---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to boats; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Authorizes operation of boats propelled by electric motors on named lakes and waters of this state under certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 3168"
citation: "Oregon HB 3168 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nancy Nathanson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-28T17:37:31+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-10T15:38:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c23d0ed3-1b9a-42b1-aee0-63c624ce3d11"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB3168"
source_hash: "3999830d718504721b21cc05a17343cb64044ff3647794c272588e4c913a3478"
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 HB 3168 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to boats; and prescribing an effective date.

Authorizes operation of boats propelled by electric motors on named lakes and waters of this state under certain circumstances.

## 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/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3168/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3168/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **25–3** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. — **56–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nancy Nathanson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-28T17:37:31+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07T00:07:36+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-28T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-02T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-08T22:33:20+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-09T18:19:31+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10T18:47:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 11, 2019 Calendar.
- **2019-04-11T18:56:20+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-15T16:38:34+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16T15:37:12+00:00** Referred to Environment and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-14T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-20T15:46:16+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-20T17:44:52+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21T16:53:45+00:00** Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2019-05-22T17:05:02+00:00** Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2019-05-23T19:28:44+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-24T21:34:58+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-05-28T20:46:10+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-04T22:28:12+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10T15:38:36+00:00** Chapter 214, (2019 Laws): Effective date September 29, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c23d0ed3-1b9a-42b1-aee0-63c624ce3d11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).