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]

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.

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Title

Relating to taking the drive test.

Sponsors


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]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-06-06SenateEffective date, January 1, 2026.
2025-06-06SenateChapter 216, 2025 Laws.
2025-05-28SenateGovernor signed.
2025-05-21HouseSpeaker signed.
2025-05-20SenatePresident signed.
2025-05-19HouseThird reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed. Ayes, 52; Nays, 2--Gamba, Yunker; Excused, 5--Evans, Levy E, McIntire, Nguyen H, Wallan.
2025-05-15HouseSecond reading.
2025-05-14HouseRecommendation: Do pass.
2025-05-09HouseReferred to Transportation.
2025-05-07HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2025-05-06SenateThird reading. Carried by Nash. Passed. Ayes, 28; Excused, 1--Gorsek.
2025-05-05SenateSecond reading.
2025-05-02SenateRecommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2025-04-28SenateWork Session held.
2025-04-07SenatePublic Hearing held.
2025-03-04SenateReferred to Transportation.
2025-03-04SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Oregon State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB9
Texthttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB9/Introduced
Texthttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB9/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Texthttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB9/A-Engrossed
Texthttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB9/Enrolled
Amendmenthttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28706
Amendmenthttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28755
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/87061
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/298724
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/300821
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/91125
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/302216
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/91197
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/302481
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/302484
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/302486
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/302896
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/302897
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/302899
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/91317
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/91326
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/91387
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/91436
Supplementhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/91759
Roll Callhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/38757
Roll Callhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=644824
Roll Callhttps://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=647854

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