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SB 179 Oregon Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to landowner immunity.

Summary
Makes permanent the temporary changes made to the landowner immunity laws by chapter 64, Oregon Laws 2024. Extends local government immunity to explicitly include claims arising via the use of nonhorse equines.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed May 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

A-Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · May 28, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized as an enrolled version, removing editorial summaries and formatting notes from the A-Engrossed draft. The substantive legal text remains unchanged, preserving landowner immunity protections for trails and recreational activities in Oregon.
Scope change
No substantive scope changes; the bill's applicability to landowners, trails, and recreational users remains identical to the A-Engrossed version.
TECHNICAL

Removed editorial summary and formatting notes that were present in the A-Engrossed draft but are not part of the final enacted law.

Changed document header from 'A-Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' to indicate final passage and readiness for signing.

Added page number and bill identifier footer ('Enrolled Senate Bill 179 (SB 179-A) Page 1') to the final version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2025 · House May 19, 2025

How they voted

29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 13, 2025
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed.
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary.
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.