l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1125

Increases the penalties for using an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with a law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue or emergency response effort.

Became law as Chapter 604, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 24, 2025, 147 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act makes it a worse crime to use a drone to meddle in an emergency. The Act says that it is a crime to cause death or serious injury by using a drone to meddle in an emergency. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act makes it a worse crime to use a drone to meddle in a wildfire emergency. The Act says that it is a crime to cause death or serious injury by using a drone to meddle in an emergency. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3).</i>] Increases the penalties for using an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with a [<i>wildfire suppression effort</i>]<b> law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue or emergency response effort</b>. Modifies the felony of causing death or serious physical injury using an unmanned aircraft system to include causing death or serious physical injury by causing an unmanned aircraft system to interfere with a [<i>wildfire suppression, law enforcement or emergency response effort</i>]<b> law enforcement, firefighting, search and rescue or emergency response effort</b>.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

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    Its course

    February 27 to August 8, 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 action27 actions on 21 days

    In the SenateFeb 27 to Apr 335 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 34 days

    JudiciaryMar 3 to Mar 2825 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 3 to Jun 2684 days

    Waiting for a committeeApr 3 to Apr 107 days

    JudiciaryApr 10 to May 2848 days

    RulesMay 28 to Jun 2528 days

    Back in the SenateJun 26 to Jun 304 days

    With the GovernorJun 30 to Jul 2424 days

    Votes

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

    • Senate, third reading21–7

      Passed · Apr 3 · 2 present

    • House of Representatives, third reading42–1

      Passed · Jun 26 · 17 present

    • Senate, concurrence27–2

      Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 27 · 1 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Mar 28

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 25

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

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

    In the Senate Feb 27 – Apr 3

    1. Feb 27Introduced
    2. Mar 3Sent to Judiciary
    3. Mar 12Heard in Judiciary
    4. Mar 19Heard in Judiciary
    5. Mar 28Judiciary recommended it as amended
    6. Mar 31Read a second time
    7. Apr 3Passed the Senate, 21 to 7

    In the House of Representatives Apr 3 – Jun 26

    1. Apr 3Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Apr 10Sent to Judiciary
    3. Apr 22Heard in Judiciary
    4. May 14Heard in Judiciary
    5. May 22Heard in Judiciary
    6. May 28Judiciary reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
    7. Sent to Rules
    8. Jun 11Heard in Rules
    9. Jun 25Heard in Rules
    10. Rules recommended it as amended
    11. Jun 26Read a second time
    12. Passed the House of Representatives, 42 to 1

    Back in the Senate Jun 27 – Jun 30

    1. Jun 27The Senate agreed to the House of Representatives's amendments and passed it again, 27 to 2
    2. Jun 30Signed in the Senate

    To the Governor Jun 30 – Aug 8

    1. Jun 30Signed in the House of Representatives
    2. Jul 24Signed by the Governor
    3. Aug 8Became chapter 604 of Oregon Laws 2025
    4. In force from January 1, 2026
    All 27 actions, as published
    1. Feb 27Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    2. Mar 3Referred to Judiciary.Senate
    3. Mar 12Public Hearing held.Senate
    4. Mar 19Work Session held.Senate
    5. Mar 28Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
    6. Mar 31Second reading.Senate
    7. Apr 1Carried over to 04-02 by unanimous consent.Senate
    8. Apr 2Carried over to 04-03 by unanimous consent.Senate
    9. Apr 3Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.Senate
    10. Apr 3First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    11. Apr 10Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
    12. Apr 22Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    13. May 14Work Session held.House of Representatives
    14. May 22Work Session held.House of Representatives
    15. May 28Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
    16. May 28Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
    17. Jun 11Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    18. Jun 25Work Session held.House of Representatives
    19. Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    20. Jun 26Second reading.House of Representatives
    21. Jun 26Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed.House of Representatives
    22. Jun 27Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.Senate
    23. Jun 30President signed.Senate
    24. Jun 30Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    25. Jul 24Governor signed.Senate
    26. Aug 8Chapter 604, 2025 Laws.Senate
    27. Aug 8Effective date, January 1, 2026.Senate