---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots."
description: "</b> </i>] [<i>Removes the requirement that a licensee member of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots be a resident of this state.</i>] <b>Requires that each public member of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots be a resident of this state. Requires that at least one licensee member of the board be a resident of this state.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 459"
citation: "Oregon SB 459 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cyrus Javadi", "Suzanne Weber"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-20T20:17:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90858d6b-3d2d-4faf-9396-26fac10eeab6"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB459"
source_hash: "224e90b3e3910c61afa291295e436ac128af3b4591571fa345a26ccadd3107fd"
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 459 (2025R1) — Relating to the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots.

</b> </i>] [<i>Removes the requirement that a licensee member of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots be a resident of this state.</i>] <b>Requires that each public member of the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots be a resident of this state. Requires that at least one licensee member of the board be a resident of this state.</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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB459/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB459/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB459/A-Engrossed)
4. **HEMGGV Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29052)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB459/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Lewis. Passed. — **49–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cyrus Javadi — primary (person)
- Suzanne Weber — primary (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)
- Virgle Osborne — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-18T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-24T16:38:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-24T18:11:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25T18:49:44+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-27T18:58:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01T23:21:45+00:00** Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22T20:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-20T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-23T18:50:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-27T19:09:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-28T20:23:29+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 29, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-29T21:23:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Lewis. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-03T18:29:12+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-06-04T19:32:26+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-04T22:59:38+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-11T21:26:16+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20T18:52:40+00:00** Chapter 312, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-20T20:17:59+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90858d6b-3d2d-4faf-9396-26fac10eeab6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).