---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to prohibited activities related to racing."
description: "Authorizes [<i>members and staff of the Oregon Racing Commission, and family members thereof,</i>]<b> officers and employees of the Oregon Racing Commission</b> to place bets or wagers on certain race meets in the course of official auditing duties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 856"
citation: "Oregon SB 856 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T21:02:48+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2c28889-36c8-4311-a959-c958a4673c7f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB856"
source_hash: "bc82fa51bf3c636037ffe8e1cf6dd25b0c56dcf65433d81eea196a34ac73aca5"
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 856 (2025R1) — Relating to prohibited activities related to racing.

Authorizes [<i>members and staff of the Oregon Racing Commission, and family members thereof,</i>]<b> officers and employees of the Oregon Racing Commission</b> to place bets or wagers on certain race meets in the course of official auditing duties.

## 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/SB856/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB856/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB856/A-Engrossed)
4. **SLB Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26464)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB856/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Walters. Passed. — **50–4** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## 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 Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-25T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-03T18:36:14+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-04T19:17:37+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T20:04:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-10T18:47:36+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13T22:15:18+00:00** Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-29T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-05T17:12:01+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-05T18:28:07+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06T19:41:47+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 7, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-07T19:49:38+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-08T19:37:07+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Walters. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-12T19:32:38+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-12T21:47:11+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-19T21:56:32+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T20:52:38+00:00** Chapter 110, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T21:02:48+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/d2c28889-36c8-4311-a959-c958a4673c7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).