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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute."
description: "Provides that an individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits is not disqualified for any week that the individual's unemployment is due to a labor dispute in active progress at the individual's place of employment. Provides that individuals unemployed due to a strike are disqualified for benefits for one week before eligibility begins, with the usual unpaid waiting week, subject to a [<i>possible</i>] limit based on the tax schedule in effect at the time. Provides for the collection of benefits overpaid during a strike due to the later receipt of back pay. Requires a school district to deduct from an employee's future wages benefits charged for weeks during a labor dispute."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 916"
citation: "Oregon SB 916 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ben Bowman", "Dacia Grayber", "James Manning Jr.", "Kathleen Taylor", "Wlnsvey Campos"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 42
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2025-01-21T16:44:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-02T23:43:48+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b05a321-ada4-41f6-975f-72d1d5e2452e"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB916"
source_hash: "6f5784196effede400eaa68870d711448a0d0c52320e158526ba1374c55389a0"
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 916 (2025R1) — Relating to unemployment insurance benefits for employees unemployed due to a labor dispute.
Provides that an individual otherwise eligible for unemployment insurance benefits is not disqualified for any week that the individual's unemployment is due to a labor dispute in active progress at the individual's place of employment. Provides that individuals unemployed due to a strike are disqualified for benefits for one week before eligibility begins, with the usual unpaid waiting week, subject to a [<i>possible</i>] limit based on the tax schedule in effect at the time. Provides for the collection of benefits overpaid during a strike due to the later receipt of back pay. Requires a school district to deduct from an employee's future wages benefits charged for weeks during a labor dispute.
## 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/SB916/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB916/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **Senate Minority Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB916/Senate%20Minority%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
4. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB916/A-Engrossed)
5. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB916/B-Engrossed)
6. **Conference Committee Amendments to B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB916/Conference%20Committee%20Amendments%20to%20B-Engrossed)
7. **HLWS Amendment -A26** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29314)
8. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB916/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
9. **House Minority Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB916/House%20Minority%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
10. **Minority Report A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB916/Minority%20Report%20A-Engrossed)
11. **Minority Report to B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB916/Minority%20Report%20to%20B-Engrossed)
12. **SB916 Amendment -B34** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29565)
13. **SLB Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26611)
14. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB916/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Senate refused to concur in House amendments. — **14–15** (fail) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. — **33–23** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–3** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **8–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **16–12** (pass) · upper
- Repassed. — **35–22** (pass) · lower
- Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. — **10–18** (fail) · upper
- House adopted Conference Committee Report. — **35–22** (pass) · lower
- Senate adopted Conference Committee Report and repassed bill. — **16–12** (pass) · upper
- Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. — **22–33** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ben Bowman — primary (person)
- Dacia Grayber — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — primary (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — primary (person)
- Chris Gorsek — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
- Hoa Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Kayse Jama — cosponsor (person)
- Lesly Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-21T16:44:32+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21T19:30:54+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-11T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-13T16:01:00+00:00** Informational Meeting cancelled.
- **2025-02-18T16:01:00+00:00** Informational Meeting held.
- **2025-02-27T16:01:00+00:00** Informational Meeting held.
- **2025-03-04T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-06T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-17T21:02:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng). `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-17T21:02:16+00:00** Minority Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments. (Printed A-Eng. Minority) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-18T17:52:17+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20T18:42:47+00:00** Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.
- **2025-03-20T19:50:36+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-24T19:07:41+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27T17:49:27+00:00** Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-28T22:01:00+00:00** Informational Meeting held.
- **2025-04-30T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-21T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-29T22:00:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-29T22:00:26+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with different amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-03T18:22:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-04T18:00:00+00:00** Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.
- **2025-06-04T20:15:16+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-04T20:16:16+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Grayber, Levy E, Munoz, Nelson.
- **2025-06-10T18:11:08+00:00** Senate refused to concur in House amendments.
- **2025-06-10T18:15:00+00:00** Senators Bonham, Patterson, Taylor appointed Senate conferees.
- **2025-06-10T18:45:00+00:00** Representatives Elmer, Fragala, Grayber appointed House conferees.
- **2025-06-11T22:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-12T02:49:10+00:00** Conference Committee Recommendation: The Senate concur in House amendments dated 05-29 and B-Engrossed bill be further amended and repassed.
- **2025-06-12T03:01:16+00:00** Conference Committee Report distributed in House.
- **2025-06-12T18:45:00+00:00** Senate adopted Conference Committee Report and repassed bill.
- **2025-06-12T18:49:17+00:00** House adopted Conference Committee Report.
- **2025-06-12T19:57:44+00:00** Repassed.
- **2025-06-10T18:12:08+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
- **2025-06-12T18:46:00+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Golden.
- **2025-06-12T19:58:44+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Rieke Smith.
- **2025-06-16T22:18:39+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-16T22:59:53+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-24T20:28:39+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-02T23:41:10+00:00** Chapter 432, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-07-02T23:43:48+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/5b05a321-ada4-41f6-975f-72d1d5e2452e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).