---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to auto dismantlers."
description: "Modifies laws related to auto dismantler certificates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 792"
citation: "Oregon SB 792 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lew Frederick", "Tina Kotek"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-19T17:43:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-08T20:20:47+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44fd604a-4055-4ec4-8954-1624e3ab28d2"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB792"
source_hash: "e77fb0fa317252dfab39efeb2258fe4d3a155d3c26c793f013ee8a081a62ce56"
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 792 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to auto dismantlers.

Modifies laws related to auto dismantler certificates.

## 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/SB792/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB792/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB792/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB792/B-Engrossed)
5. **JWM Amendment -A10** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16901)
6. **SENR Amendment -8** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/15136)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB792/Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB792/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. — **37–18** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **31–10** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **23–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lew Frederick — primary (person)
- Tina Kotek — primary (person)
- Barbara Smith Warner — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dembrow — cosponsor (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-19T17:43:00+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20T21:21:45+00:00** Referred to Environment and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-04T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-09T21:57:11+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-09T21:57:12+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28T16:46:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2019-06-05T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-14T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-18T16:58:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-19T21:10:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-29T16:57:22+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-29T18:56:45+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-29T20:53:13+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-30T01:02:01+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-30T02:12:47+00:00** Rules suspended. Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-30T03:59:30+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 30, 2019 Calendar.
- **2019-06-30T22:23:50+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-07-03T21:51:02+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-07-10T16:15:19+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-07-23T18:22:49+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-08T20:19:12+00:00** Chapter 630, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-08-08T20:20:47+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2020.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44fd604a-4055-4ec4-8954-1624e3ab28d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).