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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 9: Relating to taking the drive test.

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 9 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on March 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to taking the drive test. Primary sponsor: Todd Nash (Republican), Darcey Edwards (Republican), Bobby Levy (Republican), Gregory Smith. It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 6, 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.

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

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Todd NashPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Darcey EdwardsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Bobby LevyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Gregory SmithPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Vikki Breese IversonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Mike McLaneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Mark OwensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
David SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Boomer WrightCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9

“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 216, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed.
  7. Second reading.
  8. Recommendation: Do pass.
  9. Referred to Transportation.
  10. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  11. Third reading. Carried by Nash. Passed.
  12. Second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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