HB 2541 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to rights of certain agricultural workers to express milk in the workplace; and declaring an emergency.

HB 2541 grants certain agricultural workers the right to express breast milk in the workplace. It requires employers to provide reasonable, unpaid rest periods and make efforts to offer a private location, other than a public restroom, near the employee's work area. The bill applies to employees expressing milk for a child 18 months or younger and specifies that employers with 10 or fewer employees are exempt if it causes undue hardship. Additionally, it mandates that school district boards adopt policies regarding breast-feeding accommodations and designate private locations. This bill took effect immediately upon passage due to an emergency declaration.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed May 7, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · May 7, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled for signature, with sponsor names updated to reflect additional representatives and senators who joined the bill during the legislative process. The substantive policy content regarding agricultural workers' rights to express breast milk at work remains unchanged from the introduced version.
Scope change
No substantive changes to the bill's scope or applicability; only sponsor names were updated to reflect additional sponsors who joined during the legislative process.
TECHNICAL

Sponsor names were updated to include additional representatives (ANDERSEN, LEVY E, MUNOZ, NERON, NGUYEN H) and senators who joined the bill during the legislative process.

The summary section explaining the bill's purpose was removed as the bill was enrolled and no longer needed explanatory text.

Header changed from 'House Bill 2541' to 'Enrolled House Bill 2541' to indicate the bill has passed both chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2025 · House Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

262
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
Apr 29, 2025
D Democratic17
16 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican12
10 Yea 2 Nay
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 7, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Labor and Business.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Munoz. Passed.
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
4 primary · 15 co-sponsors

Sponsors