OR SB9 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: Passed on June 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-06 - Effective date, January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: Passed on June 6 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-06 - Effective date, January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
The Act says that the DMV should prioritize drive tests offered in rural Oregon to folks who live in rural Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Directs the field offices of the Department of Transportation located in rural counties to prioritize requests for drive tests when the request is from an applicant who lives in rural Oregon or within 50 miles of the field office.
Title
Relating to taking the drive test.
Sponsors
| Sen. Todd Nash [R] | Rep. Darcey Edwards [R] | Rep. Bobby Levy [R] | Rep. Gregory Smith [R] |
| Sen. Mike McLane [R] | Sen. David Smith [R] | Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson [R] | Rep. Mark Owens [R] |
| Rep. Boomer Wright [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-05-19 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 52 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 28 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-28 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 28 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-28 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-06 | Senate | Effective date, January 1, 2026. |
| 2025-06-06 | Senate | Chapter 216, 2025 Laws. |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Governor signed. |
| 2025-05-21 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2025-05-19 | House | Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed. Ayes, 52; Nays, 2--Gamba, Yunker; Excused, 5--Evans, Levy E, McIntire, Nguyen H, Wallan. |
| 2025-05-15 | House | Second reading. |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Referred to Transportation. |
| 2025-05-07 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed. Ayes, 28; Excused, 1--Gorsek. |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2025-05-02 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2025-04-28 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Referred to Transportation. |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
