republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2023r1/sb-256.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to automobile supplemental restraint systems."
description: "Prohibits person from knowingly or intentionally manufacturing, importing, distributing, offering for sale, selling or leasing or otherwise transferring, or installing or reinstalling counterfeit automobile supplemental restraint system component, nonfunctional airbag or object that does not comply with federal standard for make, model and year of motor vehicle."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 256"
citation: "Oregon SB 256 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Gorsek"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed1a2e81-6ae2-4ddd-a1a5-34a8e1d5050d"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB256"
source_hash: "8a11f6586f8d87c16b89a2bccf6b30e960cd0eb1cc28dda44156c20a92cdf8c1"
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 256 (2023R1) — Relating to automobile supplemental restraint systems.

Prohibits person from knowingly or intentionally manufacturing, importing, distributing, offering for sale, selling or leasing or otherwise transferring, or installing or reinstalling counterfeit automobile supplemental restraint system component, nonfunctional airbag or object that does not comply with federal standard for make, model and year of motor vehicle.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB256/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB256/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB256/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB256/B-Engrossed)
5. **HJUD Amendment -A2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24990)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB256/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **SJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24117)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB256/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Thatcher. Passed. — **25–4** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **22–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Conrad. Passed. — **47–1** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chris Gorsek — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13T19:45:37+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-30T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-05T21:07:44+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T03:43:03+00:00** Carried over to 04-11 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-12T03:34:40+00:00** Carried over to 04-12 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-12T22:14:02+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Thatcher. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T22:58:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-14T00:26:03+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12T22:15:02+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist.
- **2023-05-11T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-16T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-19T19:49:02+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-22T18:01:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-23T21:17:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-24T19:22:52+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-26T00:34:36+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Conrad. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T19:36:11+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2023-06-15T19:37:11+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Anderson.
- **2023-06-20T19:47:38+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-20T22:34:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-13T19:18:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-21T18:15:41+00:00** Chapter 278, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed1a2e81-6ae2-4ddd-a1a5-34a8e1d5050d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).