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OR SB575

Bill

Status

Failed

6/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lew Frederick

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Origin

Senate

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Replaces the phrase "men and women" with gender-neutral terms like "people" or "workers" in nine existing Oregon Revised Statutes

  • Establishes state policy requiring all statutes, rules, and orders enacted or amended after 2025 to use "people" instead of "men and women" whenever possible

  • Amends education statutes (ORS 329.492, 337.260) regarding Oregon Studies curriculum and textbook requirements to use gender-neutral language when describing contributions of various demographic groups

  • Updates labor law statutes (ORS 661.010, 661.030) to refer to "workers" rather than "working men and women" in provisions about union organizing and collective action

  • Modifies statutes on higher education policy (ORS 350.001), the J.T. Apperson scholarship fund at Oregon State University (ORS 352.835), antitrust exemptions (ORS 646.740), and Employment Department Advisory Council composition (ORS 657.695) to remove gendered references

Legislative Description

Relating to references to individuals.

Last Action

In committee upon adjournment.

6/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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