---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to driving privileges."
description: "Eliminates probationary driver permits. Standardizes requirements for hardship permits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 1538"
citation: "Oregon SB 1538 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-22T18:07:44+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-11T18:56:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c7ec3c1-bb00-42b7-ac2d-0032dd96bc05"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Measures/Overview/SB1538"
source_hash: "a9bd4c6da19e7d4e27ac288155fd7ada9d02c89daf1f7dc9792c181810a1e4f1"
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 1538 (2018 Regular Session) — Relating to driving privileges.

Eliminates probationary driver permits. Standardizes requirements for hardship permits.

## 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/SB1538/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1538/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1538/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1538/B-Engrossed)
5. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1538/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1538/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow, Winters. Passed. — **22–7** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Olson. Passed. — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **26–3** (pass) · legislature

## 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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07T16:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2018-02-16T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2018-02-20T00:08:26+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20T18:02:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-02-21T19:00:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow, Winters. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-21T19:27:42+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21T19:01:21+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Monnes Anderson.
- **2018-02-22T17:37:09+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27T21:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2018-02-28T20:49:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01T18:17:05+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-03-02T01:02:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 2, 2018 Calendar.
- **2018-03-03T00:13:43+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Olson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-03T18:19:09+00:00** Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2018-03-03T18:20:09+00:00** Monnes Anderson granted unanimous consent to change vote from aye to nay.
- **2018-03-06T23:56:11+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-07T00:24:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-04-03T20:15:14+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-11T18:48:02+00:00** Chapter 76, 2018 Laws.
- **2018-04-11T18:56:56+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/0c7ec3c1-bb00-42b7-ac2d-0032dd96bc05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).