Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB1005: Relating to swiping driver licenses.
Status: Passed both chambers, August 8, 2025
Digest: The Act says that a private entity may swipe a driver license to confirm a person's age, regardless of how old the person looks. Increases the amount a person can get from an entity that swipes a license against the law. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.2). [ Digest: The Act says that a private entity may swipe a driver's license to confirm a person's age, regardless of how old the person looks. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). ] Provides that when offering a service with age restrictions, a private entity is allowed to swipe a driver license or identification card to verify a person's age, regardless of how old the person looks. Increases the amount a person may recover against an entity that swipes a driver license or identification card in violation of the law.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, June 20, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session Senate Bill 1005 Sponsored by Senators BONHAM, MEEK, Representatives MCINTIRE, RESCHKE; Senators ANDERSON, LINTHICUM, NASH, ROBINSON, SMITH DB, STARR, THATCHER, WEBER, Representatives EVANS, WRIGHT, YUNKER CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to swiping driver licenses; amending ORS 807.750. SECTION 1. ORS 807.750 is amended to read: 807.750. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Driver license" means a license or permit issued by this state or any other jurisdiction as evidence of a grant of driving privileges. (b) "Financial institution" has the meaning given that term in ORS 706.008. (c) "Identification card" means the card issued under ORS 807.400 or a comparable provision in another state. (d) "Personal information" means an individual's name, address, date of birth, photograph, fingerprint, biometric data, driver license number, identification card number or any other unique personal identifier or number. (e) "Private entity" means any nongovernmental entity, such as a corporation, partnership, company or nonprofit organization, any other legal entity or any natural person. (f) "Swipe" means the act of passing a driver license or identification card through a device that is capable of deciphering, in an electronically readable format, the information electronically encoded in a magnetic strip or bar code on the driver license or identification card. (2) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, a private entity may …