---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to vulnerable users of public ways."
description: "Modifies definition of \"vulnerable user of a public way\" to include persons operating or riding on moped or motorcycle."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 810"
citation: "Oregon SB 810 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Gelser"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-19T17:36:52+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-17T16:10:10+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41e11ef2-a21a-44fb-a25e-536165cb5666"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB810"
source_hash: "1e52c3ac2a081ed75375cff3ae80434375dd12230328bb227d27213a94b440ce"
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 810 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to vulnerable users of public ways.

Modifies definition of "vulnerable user of a public way" to include persons operating or riding on moped or motorcycle.

## 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/SB810/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB810/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Fagan. Passed. — **25–3** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. — **55–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sara Gelser — primary (person)
- Carl Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Thatcher — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-19T17:36:52+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 Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-29T16:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-08T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-22T15:57:27+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-22T17:44:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-23T19:36:15+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Fagan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-24T16:26:21+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-29T23:19:51+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-22T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-29T23:53:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-30T17:34:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-03T21:25:17+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-04T23:19:29+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-05T15:29:35+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-11T16:24:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-17T16:02:57+00:00** Chapter 349, 2019 Laws.
- **2019-06-17T16:10:10+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/41e11ef2-a21a-44fb-a25e-536165cb5666`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).