---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to snowmobiles; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Increases snowmobile registration fees. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "SB 1565"
citation: "Oregon SB 1565 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Starr"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-06T18:52:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5cf8cfc-219e-436d-8ce7-b2be2976f107"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1565"
source_hash: "fa6ca28bb9bdc9e2835c9fa7a159e64f21bf5ae3503dfd3d5ce8ab4e663c8fb4"
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 1565 (2026R1) — Relating to snowmobiles; and prescribing an effective date.

Increases snowmobile registration fees. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## 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/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1565/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1565/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. — **43–12** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Starr. Passed. — **20–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bruce Starr — primary (person)
- Anna Scharf — cosponsor (person)
- Darin Harbick — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Helfrich — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02T15:32:59+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T17:38:57+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10T01:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-17T01:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-19T17:18:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19T19:31:26+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20T22:25:43+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Starr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-24T17:13:00+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T02:11:33+00:00** Referred to Rules. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-03-03T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-03-03T23:49:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04T22:25:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05T19:45:10+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-06T16:59:18+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-06T19:23:54+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-31T21:30:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06T18:50:36+00:00** Chapter 90, 2026 Laws.
- **2026-04-06T18:52:40+00:00** Effective date, June 5, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5cf8cfc-219e-436d-8ce7-b2be2976f107`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).