SB 904 Oregon Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to self-insured employers.

Summary

Includes school districts among the self-insured employers that may apply for exemption from the rules requiring such employers to demonstrate financial viability and provide security to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed May 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · May 28, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends Oregon's workers' compensation laws to clarify how self-insured employers, including school districts, can apply for exemptions from financial security requirements. The changes primarily involve renumbering subsections and adding new provisions for requalification after discontinuing loss reserve accounts.

Scope change

The bill maintains the same scope of applying to self-insured employers including cities, counties, school districts, and qualified employer groups, but adds specific procedures for requalifying after stopping self-insurance.

REQUIREMENT

Renumbered subsections from (3) to (4) and added new subsection (f) requiring security deposits before discontinuing loss reserve accounts to requalify as self-insured.

Renumbered subsections from (4) to (5) and added new subsection (a) defining 'qualified self-insured employer group' as a municipal or public corporation.

TECHNICAL

Added header text 'Enrolled' and 'CHAPTER' to the bill document, and reorganized the document structure from 'Introduced' format to 'Enrolled' format.

DEFINITION

Added new definition for 'school district' referencing ORS 255.005 in the definitions section.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2025 · House May 19, 2025

How they voted

24–5

Passed

Total votes 29

Apr 8, 2025

D Democratic17

17 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican12

7 Yea 5 Nay

58% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 28, 2025

Signed into law

Governor signed.

upper

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Speaker signed.

lower

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

President signed.

upper

May 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third reading. Carried by Dobson. Passed.

lower

May 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass.

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Committee

Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed.

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to Labor and Business.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors