SB 1599 — Moves the election date for the parts of chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025 (special session), referred to the people by Referendum Petition 2026-302, to the primary election held on May 19, 2026.
Congress · introduced 2026-02-04
Digest: The Act says the vote on the transportation ballot measure will be in May. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.8). Moves the election date for the parts of chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025 (special session), referred to the people by Referendum Petition 2026-302, to the primary election held on May 19, 2026. Sets the procedure for the statewide special election on Referendum Petition 2026-302. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Wagner, Rob (D, OR-19) — sponsor
- Fahey, Julie (D, OR-14) — sponsor
Action timeline
- · state_upper — Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Referendum Petition 2026-302.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Carried over to 02-18 by unanimous consent.
- · state_upper — Carried over to 02-19 by virtue of adjournment.
- · state_upper — Taken from 02-19 Calendar and placed on 02-20 Calendar on voice vote.
- · state_upper — Carried over to 02-23 by unanimous consent.
- · state_upper — Motion to take from today's Calendar and be placed on 03-08 Calendar failed.
- · state_upper — Motion to refer to Committee on Rules failed.
- · state_upper — Motion to refer to Committee on Legislative Counsel failed.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed.
- · state_upper — Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Referendum Petition 2026-302.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Rules suspended. Carried over to March 2, 2026 Calendar.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Gomberg.
- · state_lower — Motion to refer to Rules failed.
- · state_lower — Passed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — Governor signed.
- · state_upper — Chapter 1, 2026 Laws.
- · state_upper — Effective date, March 2, 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 | Fahey, Julie (D, state_lower OR-14) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Wagner, Rob (D, state_upper OR-19) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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