l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2522

Requires the use of headlights when the windshield wipers are on.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act requires the use of headlights when the windshield wipers are on. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.0).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act requires the use of headlights when the windshield wipers are on or it is foggy outside. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.7).</i>] Requires the use of headlights when the windshield wipers are on [<i>or there is fog</i>]. Punishes offense by a maximum fine of $250. <b>Directs the Department of Transportation to conduct an outreach program to educate drivers and the general public about the changes to the law.</b>

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Cyrus Javadi, Gregory Smith, Lesly Muñoz

Its course

January 13 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action25 actions on 24 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Apr 1592 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

JudiciaryJan 17 to Apr 1184 days

In the SenateApr 15 to Jun 27 · stopped73 days

Waiting for a committeeApr 15 to Apr 216 days

JudiciaryApr 21 to May 3039 days

RulesJun 11 to Jun 27 · stopped16 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading42–10

    Passed · Apr 15 · 8 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 30

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Apr 15

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Judiciary
  3. Mar 4Heard in Judiciary
  4. Apr 7Heard in Judiciary
  5. Apr 11Judiciary recommended it
  6. Apr 14Read a second time
  7. Apr 15Passed the House of Representatives, 42 to 10

In the Senate Apr 16 – Jun 27

  1. Apr 16Arrived in the Senate
  2. Apr 21Sent to Judiciary
  3. Apr 24Heard in Judiciary
  4. Apr 30Heard in Judiciary
  5. May 14Heard in Judiciary
  6. May 19Heard in Judiciary
  7. May 20Heard in Judiciary
  8. May 30Judiciary recommended it as amended
  9. Jun 2Read a second time
  10. Jun 11Sent to Rules
  11. Jun 18Heard in Rules
  12. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 25 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 7Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 11Recommendation: Do pass and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 11Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 14Second reading.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 15Third reading. Carried by Edwards. Passed.House of Representatives
  9. Apr 16First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  10. Apr 21Referred to Judiciary.Senate
  11. Apr 24Public Hearing held.Senate
  12. Apr 30Work Session held.Senate
  13. May 14Work Session held.Senate
  14. May 19Work Session held.Senate
  15. May 20Work Session held.Senate
  16. May 30Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  17. Jun 2Second reading.Senate
  18. Jun 3Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.Senate
  19. Jun 4Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.Senate
  20. Jun 5Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.Senate
  21. Jun 9Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.Senate
  22. Jun 10Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.Senate
  23. Jun 11Motion to refer to Committee on Rules carried by voice vote.Senate
  24. Jun 18Work Session held.Senate
  25. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate