2023 Legislative session
SB 422 -A
Died in the House Transportation Committee, due to a lack of committee votes.
Work Session video - Senate Judiciary committee vote (set video time to 39:45)
Oregon Motorcycle Lane Sharing Bill
Lane Sharing Video
One pager
SAFETY AND BENEFITS OF LANE SHARING
Public hearing Sentate judiciary committee 3/2/23
SB422
BILL SPONSORS
| SENATE | HOUSE | ||
| * Sen. Dembrow - D - 1st Chief | * Rep. McLain - D - Chief | ||
| * Sen. Gelser-Blouin - D - Chief | * Rep. Grayber - D - Chief | ||
| * Sen. Weber - R - Regular | * Rep. Owens - R - Chief | ||
| * Sen. Sollman - D - Regular | * Rep. Scharf - R - Regular | ||
| * Sen. Hansell - R - Regular | * Rep. Evans - D - Regular | ||
| *Sen. Thatcher - R- Regular | * Rep. Nelson - D - Regular | ||
| * Rep. Lively - D - Regular | |||
| * Rep. Levy - D - Regular |
2023 BILLS WE'RE TRACKING:
HB2426
Governor signed into law.
Authorizes self-service dispensing of Class 1 flammable liquids at retail dispensary.
public hearing held house committee on emergency management 2/21/23
HB 2707
Died in committee
Requires sentencing court to order person convicted of drunk driving offense that resulted in death of victim to pay restitution to surviving child of victim in form of child maintenance.
HB 2316
Governor signed into law.
Expands offense of driving while under influence of intoxicants to include any substance that, when taken into human body, can impair the ability of person to operate vehicle safely.
Public hearing held 1/24/23 in house judiciary committee
Work Session scheduled 3/8
SJR 19
Died in committee
Proposing amendment to Oregon Constitution relating to authority of public body to assess highway toll.
referred to joint committee on transportation
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2021 Legislative session
SB 574 Lane sharing bill - VETOED BY GOVERNOR BROWN
2019 Legislative session
LANE SHARING BILL HB2314
VULNERABLE ROAD USER BILL SB 810
Bills we tracked
1. SB 623 relating to autonomous vehicles
2. HB 2770 relating to autonomous vehicles
3. HB 2671 relating to helmets
2015 Full Session Recap:
The 2015 Legislative session has ended. Below are bills that concerned our issues this session.
NOTE that this symbol indicates that BikePac requested the bill and worked it in 2015.
Dead Red light law
SB 533 [original bill text] [current status:
Passed in Senate! – Passed in House!
SIGNED by the Governor – In effect Jan 1, 2016!
[Video testimony – Senate] [Video Testimony – House]
Permits motorcycle driver to proceed at a non-detecting stop light under certain conditions.
REPORT A DEAD RED LIGHT HERE
Form: http://www.bikepac.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/web.mail_.comcast.net_.pdf
ODOT Contact Info: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/TS/Pages/contact_us.aspx
Lane Filtering (multiple bills)
SB 694 [original bill text] [current status – passed in the Senate!
BLOCKED in the House Transportation Committee.
[Video Testimony – Senate] [Video Testimony – House]
Allows operators of motorcycles and mopeds to pass vehicles in same lane during traffic jams or slowdowns meeting specific conditions.
HB 2512 [original bill text] [current status – House Committee hearing held. But this bill will not go further this session. Supporting SB 694 instead]
[Video testimony – House]
Allows operators of motorcycles and mopeds to travel on shoulder of highway during traffic jams or slowdowns.
SB 172 [original bill text] [current status – no activity. Supporting SB 694 instead]
Allows operators of motorcycles and mopeds to pass vehicles in same lane during traffic jams or slowdowns.
Ethanol in Fuel
SB 424 [original bill text] [current status: passed in the Senate!
STALLED in the House Energy Committee and will not move further this session]
[BikePAC Video testimony offered]
Provides that retail dealer, non-retail dealer or wholesale dealer may sell or offer for sale gasoline that is not blended with ethanol if gasoline is for use in motorcycles.
Gear Choice
HB 2989 [original bill text] [current status – no scheduled further activity]
Allows for riding gear choice (including helmet use)
Anti Profiling
SB 486 [original bill text] [current status – no further scheduled activity]
Prohibits law enforcement agencies and officers from profiling based on specified personal characteristics or circumstances of individuals, except when characteristics or circumstances are tied to specific suspect description or credible information related to criminal incident or activity
BikePAC attempted ammendment to add “articles of clothing” or mode of transportation.
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