Oregon · Senate Bill 459 · 2025 Regular Session

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

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Mar 25, 2025
  4. Passed the House May 29, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jun 11, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

The Act changes the residency rules for members of the OBMP. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). [ 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). ] [ Removes the requirement that a licensee member of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots be a resident of this state. ] 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.

Every action

21 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 13 earlier steps
  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. · Senate Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  3. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Senate Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  4. CommitteeWork Session held. · Senate Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  5. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass. · Senate Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs
  6. SenateSecond reading.
  7. SenateThird reading. Carried by Weber. Passed.29–0 vote
  8. HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  9. CommitteeReferred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans. · House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  10. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  11. CommitteeWork Session held. · House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  12. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. · House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  13. HouseSecond reading.
  1. HouseRules suspended. Carried over to May 29, 2025 Calendar.
  2. HouseThird reading. Carried by Lewis. Passed.49–0 vote
  3. SenateSenate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.29–0 vote
  4. SenatePresident signed.
  5. HouseSpeaker signed.
  6. GovernorGovernor signed.
  7. SenateChapter 312, 2025 Laws.
  8. SenateEffective date, January 1, 2026.

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. · Full Senate

Passed 29–0
Mar 25, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 29 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 17 yes, 0 no Republicans: 12 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 29

Excused · 1

Third reading. Carried by Lewis. Passed. · Full House

Passed 49–0
May 29, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 49 No 0 Not voting 10
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 49

Excused · 10

Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. · Full Senate

Passed 29–0
Jun 3, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 29 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 17 yes, 0 no Republicans: 12 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 29

Excused · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 18, 2025 Senate Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs Recommendation: Do pass.
Members

Yes · 4

Excused · 1

4–0
May 20, 2025 House Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
Members

Yes · 7

7–0

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 4 cosponsors

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.