---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to leave laws concerning time off from work; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Clarifies meaning of \"one-year period\" for purposes of determining amount of unpaid family leave that eligible employee is entitled to take within any given one-year period."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 999"
citation: "Oregon SB 999 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-22T18:32:27+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c03297b-ee8d-458f-89a3-00549e0a685b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB999"
source_hash: "e475b3166073fc06667f805fd95e99ddda94daac3c1e763186eb840306ccbca6"
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 999 (2023R1) — Relating to leave laws concerning time off from work; and declaring an emergency.

Clarifies meaning of "one-year period" for purposes of determining amount of unpaid family leave that eligible employee is entitled to take within any given one-year period.

## 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/SB999/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB999/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB999/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB999/B-Engrossed)
5. **SLB Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24390)
6. **SRULES Amendment -A5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24532)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB999/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB999/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Taylor, Bonham. Passed. — **25–4** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed. — **41–7** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–3** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-22T18:32:27+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T21:10:42+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2023-04-04T15:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2023-04-04T20:07:03+00:00** Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage but w/amendments and return to President's desk for referral to another committee. (Printed A-Eng.)
- **2023-04-04T20:07:04+00:00** Referred to Rules by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13T22:01:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2023-04-18T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-21T21:56:17+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-24T18:26:01+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:58:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor, Bonham. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T17:17:00+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T00:25:18+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.
- **2023-05-18T21:50:22+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.
- **2023-05-26T01:46:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Holvey. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **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 203, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00** Effective date, June 7, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c03297b-ee8d-458f-89a3-00549e0a685b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).