---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to employees' rights to refuse to perform certain work assignments."
description: "<i>Provides employee with right to refuse to perform task assigned by employer under certain circumstances. Protects employee against disciplinary action for exercising right.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 907"
citation: "Oregon SB 907 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deb Patterson", "Tom Andersen", "Travis Nelson", "Zach Hudson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-14T19:29:55+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64f62d1b-b0de-4efc-af40-8b0d64c888fe"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB907"
source_hash: "d8e4b892a317e562cceeb9bbac7df8856a88b442c45952ea5b7e1e91b5eb2a68"
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 907 (2023R1) — Relating to employees' rights to refuse to perform certain work assignments.

<i>Provides employee with right to refuse to perform task assigned by employer under certain circumstances. Protects employee against disciplinary action for exercising right.</i>]

## 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/SB907/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB907/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB907/A-Engrossed)
4. **SLB Amendment -6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24103)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB907/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. — **33–15** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **21–8** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
- Tom Andersen — primary (person)
- Travis Nelson — primary (person)
- Zach Hudson — primary (person)
- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
- Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-14T19:29:55+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T20:48:39+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-30T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2023-04-04T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-07T22:34:59+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10T23:28:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T03:34:40+00:00** Carried over to 04-12 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-12T23:59:19+00:00** Carried over to 04-13 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-13T19:59:44+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T20:00:44+00:00** Sollman, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
- **2023-04-14T15:48:14+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13T20:01:44+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist.
- **2023-04-20T16:33:07+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-10T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-17T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-18T21:50:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `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.
- **2023-05-26T01:44:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hudson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-26T01:45:21+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Cramer.
- **2023-05-31T18:07:56+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-01T17:16:39+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-07T18:25:15+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 196, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+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/64f62d1b-b0de-4efc-af40-8b0d64c888fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).