---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to motorboats; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Provides that maximum loading weight of motorboat must be less than <i>5,000</i>] <b>5,500</b> pounds to obtain towed watersports motorboat certificate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2022R1"
identifier: "SB 1589"
citation: "Oregon SB 1589 (2022R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Kennemer", "Chris Gorsek", "Deb Patterson", "Marty Wilde", "Sheri Schouten"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-01T15:05:58+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-19T20:12:18+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81560a59-fc93-4552-845f-5ebe99fea96d"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/SB1589"
source_hash: "3a5fa74e7e5ad60e4dffd3ebdfd561bf2dfc197179c846ed5fce73fadf511dee"
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 1589 (2022R1) — Relating to motorboats; and declaring an emergency.

Provides that maximum loading weight of motorboat must be less than <i>5,000</i>] <b>5,500</b> pounds to obtain towed watersports motorboat certificate.

## 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/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1589/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1589/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1589/A-Engrossed)
4. **HRULES Amendment -16** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22441)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1589/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Kennemer. Passed. — **22–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Wilde, Schouten. Passed. — **33–25** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **24–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Kennemer — primary (person)
- Chris Gorsek — primary (person)
- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
- Marty Wilde — primary (person)
- Sheri Schouten — primary (person)
- Brad Witt — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn Findley — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Knopp — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01T15:05:58+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T16:27:56+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-14T23:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-02-16T16:58:42+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-16T19:18:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-02-17T21:34:18+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Kennemer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-17T22:14:42+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-19T02:26:11+00:00** Referred to Environment and Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-21T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2022-02-23T21:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2022-02-24T17:23:24+00:00** Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.
- **2022-02-24T17:23:25+00:00** Referred to Rules by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T20:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2022-03-03T14:29:45+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-03T18:11:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T18:46:07+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Wilde, Schouten. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-03T23:35:59+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2022-03-03T18:47:07+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Scharf, Williams.
- **2022-03-08T20:06:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2022-03-08T23:24:20+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2022-04-15T17:22:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-19T20:11:55+00:00** Chapter 119, 2022 Laws.
- **2022-04-19T20:12:18+00:00** Effective date, April 15, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81560a59-fc93-4552-845f-5ebe99fea96d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).