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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to vehicle speed racing; and prescribing an effective date."
+description: "Modifies crime of organizing speed racing event. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Punishes second and subsequent convictions within five-year period by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
+legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
+session: "2023R1"
+identifier: "SB 615"
+citation: "Oregon SB 615 (2023R1)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Chris Gorsek"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 28
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-06-14T19:00:32+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73f49567-18d9-4ed5-a6dc-0ace4308f6fc"
+source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB615"
+source_hash: "1d6143c2dceae1f268788a273f5d6c207481be9b44375728f22b2b42032dfda2"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
+---
+
+# Oregon SB 615 (2023R1) — Relating to vehicle speed racing; and prescribing an effective date.
+
+Modifies crime of organizing speed racing event. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Punishes second and subsequent convictions within five-year period by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB615/Introduced)
+2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB615/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB615/A-Engrossed)
+4. **SJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23539)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB615/Enrolled)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. — **19–7** (pass) · upper
+- Heard and Reported Out — **8–1** (pass) · lower
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
+- Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. — **37–6** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chris Gorsek — primary (person)
+- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
+- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-13T21:33:54+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-09T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2023-03-22T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2023-03-27T22:04:39+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-28T18:33:53+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-29T20:10:13+00:00** Carried over to 03-30 by unanimous consent.
+- **2023-03-30T19:25:50+00:00** Carried over to 04-03 by unanimous consent.
+- **2023-04-03T17:34:01+00:00** Carried over to 04-04 by unanimous consent.
+- **2023-04-04T17:33:44+00:00** Carried over to 04-05 by unanimous consent.
+- **2023-04-05T19:55:09+00:00** Carried over to 04-06 by unanimous consent.
+- **2023-04-06T19:50:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-10T18:00:33+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-14T00:26:03+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-26T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2023-05-10T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2023-05-12T23:05:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-15T19:33:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-16T19:08:21+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 17, 2023 Calendar.
+- **2023-05-17T19:46:43+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2023 Calendar.
+- **2023-05-18T19:29:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2023 Calendar.
+- **2023-05-22T18:59:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2023 Calendar.
+- **2023-05-23T20:46:12+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-05-25T18:12:20+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2023-05-26T01:02:48+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2023-06-06T17:21:52+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 158, 2023 Laws.
+- **2023-06-14T19:00:32+00:00** Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73f49567-18d9-4ed5-a6dc-0ace4308f6fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
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