---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to transportation."
description: "Modifies and adds laws related to regulating vehicle drivers, vehicles, <b>vehicle insurance, driver records,</b> vehicle dealers and dismantlers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 840"
citation: "Oregon SB 840 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-07-02T23:43:48+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/632aa0e2-7823-4977-a11b-1c771ea310ca"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB840"
source_hash: "814109d84815c89b57b542509338be5312700c8b6f7f3f24f06dc37b0c5cd5c1"
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 840 (2025R1) — Relating to transportation.

Modifies and adds laws related to regulating vehicle drivers, vehicles, <b>vehicle insurance, driver records,</b> vehicle dealers and dismantlers.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB840/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB840/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB840/A-Engrossed)
4. **JCT Amendment -12** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29274)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB840/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by McLain. Passed. — **41–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **22–0** (pass) · legislature

## 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 Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T01:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-19T01:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-22T00:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-14T00:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-20T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-23T19:55:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-27T18:00:44+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-28T20:29:31+00:00** Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-29T21:33:40+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02T19:43:30+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-03T21:59:29+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-04T16:55:56+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-04T21:25:47+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-05T20:07:06+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 9, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-09T20:29:04+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 10, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-10T19:52:46+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 11, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-11T19:25:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 12, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-12T20:06:24+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 13, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-13T22:02:31+00:00** Third reading. Carried by McLain. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-17T19:25:05+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-17T20:44:38+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-24T20:28:39+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-02T23:41:10+00:00** Chapter 415, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-07-02T23:43:48+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/632aa0e2-7823-4977-a11b-1c771ea310ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).