Oregon Senate Bill 461

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
Pending: Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act says that license agents under the wildlife laws have to provide paper copies of licenses, tags and permits upon request. The Act says than a fish and wildlife agency cannot make a person use an online system in order to buy or use a license, tag or permit. The Act says that certain license agents can keep the full amount of agent fees. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Directs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to require license agents to issue paper copies of licenses, tags and permits under the wildlife laws upon request. Prohibits the commission from requiring a person to participate in an electronic licensing system in order to purchase or use a license, tag or permit. Increases the portion of a fee for issuance of a license, tag or permit under the wildlife laws that certain license agents may retain.

Relating to documents issued under the wildlife laws.

Sen. Suzanne Weber [R]	Rep. Jeff Helfrich [R]	Rep. Cyrus Javadi [R]	Rep. Darcey Edwards [R]
Rep. David Gomberg [D]	Rep. Virgle Osborne [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	Senate	Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
2025-01-13	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB461
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB461/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/84658