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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 548

Increases the minimum legal marriageable age to 18 years of age.

Became law as Chapter 224, Oregon Laws 2025, signed May 28, 2025, 135 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act increases the age a person must be to get married to 18. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Increases the minimum legal marriageable age to 18 years of age.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

15 co-sponsors

Lew Frederick, Sara Gelser Blouin, Jeff Golden, Deb Patterson, Kathleen Taylor, Kim Thatcher, Suzanne Weber, James Manning Jr., Khanh Pham, Mark Meek, Floyd Prozanski, Kayse Jama, Lisa Reynolds, Kate Lieber, Wlnsvey Campos

In the House of Representatives

33 co-sponsors

Ben Bowman, Farrah Chaichi, Mark Gamba, Dacia Grayber, John Lively, Daniel Nguyen, Virgle Osborne, E. Werner Reschke, Nathan Sosa, Thuy Tran, Lisa Fragala, Darcey Edwards, Christine Drazan, Annessa Hartman, Boomer Wright, Dwayne Yunker, Ricki Ruiz, April Dobson, Shannon Isadore, Willy Chotzen, David Gomberg, Rob Nosse, Zach Hudson, Cyrus Javadi, Emerson Levy, Lesly Muñoz, Sarah McDonald, Court Boice, Tom Andersen, Jules Walters, Bobby Levy, Mari Watanabe, Jeffrey Helfrich

Its course

January 13 to June 6, 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 action19 actions on 17 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Mar 1056 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

JudiciaryJan 17 to Mar 648 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 10 to May 2071 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 10 to Mar 133 days

JudiciaryMar 13 to May 1664 days

With the GovernorMay 20 to May 288 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading28–1

    Passed · Mar 10 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading48–2

    Passed · May 20 · 9 present

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 10

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Judiciary
  3. Feb 19Heard in Judiciary
  4. Mar 3Heard in Judiciary
  5. Mar 6Judiciary recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. Mar 10Passed the Senate, 28 to 1

In the House of Representatives Mar 11 – May 20

  1. Mar 11Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 13Sent to Judiciary
  3. May 6Heard in Judiciary
  4. May 14Heard in Judiciary
  5. May 16Judiciary recommended it
  6. May 19Read a second time
  7. May 20Passed the House of Representatives, 48 to 2

To the Governor May 21 – Jun 6

  1. May 21Signed in the Senate
  2. May 22Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. May 28Signed by the Governor
  4. Jun 6Became chapter 224 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from January 1, 2026
All 19 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 17Referred to Judiciary.Senate
  3. Feb 19Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Mar 3Work Session held.Senate
  5. Mar 6Recommendation: Do pass.Senate
  6. Mar 6Second reading.Senate
  7. Mar 10Third reading. Carried by Sollman, Smith DB. Passed.Senate
  8. Mar 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  9. Mar 13Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
  10. May 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  11. May 14Work Session held.House of Representatives
  12. May 16Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  13. May 19Second reading.House of Representatives
  14. May 20Third reading. Carried by Chaichi. Passed.House of Representatives
  15. May 21President signed.Senate
  16. May 22Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  17. May 28Governor signed.Senate
  18. Jun 6Chapter 224, 2025 Laws.Senate
  19. Jun 6Effective date, January 1, 2026.Senate