SB 1501 — Authorizes the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into agreements to own and oversee the operations of the Moda Center in the City of Portland.
Congress · introduced 2026-02-09
Digest: The Act allows DAS to enter into agreements to own and operate the Moda Center. The Act sends certain tax revenue to a fund to pay for costs of the Moda Center. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Authorizes the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into agreements to own and oversee the operations of the Moda Center in the City of Portland. Provides that agreements may not pledge or obligate state moneys except for moneys in the Oregon Arena Fund. Creates the Oregon Arena Fund in the State Treasury. Dedicates certain tax revenues related to work in and around the Moda Center to the fund. Sets forth prerequisite conditions for tax diversion and debt issuance. Sets forth mandatory provisions of agreements relating to the Moda Center. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Wagner, Rob (D, OR-19) — sponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — sponsor
- Lieber, Kate (D, OR-14) — sponsor
- Nguyen, Daniel (D, OR-38) — sponsor
- Bowman, Ben (D, OR-25) — sponsor
- Isadore, Shannon (D, OR-33) — sponsor
- Nelson, Travis (D, OR-44) — cosponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — cosponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Meek, Mark (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Watanabe, Mari (D, OR-34) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Rules.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)
- · state_upper — Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
- · state_upper — Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Returned to Full Committee.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by President Wagner, Lieber. Passed.
- · state_upper — Vote explanation(s) filed by Frederick, Patterson, Pham, Sollman.
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Ways and Means.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed.
- · state_lower — Vote explanation(s) filed by Chotzen.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — Governor signed.
- · state_upper — Chapter 74, 2026 Laws.
- · state_upper — Effective date, March 31, 2026.
Text versions
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowman, Ben (D, state_lower OR-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Isadore, Shannon (D, state_lower OR-33) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Lieber, Kate (D, state_upper OR-14) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Nguyen, Daniel (D, state_lower OR-38) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Wagner, Rob (D, state_upper OR-19) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 7 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Meek, Mark (D, state_upper OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Nelson, Travis (D, state_lower OR-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Rieke Smith, Sue (D, state_lower OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Watanabe, Mari (D, state_lower OR-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no