l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 596

Provides that a veteran with a disability is eligible for a veterans' recognition registration plate and may request a waiver of the surcharge imposed for the plate.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means 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 says some veterans may ask ODOT to waive the surcharge for the veteran plate. Gives money to ODOT to cover the costs. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.3).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act says a person who qualifies for a veteran car plate may ask ODOT to waive the surcharge for the plate. Gives money to ODOT to cover the costs. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).</i>] Provides that a [<i>person</i>]<b> veteran with a disability is</b> eligible for a veterans' recognition registration plate <b>and</b> may request a waiver of the surcharge imposed for the plate. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Transportation to cover the waivers.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Lew Frederick, Mark Meek

In the House of Representatives

    3 co-sponsors

    Shannon Isadore, Travis Nelson, Hai Pham

    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 action9 actions on 8 days

    In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

    Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World AffairsJan 17 to Apr 1790 days

    Ways and MeansApr 17 to Jun 27 · stopped71 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 17

    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 Senate Jan 13 – Jun 27

    1. Jan 13Introduced
    2. Jan 17Sent to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
    3. Feb 4Heard in Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
    4. Apr 8Heard in Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
    5. Apr 17Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    6. Sent to Ways and Means
    7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
    All 9 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 4Public Hearing held.Senate
    4. Mar 27Work Session cancelled.Senate
    5. Apr 3Work Session cancelled.Senate
    6. Apr 8Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
    7. Apr 17Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
    8. Apr 17Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
    9. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate