l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 9

Directs the field offices of the Department of Transportation located in rural counties to prioritize requests for drive tests when the request is from an applicant who lives in rural Oregon or within 50 miles of the field office.

Became law as Chapter 216, Oregon Laws 2025, signed May 28, 2025, 85 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 says that the DMV should prioritize drive tests offered in rural Oregon to folks who live in rural Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Directs the field offices of the Department of Transportation located in rural counties to prioritize requests for drive tests when the request is from an applicant who lives in rural Oregon or within 50 miles of the field office.

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

Mike McLane, David Brock Smith

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Vikki Breese-Iverson, Mark Owens, Boomer Wright

Its course

March 4 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 action17 actions on 15 days

In the SenateMar 4 to May 663 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 4 to Mar 40 days

TransportationMar 4 to May 259 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 6 to May 1913 days

Waiting for a committeeMay 6 to May 93 days

TransportationMay 9 to May 145 days

With the GovernorMay 19 to May 289 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading28–0

    Passed · May 6 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading52–2

    Passed · May 19 · 5 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 2

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 Mar 4 – May 6

  1. Mar 4Introduced
  2. Sent to Transportation
  3. Apr 7Heard in Transportation
  4. Apr 28Heard in Transportation
  5. May 2Transportation recommended it as amended
  6. May 5Read a second time
  7. May 6Passed the Senate, 28 to 0

In the House of Representatives May 7 – May 19

  1. May 7Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. May 9Sent to Transportation
  3. May 14Transportation recommended it
  4. May 15Read a second time
  5. May 19Passed the House of Representatives, 52 to 2

To the Governor May 20 – Jun 6

  1. May 20Signed in the Senate
  2. May 21Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. May 28Signed by the Governor
  4. Jun 6Became chapter 216 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from January 1, 2026
All 17 actions, as published
  1. Mar 4Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Mar 4Referred to Transportation.Senate
  3. Apr 7Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Apr 28Work Session held.Senate
  5. May 2Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  6. May 5Second reading.Senate
  7. May 6Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed.Senate
  8. May 7First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  9. May 9Referred to Transportation.House of Representatives
  10. May 14Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  11. May 15Second reading.House of Representatives
  12. May 19Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed.House of Representatives
  13. May 20President signed.Senate
  14. May 21Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  15. May 28Governor signed.Senate
  16. Jun 6Chapter 216, 2025 Laws.Senate
  17. Jun 6Effective date, January 1, 2026.Senate