Requires public employer employment policies to provide for a pay differential for sign language skills in the same manner that pay differentials are provided for other bilingual or multilingual skills.
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Officially: “Requires public employer employment policies to provide for a pay differential for sign language skills in the same manner that pay differentials are provided for other bilingual or multilingual skills.” Read the full text
2025R1 session
What it does
Digest: The Act makes laws about public employer pay differential policies that provide extra pay for certain language skills and sign language skills. The Act requires the extra pay be applied in the same way for each of the skills. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.5). Requires public employer employment policies to provide for a pay differential for sign language skills in the same manner that pay differentials are provided for other bilingual or multilingual skills.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Chaptered (Chapter 169) (latest official status) · Jun 6, 2025
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
0
sponsors on the bill
Recorded votes
Third reading. Carried by Boshart Davis. Passed.House · 2025-05-15 · Aye 53, Excused 5, Excused for Business 1
Recorded voteHouse · 2025-05-05 · Aye 7
Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.Senate · 2025-02-18 · Aye 27, Excused 2, Nay 1
Recorded voteSenate · 2025-02-06 · Aye 5
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Oregon legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Chaptered (Chapter 169) · effective Jan 1, 2026.