---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to leave laws concerning time off from work; declaring an emergency."
description: "Digest: Makes changes to laws related to paid and unpaid family and medical leave. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2024R1"
identifier: "SB 1515"
citation: "Oregon SB 1515 (2024R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05T15:05:18+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-25T18:46:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a659c9a4-aced-4d98-a48e-e804ad0dd6b2"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/SB1515"
source_hash: "f9e40123163107eea2021730317e345adc2d6c9f5cea47e518615de37b84496c"
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 (2024R1) — Relating to leave laws concerning time off from work; declaring an emergency.

Digest: Makes changes to laws related to paid and unpaid family and medical leave. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.7).

## 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/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1515/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1515/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1515/A-Engrossed)
4. **SLB Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25517)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1515/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Taylor, Bonham. Passed. — **25–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. — **48–5** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05T15:05:18+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05T17:31:30+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business, then Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05T18:01:00+00:00** Informational Meeting held.
- **2024-02-07T16:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2024-02-12T22:49:23+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12T22:49:24+00:00** Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
- **2024-02-13T18:49:21+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-14T19:39:01+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor, Bonham. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-14T19:54:43+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14T23:28:25+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21T16:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2024-02-22T20:56:50+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26T19:30:41+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27T20:43:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-27T20:44:52+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Chaichi.
- **2024-03-01T18:22:14+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-05T00:13:32+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-20T22:43:54+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-25T18:44:05+00:00** Chapter 20, 2024 Laws.
- **2024-03-25T18:46:52+00:00** Effective date, March 20, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a659c9a4-aced-4d98-a48e-e804ad0dd6b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).