republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2021-regular-session/sb-569.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to proof of driver's license for employment purposes."
description: "Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to require employee or prospective employee to possess or present valid driver license as condition of employment or continuation of employment. Requires employer to accept other forms of identification that are deemed acceptable for purposes of federal forms used to verify identification or employment authorization."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 569"
citation: "Oregon SB 569 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deb Patterson", "Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T17:31:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9b0d90e-d4dd-4bec-a547-9433711d95d3"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB569"
source_hash: "c61459bea56dda10160258e495611e1e54ade08d423125b5ea71a6d5cccdcc37"
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 569 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to proof of driver's license for employment purposes.

Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to require employee or prospective employee to possess or present valid driver license as condition of employment or continuation of employment. Requires employer to accept other forms of identification that are deemed acceptable for purposes of federal forms used to verify identification or employment authorization.

## 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/SB569/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB569/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB569/A-Engrossed)
4. **SLB Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18666)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB569/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Fahey. Passed. — **50–7** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **25–3** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — 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.

- **2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19T19:35:42+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-16T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-01T23:00:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05T17:51:48+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07T19:03:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T03:38:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07T19:04:35+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-04-13T03:22:43+00:00** Referred to Business and Labor. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-17T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-19T20:41:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20T18:47:54+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24T19:54:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-25T20:01:01+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 26, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-26T20:01:20+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 27, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-27T19:48:12+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 28, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-28T18:08:11+00:00** Carried over to June 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-06-01T19:42:25+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Fahey. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03T16:50:29+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-04T17:31:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-11T17:22:29+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30T17:07:29+00:00** Chapter 279, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-30T17:31:39+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9b0d90e-d4dd-4bec-a547-9433711d95d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).