l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 459

Requires that each public member of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots be a resident of this state.

Became law as Chapter 312, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 11, 2025, 149 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 changes the residency rules for members of the OBMP. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act makes it so that licensee members of the OBMP don't need to be residents of Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0).</i>] [<i>Removes the requirement that a licensee member of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots be a resident of this state.</i>] <b>Requires that each public member of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots be a resident of this state. Requires that at least one licensee member of the board be a resident of this state.</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

David Brock Smith

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Susan McLain, Virgle Osborne, Boomer Wright

Its course

January 13 to June 20, 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 action21 actions on 18 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Mar 2571 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World AffairsJan 17 to Mar 2466 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 25 to May 2965 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 25 to Apr 17 days

Emergency Management, General Government, and VeteransApr 1 to May 2352 days

Back in the SenateMay 29 to Jun 46 days

With the GovernorJun 4 to Jun 117 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading29–0

    Passed · Mar 25 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading49–0

    Passed · May 29 · 10 present

  • Senate, concurrence29–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 3 · 1 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 23

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 Jan 13 – Mar 25

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  3. Feb 27Heard in Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  4. Mar 18Heard in Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  5. Mar 24Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. Mar 25Passed the Senate, 29 to 0

In the House of Representatives Mar 27 – May 29

  1. Mar 27Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Apr 1Sent to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  3. Apr 22Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  4. May 20Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  5. May 23Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans recommended it as amended
  6. May 27Read a second time
  7. May 29Passed the House of Representatives, 49 to 0

Back in the Senate Jun 3 – Jun 4

  1. Jun 3The Senate agreed to the House of Representatives's amendments and passed it again, 29 to 0
  2. Jun 4Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jun 4 – Jun 20

  1. Jun 4Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 11Signed by the Governor
  3. Jun 20Became chapter 312 of Oregon Laws 2025
  4. In force from January 1, 2026
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 17Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs.Senate
  3. Feb 27Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Mar 18Work Session held.Senate
  5. Mar 24Recommendation: Do pass.Senate
  6. Mar 24Second reading.Senate
  7. Mar 25Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed.Senate
  8. Mar 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  9. Apr 1Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans.House of Representatives
  10. Apr 22Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  11. May 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
  12. May 23Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  13. May 27Second reading.House of Representatives
  14. May 28Rules suspended. Carried over to May 29, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  15. May 29Third reading. Carried by Lewis. Passed.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 3Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.Senate
  17. Jun 4President signed.Senate
  18. Jun 4Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 11Governor signed.Senate
  20. Jun 20Chapter 312, 2025 Laws.Senate
  21. Jun 20Effective date, January 1, 2026.Senate