Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: Enacted

SB 852 — Modifies certain post-retirement death benefits under the Public Employees Retirement System.

Last action — Chapter Number Assigned

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 20, 2025. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 68% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Digest: Changes some death benefits under PERS. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Modifies certain post-retirement death benefits under the Public Employees Retirement System.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (90)

90 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed.

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 32004
Republican 16007
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 490011
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Courtney Neron — Yea
Andrea Valderrama Democrat Yea
Annessa Hartman Democrat Yea
April Dobson Democrat Yea
Ben Bowman Democrat Yea
Dacia Grayber Democrat Yea
Daniel Nguyen Democrat Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
Emerson Levy Democrat Yea
Farrah Chaichi Democrat Yea
Hai Pham Democrat Yea
Hoa Nguyen Democrat Not Voting
Jason Kropf Democrat Yea
John Lively Democrat Yea
Jules Walters Democrat Yea
Julie Fahey Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Not Voting
Lesly Muñoz Democrat Yea
Lisa Fragala Democrat Yea
Mari Watanabe Democrat Yea
Mark Gamba Democrat Yea
Nancy Nathanson Democrat Yea
Nathan Sosa Democrat Yea
Pam Marsh Democrat Yea
Paul Evans Democrat Yea
Ricki Ruiz Democrat Yea
Rob Nosse Democrat Not Voting
Sarah McDonald Democrat Not Voting
Shannon Isadore Democrat Yea
Sue Rieke Smith Democrat Yea
Susan McLain Democrat Yea
Tawna Sanchez Democrat Yea
Thuy Tran Democrat Yea
Tom Andersen Democrat Yea
Travis Nelson Democrat Yea
Willy Chotzen Democrat Yea
Zach Hudson Democrat Yea
Alek Skarlatos Republican Not Voting
Anna Scharf Republican Yea
Bobby Levy Republican Yea
Boomer Wright Republican Yea
Christine Drazan Republican Yea
Court Boice Republican Yea
Cyrus Javadi Republican Not Voting
Darcey Edwards Republican Yea
Darin Harbick Republican Yea
Dwayne Yunker Republican Not Voting
E. Werner Reschke Republican Not Voting
Ed Diehl Republican Yea
Emily McIntire Republican Not Voting
Jami Cate Republican Yea
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Yea
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Kim Wallan Republican Yea
Lucetta Elmer Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Not Voting
Rick Lewis Republican Yea
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Not Voting
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Yea
Virgle Osborne Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed.

Passed 27 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 15001
Republican 10101
Unaffiliated 2000
Total 27102
% of votes cast 90%3%0%7%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Aaron Woods — Yea
Sara Gelser — Yea
Anthony Broadman Democrat Yea
Chris Gorsek Democrat Yea
Deb Patterson Democrat Yea
Floyd Prozanski Democrat Yea
James Manning Jr. Democrat Yea
Janeen Sollman Democrat Yea
Jeff Golden Democrat Yea
Kate Lieber Democrat Yea
Kathleen Taylor Democrat Yea
Kayse Jama Democrat Yea
Khanh Pham Democrat Yea
Lew Frederick Democrat Not Voting
Lisa Reynolds Democrat Yea
Mark Meek Democrat Yea
Rob Wagner Democrat Yea
Wlnsvey Campos Democrat Yea
Bruce Starr Republican Yea
Cedric Hayden Republican Yea
Daniel Bonham Republican Yea
David Brock Smith Republican Yea
Diane Linthicum Republican Not Voting
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Yea
Kim Thatcher Republican Yea
Mike McLane Republican Yea
Noah Robinson Republican Nay
Suzanne Weber Republican Yea
Todd Nash Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

finance labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 852 do?
Digest: Changes some death benefits under PERS. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.8). Modifies certain post-retirement death benefits under the Public Employees Retirement System.
What is the current status of SB 852?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 20, 2025. Enacted.
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