---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to preference given to servicemembers in public employment."
description: "Provides hiring and promotion preferences in public employment to members and former members of the Oregon National Guard."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 808"
citation: "Oregon SB 808 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T21:31:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14c98b95-37ae-401f-a18e-5226f48e6388"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB808"
source_hash: "9dbb5fbd8c998ff060575b6ee9f32e03fa249196737cc3d315f7d58ba4af5f7b"
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 808 (2025R1) — Relating to preference given to servicemembers in public employment.

Provides hiring and promotion preferences in public employment to members and former members of the Oregon National Guard.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB808/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB808/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. — **50–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Smith DB, Woods. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-20T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-02-25T17:42:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25T18:32:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-02-27T20:09:23+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith DB, Woods. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04T20:18:49+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-10T17:30:13+00:00** Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24T20:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-01T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-06T22:27:55+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-07T19:45:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08T20:05:02+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 12, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-12T19:11:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 13, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-13T19:47:13+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-14T19:32:08+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-14T20:42:14+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-22T23:49:01+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T21:11:08+00:00** Chapter 137, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T21:31:55+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14c98b95-37ae-401f-a18e-5226f48e6388`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).