---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to driving privileges."
description: "<i>Directs Department of Transportation to study issues related to driving privileges and to report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2024.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 343"
citation: "Oregon SB 343 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ccfef95d-a00e-4f95-94ea-f423525a567a"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB343"
source_hash: "133c10b4316a8b691407932fa1fb601976be68334fc770fd26343256cd72d42f"
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 343 (2023R1) — Relating to driving privileges.

<i>Directs Department of Transportation to study issues related to driving privileges and to report to appropriate committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2024.</i>]

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB343/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB343/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB343/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJUD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23791)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB343/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. — **55–2** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–1** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12T19:26:35+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-27T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-31T19:57:28+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03T17:34:01+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T17:33:44+00:00** Carried over to 04-05 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-05T19:55:09+00:00** Carried over to 04-06 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-06T20:01:02+00:00** Carried over to 04-10 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-11T03:50:50+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T17:00:02+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-14T00:26:03+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-09T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-15T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-16T22:31:13+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-17T19:46:43+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-18T19:29:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-22T18:59:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-23T21:17:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-24T19:13:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30T18:17:00+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-01T17:16:39+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-07T18:25:15+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 176, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ccfef95d-a00e-4f95-94ea-f423525a567a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).