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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to unlawful fender height modifications."
description: "Creates offense of unlawful fender height modifications.<b> Provides that offense does not apply if motor vehicle is carrying heavy load that causes rear fender to be four or more inches lower than front fender.</b> Punishes by maximum fine of $500, unless commission of offense contributes to accident. Punishes by maximum fine of $2,000 if commission of offense contributes to accident."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 780"
citation: "Oregon SB 780 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lew Frederick"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-19T18:51:12+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-15T21:01:46+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7867c391-30cf-4967-ab94-196a996dc9fd"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB780"
source_hash: "627d4b7dadda873ff228e350183d2073585bcd69811d6f39115dd0859efd920e"
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 780 (2023R1) — Relating to unlawful fender height modifications.
Creates offense of unlawful fender height modifications.<b> Provides that offense does not apply if motor vehicle is carrying heavy load that causes rear fender to be four or more inches lower than front fender.</b> Punishes by maximum fine of $500, unless commission of offense contributes to accident. Punishes by maximum fine of $2,000 if commission of offense contributes to accident.
## 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/SB780/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB780/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB780/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJUD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24407)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB780/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Heard and Reported Out — **8–2** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **16–12** (pass) · upper
- Vote reconsideration carried. — **36–20** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lew Frederick — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-19T18:51:12+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T20:29:56+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-04T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-14T23:49:29+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-17T19:08:40+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T20:05:05+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T17:02:37+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T00:25:18+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-15T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-17T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-22T18:38:11+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-23T19:13:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24T19:22:52+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-26T02:09:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Chaichi. Failed. `reading-3`
- **2023-05-26T02:10:00+00:00** Fahey served notice of possible reconsideration.
- **2023-05-31T18:16:25+00:00** Vote reconsideration carried.
- **2023-05-31T18:22:20+00:00** Passed.
- **2023-06-05T18:20:35+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-07T18:06:34+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-12T23:00:27+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-15T21:00:30+00:00** Chapter 213, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-15T21:01:46+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/7867c391-30cf-4967-ab94-196a996dc9fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).