SB859 • 2025

Authorizes the Director of the Employment Department to compromise or adjust certain debts and overpayments relating to the paid family and medical leave program.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

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Last action: 2025-05-20
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Authorizes the Director of the Employment Department to compromise or adjust certain debts and overpayments relating to the paid family and medical leave program.

Digest: The Act allows the Director of OED to make some accounting adjustments with respect to paid family and medical leave insurance.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act allows the Director of OED to make some accounting adjustments with respect to paid family and medical leave insurance.
The Act becomes law 91 days from sine die.
(Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).
Authorizes the Director of the Employment Department to compromise or adjust certain debts and overpayments relating to the paid family and medical leave program.

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Bill History

2025-05-20 Senate
Chapter 94, 2025 Laws.
2025-05-20 Senate
Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
2025-05-14 Senate
Governor signed.
2025-05-06 Senate
President signed.
2025-05-06 House
Speaker signed.
2025-05-05 House
Third reading. Carried by Fragala. Passed. Ayes, 44; Nays, 8--Boice, Cate, Edwards, Levy B, Lewis, Owens, Smith G, Yunker; Excused, 7--Drazan, Hartman, Nguyen H, Ruiz, Sosa, Tran, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Diehl.
2025-05-01 House
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-05-01 House
Second reading.
2025-04-28 House
Work Session held.
2025-04-21 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-07 House
Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.
2025-02-06 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2025-02-04 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. Ayes, 22; Nays, 7--Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 1--Woods.
2025-01-30 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-01-30 Senate
Second reading.
2025-01-28 Senate
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2025-01-21 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Labor and Business.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act allows the Director of OED to make some accounting adjustments with respect to paid family and medical leave insurance. The Act becomes law 91 days from sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).
Authorizes the Director of the Employment Department to compromise or adjust certain debts and overpayments relating to the paid family and medical leave program.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to accounting adjustments concerning the paid leave program; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 859
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conform-
ance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the
President (at the request of Governor Tina Kotek for Employment Department)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to accounting adjustments concerning the paid leave program; creating new provisions;
amending ORS 657B.339; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 657B.339 is amended to read:
657B.339. (1) As used in this section, “grant repayment” means a repayment of grant
moneys awarded to an employer under ORS 657B.200 for which the employer was not eligible.
(2) When in the judgment of the Director of the Employment Department the best interests of
the Employment Department are served, the director may:
[(1)] (a) Waive, reduce or compromise any balance of $10 or less from a contribution due under
ORS 657B.150 or a grant repayment due under ORS 657B.320. [ ; or ]
[(2)] (b) Retain any overpayment of $10 or less from the following amounts paid:
(A) A contribution [ paid] under [ ORS 657B.150 ] this chapter.
(B) An application fee under ORS 657B.210.
(C) A grant repayment collected under ORS 657B.320.
(D) A civil penalty assessed under ORS 657B.332.
(E) A monetary penalty assessed under ORS 657B.925.
(c) Waive, reduce or compromise any part or all of the interest and penalties, including
civil penalties and monetary penalties, provided by this chapter with respect to contrib-
utions, grant repayments, employer-offered benefit plans approved under ORS 657B.210 and
employer violations.
(3) The director may determine that the amount of contribution, grant repayment, in-
terest or penalty due and unpaid by an employer on a delinquent account is uncollectible, and
write off such amount, if:
(a) The delinquent amount has been reduced to the status of a lien or judgment under
the provisions of this chapter and such lien or judgment has expired; or
(b)(A) The employer no longer has an active business in Oregon and has not had an ac-
tive business within the three most recently completed calendar years; and
(B) There is little or no likelihood of recovering the amount due.
(4) In making the determination under subsection (3) of this section that a delinquent
account is uncollectible, the director shall consider, among other factors:
(a) The administrative costs of continued collection efforts in relation to the amount due;
(b) The accessibility of the employer for effective collection actions; and
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(c) The employer’s financial condition and ability to pay the amount due, both current
and projected.
(5) A record shall be made showing the reasons for waiving, reducing, compromising or
writing off amounts under this section. Such record shall be retained for a period of seven
years from the date the account was written off.
SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 657B.339 by section 1 of this 2025 Act apply to:
(1) Contributions due or paid on or after January 1, 2023.
(2) Grant repayments due or paid on or after September 3, 2023.
(3) Application fees paid before, on or after January 1, 2023.
(4) Penalties and interest assessed on or after January 1, 2023.
SECTION 3.
This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
Passed by Senate February 4, 2025
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Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Passed by House May 5, 2025
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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