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SB301 • 2025

Requires the State Marine Board to study issues related to the safe operation of motorboats.

Requires the State Marine Board to study issues related to the safe operation of motorboats.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Meek,, Representative Elmer, Senator Smith DB,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Requires the State Marine Board to study issues related to the safe operation of motorboats.

Digest: The Act tells the State Marine Board to study boat safety.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act tells the State Marine Board to study boat safety.
  • The Act tells the board to make a report on the results of the study.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 86.2).
  • Requires the State Marine Board to study issues related to the safe operation of motorboats.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  3. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Energy and Environment.

  4. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells the State Marine Board to study boat safety. The Act tells the board to make a report on the results of the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 86.2).
Requires the State Marine Board to study issues related to the safe operation of motorboats. Directs the board to submit findings to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly not later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets January 2, 2027.
Relating to: Relating to boats.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 301
Sponsored by Senator MEEK, Representative ELMER (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act tells the State Marine Board to study boat safety. The Act tells the board to
make a report on the results of the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 86.2).
Requires the State Marine Board to study issues related to the safe operation of motorboats.
Directs the board to submit findings to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative As-
sembly not later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets January 2, 2027.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to boats.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The State Marine Board shall study issues related to the safe operation of
boats. The board shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and may in-
clude recommendations for legislation, to the appropriate interim committees of the Legis-
lative Assembly no later than September 15, 2026.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 3283