---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to motor assisted scooters."
description: "Modifies definition of \"motor assisted scooter\" for purposes of Oregon Vehicle Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 1532"
citation: "Oregon SB 1532 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Betsy Johnson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-22T18:07:44+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-13T18:24:02+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4883c9c-3fe2-4709-be7b-f73ef7571fe2"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Measures/Overview/SB1532"
source_hash: "dab3884660c928bae4aeb0689ef0873928ff1c7481af3dfb6ce0cf784f63a23a"
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 1532 (2018 Regular Session) — Relating to motor assisted scooters.

Modifies definition of "motor assisted scooter" for purposes of Oregon Vehicle Code.

## 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/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1532/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1532/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1532/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1532/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Witt. Passed. — **56–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Johnson. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Betsy Johnson — primary (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-22T18:07:44+00:00** Presession Released to the Public.
- **2018-02-05T15:42:35+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05T16:42:14+00:00** Referred to Business and Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07T23:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2018-02-08T22:34:45+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-09T18:24:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-02-12T19:11:14+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Johnson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-13T16:54:23+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-15T23:56:25+00:00** Referred to Transportation Policy. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-19T16:32:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2018-02-20T00:51:11+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20T17:37:13+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-02-21T19:34:19+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Witt. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-22T22:15:33+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-02-24T00:07:24+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-02-28T22:00:27+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-13T18:23:14+00:00** Chapter 003, 2018 Laws.
- **2018-03-13T18:24:02+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4883c9c-3fe2-4709-be7b-f73ef7571fe2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).