Oregon · Senate Bill 461 · 2025 Regular Session

Directs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to require license agents to issue paper copies of licenses, tags and permits under the wildlife laws…

SB 461 Sponsored by Suzanne Weber, Jeffrey Helfrich and Cyrus Javadi Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

The Act says that license agents under the wildlife laws have to provide paper copies of licenses, tags and permits upon request. The Act says than a fish and wildlife agency cannot make a person use an online system in order to buy or use a license, tag or permit. The Act says that certain license agents can keep the full amount of agent fees. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Directs the State Fish and Wildlife…

Read the full title (144 words)

The Act says that license agents under the wildlife laws have to provide paper copies of licenses, tags and permits upon request. The Act says than a fish and wildlife agency cannot make a person use an online system in order to buy or use a license, tag or permit. The Act says that certain license agents can keep the full amount of agent fees. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). Directs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to require license agents to issue paper copies of licenses, tags and permits under the wildlife laws upon request. Prohibits the commission from requiring a person to participate in an electronic licensing system in order to purchase or use a license, tag or permit. Increases the portion of a fee for issuance of a license, tag or permit under the wildlife laws that certain license agents may retain.

Read the full official title (26 words)

Directs the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to require license agents to issue paper copies of licenses, tags and permits under the wildlife laws upon request.

Every action

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

  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Natural Resources and Wildfire. · Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire
  3. SenateIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

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

All 3 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.