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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1005: Relating to swiping driver licenses.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1005 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to swiping driver licenses. Primary sponsor: Daniel Bonham, Mark Meek (Democratic), Emily McIntire (Republican), Werner Reschke (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 8, 2025): Effective date, January 1, 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

</b> </i>] Provides that when offering a service with age restrictions, a private entity is allowed to swipe a driver license<b> or identification card</b> to verify a person's age, regardless of how old the person looks. <b>Increases the amount a person may recover against an entity that swipes a driver license or identification card in violation of the law.</b>

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Daniel BonhamPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mark MeekPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Emily McIntirePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Werner ReschkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Dick AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Paul EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Diane LinthicumCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Todd NashCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Noah RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
David SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Bruce StarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Kim ThatcherCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Suzanne WeberCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Boomer WrightCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Dwayne YunkerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective date, January 1, 2026.
  2. Chapter 603, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
  7. Third reading. Carried by McIntire. Passed.
  8. Rules suspended. Carried over to June 19, 2025 Calendar.
  9. Second reading.
  10. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
  11. Work Session held.
  12. Public Hearing held.

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source