---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Columbia River Fisheries Enhancement Fund; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "<i>Eliminates</i>]<b> Extends</b> sunset on Columbia River Fisheries Enhancement Fund. <i>Eliminates</i>]<b> Extends</b> sunset on State Fish and Wildlife Commission authority to charge for endorsements to certain Columbia Basin fishing licenses and deposit endorsement moneys to fund. <i>Makes</i>]<b> Extends sunset on</b> youth license and pioneer license exemptions from endorsement charges <i>permanent</i>].<b> Provides that commission may not require or collect endorsement charges under certain circumstances.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 59"
citation: "Oregon SB 59 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8351863-15a9-4850-a9ae-ec37137f9ac0"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB59"
source_hash: "957dcb175fee8b4547b471c67a2489e59b6ba22620a1594f3755f8deb77e8b5d"
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 59 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to the Columbia River Fisheries Enhancement Fund; and prescribing an effective date.

<i>Eliminates</i>]<b> Extends</b> sunset on Columbia River Fisheries Enhancement Fund. <i>Eliminates</i>]<b> Extends</b> sunset on State Fish and Wildlife Commission authority to charge for endorsements to certain Columbia Basin fishing licenses and deposit endorsement moneys to fund. <i>Makes</i>]<b> Extends sunset on</b> youth license and pioneer license exemptions from endorsement charges <i>permanent</i>].<b> Provides that commission may not require or collect endorsement charges under certain circumstances.</b>

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB59/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB59/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB59/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB59/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Reardon. Passed. — **43–17** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. — **22–7** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19T19:35:42+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire Recovery, then Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-29T22:17:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2021-04-05T15:38:08+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-05T15:38:09+00:00** Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
- **2021-04-07T17:50:23+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08T18:39:06+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08T18:40:06+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-04-09T16:58:30+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13T03:22:43+00:00** Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-13T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-18T23:35:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19T18:31:17+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20T19:12:46+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-24T19:54:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Reardon. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-26T19:25:37+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-27T18:31:21+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-03T19:08:52+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-10T18:23:55+00:00** Chapter 169, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** 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/f8351863-15a9-4850-a9ae-ec37137f9ac0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).