---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to small watercraft; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Requires person operating nonmotorized boat to have waterway access permit. Eliminates requirement that person operating nonmotorized boat have aquatic invasive species permit. Directs uses of waterway access permit fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 47"
citation: "Oregon SB 47 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-02T21:34:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f1631d6-f470-4b60-8e45-1fcdad4edb9f"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB47"
source_hash: "700f740ea2b86f8e71a2738a2839a2d10d6686313f093f37869ec9ed9ad5df5e"
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 47 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to small watercraft; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires person operating nonmotorized boat to have waterway access permit. Eliminates requirement that person operating nonmotorized boat have aquatic invasive species permit. Directs uses of waterway access permit fees.

## 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/SB47/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB47/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB47/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB47/B-Engrossed)
5. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB47/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **JWM Amendment -A7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16539)
7. **SENR Amendment -6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/14391)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB47/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **17–11** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Reardon. Passed. — **36–24** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **13–2** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **20–7** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **14–4** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-14T15:33:37+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15T16:47:07+00:00** Referred to Environment and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-26T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-03-29T20:46:50+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-29T20:46:51+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01T20:01:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2019-04-10T23:29:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2019-05-07T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-10T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-15T15:48:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-15T17:33:54+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16T18:06:22+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-17T16:37:44+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20T21:34:04+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-31T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-05T19:25:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-06T21:23:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-10T18:36:01+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Reardon. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-13T23:13:22+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2019-06-17T21:06:46+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-18T18:53:14+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-25T21:34:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-02T21:32:37+00:00** Chapter 507, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-07-02T21:34:40+00:00** 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/7f1631d6-f470-4b60-8e45-1fcdad4edb9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).