---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to reinstating driving privileges; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Directs Department of Transportation to waive driving privilege reinstatement fee if driving privileges were suspended for <i>failing to pay fine</i>]<b> certain traffic offenses</b>."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2523"
citation: "Oregon HB 2523 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janeen Sollman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5310c46b-b2a3-4010-b2e6-b9f1f29cc842"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2523"
source_hash: "a0e29ad76fa12f6e4d193fe0255f80d43d0d6c57457cba992ea85f3d7920d596"
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 2523 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to reinstating driving privileges; and prescribing an effective date.

Directs Department of Transportation to waive driving privilege reinstatement fee if driving privileges were suspended for <i>failing to pay fine</i>]<b> certain traffic offenses</b>.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2523/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2523/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2523/A-Engrossed)
4. **HJUD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19878)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2523/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–3** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **36–20** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Janeen Sollman — primary (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Karin Power — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dembrow — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-01-30T01:05:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Civil Law. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22T22:18:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2021-03-22T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-06T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-19T17:58:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26T20:04:30+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-27T18:59:27+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28T19:50:55+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29T19:11:50+00:00** Referred to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-20T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-01T14:56:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-01T16:32:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-02T18:10:33+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-04T17:31:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-07T19:53:26+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-11T23:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 226, (2021 Laws): Effective date September 25, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5310c46b-b2a3-4010-b2e6-b9f1f29cc842`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).