---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to workers' compensation benefits."
description: "Amends provisions of workers' compensation law related to <i>payments of benefits, notice to workers, recovery of overpayments and errors in claims processing</i>] <b>authorization of temporary disability, claim closure and overpayments of compensation</b>."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2022R1"
identifier: "HB 4138"
citation: "Oregon HB 4138 (2022R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dacia Grayber", "Kayse Jama"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-02-01T15:39:06+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-01T19:44:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d13a9265-50e7-4b81-9501-64cf0bf4b53f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/HB4138"
source_hash: "393c5819bc4655933c9885d9ac7cee934bf7ef125b47edff5833a738ac0b7be4"
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 4138 (2022R1) — Relating to workers' compensation benefits.

Amends provisions of workers' compensation law related to <i>payments of benefits, notice to workers, recovery of overpayments and errors in claims processing</i>] <b>authorization of temporary disability, claim closure and overpayments of compensation</b>.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4138/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4138/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4138/A-Engrossed)
4. **HRULES Amendment -5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22244)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4138/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. — **59–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed. — **25–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dacia Grayber — primary (person)
- Kayse Jama — primary (person)
- Andrea Valderrama — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Witt — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Karin Power — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01T15:39:06+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T21:16:25+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-14T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-16T20:12:00+00:00** Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.
- **2022-02-16T20:12:01+00:00** Referred to Rules by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18T18:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-18T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-21T17:21:13+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22T19:40:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-23T20:56:22+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-24T20:40:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24T23:05:58+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-28T18:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2022-03-01T15:39:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-02T01:09:41+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T00:51:43+00:00** Carried over to 03-03 by unanimous consent.
- **2022-03-03T21:56:10+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-04T22:49:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T20:06:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-23T22:09:35+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-01T19:44:15+00:00** Chapter 73, (2022 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d13a9265-50e7-4b81-9501-64cf0bf4b53f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).