:05:58+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-11T19:45:30+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b65e1fb-674f-4ffe-affb-4a4bfc005eda"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/SB1515"
source_hash: "ef81f8f9651d3bec0b57b96d9919fbd718b791b1ee22d24de6f1ff7764b65750"
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 1515 (2022R1) — Relating to family medical leave benefits.

Modifies definition of "benefit year" for purposes of paid family and medical leave insurance program. Makes conforming changes.

## 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/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1515/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1515/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. — **50–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01T15:05:58+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T16:27:56+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03T15:32:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2022-02-07T17:36:28+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-07T19:13:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-07T19:17:16+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-08T17:56:52+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-08T20:12:02+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-21T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-22T18:01:58+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22T20:56:31+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-24T01:10:43+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-25T17:38:09+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-02-26T01:00:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-11T19:38:29+00:00** Chapter 24, 2022 Laws.
- **2022-03-11T19:45:30+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2023.
- **2022-03-07T20:21:08+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b65e1fb-674f-4ffe-affb-4a4bfc005eda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).