---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to vehicles of special interest."
description: "Expands definition of \"vehicle of special interest\" to include Humvees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 645"
citation: "Oregon SB 645 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fred Girod"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-01T16:35:34+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-08T19:28:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5911014a-8752-4701-9594-df8451e25f01"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/SB645"
source_hash: "631e6c381c9cb9f30b20057a85ebea84da004a7558830d40b8e41bae7801ad4a"
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 645 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to vehicles of special interest.

Expands definition of "vehicle of special interest" to include Humvees.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB645/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB645/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. — **27–2** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Fred Girod — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-01T16:35:34+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06T23:29:22+00:00** Referred to Business and Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-03-22T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-03-28T15:23:42+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-28T16:49:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-03-29T18:33:46+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-30T16:02:34+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-04-03T16:31:44+00:00** Referred to Transportation Policy. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-04-27T20:11:53+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-01T16:27:42+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02T23:02:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 3, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-03T18:09:08+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 4, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-04T18:52:26+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-08T18:53:29+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 9, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-09T19:02:58+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 10, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-10T18:40:48+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 11, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-11T18:49:48+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 15, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-15T19:01:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 16, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-16T18:59:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 17, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-17T19:03:22+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-18T19:01:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-22T19:50:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-05-23T19:02:26+00:00** Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Vial.
- **2017-05-23T19:03:26+00:00** Passed.
- **2017-05-23T19:01:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Vial.
- **2017-05-25T15:22:23+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-26T15:02:41+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-31T16:31:30+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-08T19:26:49+00:00** Chapter 196, 2017 Laws.
- **2017-06-08T19:28:59+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2018.
- **2017-04-19T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5911014a-8752-4701-9594-df8451e25f01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).