Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB968: Relating to deductions from employee wages.
Status: In committee, August 8, 2025
Digest: The Act would make new laws for deductions from public employees' wages to recoup amounts that were paid in error. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Provides conditions and procedures under which a public employer may deduct amounts of erroneous overpayments from a public employee's wages.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, June 24, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session Senate Bill 968 Sponsored by Senator TAYLOR; Senators JAMA, MANNING JR, MEEK, NERON, WOODS CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to deductions from employee wages; creating new provisions; and repealing ORS 292.063. SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section, "public employee" and "public employer" have the meanings given those terms under ORS 243.650. (2) When a public employee receives an erroneous overpayment of wages in an amount greater than the employee's entitlement, the public employer may deduct the amount of the overpayment from wages earned by the public employee provided that: (a) The deduction is for an overpayment that occurred during the 364-day period immediately preceding the date on which the public employer provides to the public employee the written statements described under paragraph (b) of this subsection; and (b) The public employer provides the following to the public employee at least 10 calendar days before making the deduction: (A) A written statement itemizing the overpayment amount and purpose of each deduction; (B) A written statement that provides that in no event may the total amount of a deduction exceed five percent of the public employee's gross pay each pay period, unless the public employee otherwise requests and specifies that a greater percentage or amount be deducted; and (C) A written statement informing the public employee …
Sponsors
- Kathleen Taylor (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Woods (D)
- Kayse Jama (D, 24)
- Mark Meek (D, 20)
- Manning Jr., James (D, 7)
- Courtney Neron Misslin (D, 13)
Latest actions
- : Effective date, January 1, 2026.
- : Chapter 602, 2025 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : President signed.
- : Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed.
- : Rules suspended. Carried over to June 24, 2025 Calendar.
- : Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.
- : Second reading.
- : Vote explanation(s) filed by Robinson.
Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Grayber. Passed. (June 24, 2025): 34 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. (June 18, 2025): 21 yea, 8 nay, passed
- JWM Committee Vote (June 13, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SLB Committee Vote (April 8, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Transportation and Economic Development, Ways and Means, Labor and Business
Common questions
- What is SB968?
- SB968 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to deductions from employee wages.
- What does SB968 do?
- Digest: The Act would make new laws for deductions from public employees' wages to recoup amounts that were paid in error. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Provides conditions and procedures under which a public employer may deduct amounts of erroneous overpayments from a public employee's wages.
- What is the status of SB968?
- In committee as of August 8, 2025. Latest action: Effective date, January 1, 2026. (August 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB968?
- Kathleen Taylor (D, 21), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB968?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/968
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