---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to family medical leave benefits; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Delays implementation requirements for paid family and medical leave program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3398"
citation: "Oregon HB 3398 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-05-04T18:31:17+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd232513-a883-4583-9f5c-0cf8c02d9c79"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB3398"
source_hash: "e3155574066c415a30f2374036caa44e312ea6a8f045f2db0f9fa406d4670bcb"
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 HB 3398 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to family medical leave benefits; and prescribing an effective date.

Delays implementation requirements for paid family and medical leave program.

## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3398/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3398/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3398/A-Engrossed)
4. **SRULES Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21505)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3398/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–3** (pass) · lower
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **34–21** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **21–7** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Smith Warner. Passed. — **33–19** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-04T18:31:17+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11T16:04:04+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-06-01T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-07T15:06:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-07T18:38:15+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-08T23:12:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith Warner. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-09T19:23:59+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10T19:31:31+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-15T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-06-22T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-23T23:49:44+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to resolve conflicts. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-24T18:12:30+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-24T20:51:20+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-25T17:29:17+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2021-06-26T17:36:49+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-26T19:44:51+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-24T20:52:20+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-07-27T22:29:39+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 639, (2021 Laws): Effective date September 25, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd232513-a883-4583-9f5c-0cf8c02d9c79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).