2023 Legislative Session Summary
The 2023 “long” legislative session came to a close on Sunday, June 25, after 159 days of advocacy, public hearings, and floor sessions. The OACES & AOC legislative affairs team secured meaningful policy solutions on pressing issues and protected counties from proposals that would have had a negative impact on county functions and services.
AOC staff built on and expanded relationships with key legislators, teed up conversations and opportunities for the 2024 Legislative Session, and took advantage of opportunities to highlight the importance of the county road system, critical county emergency response, and the role counties play as a direct service provider for many programs that support Oregonians.
A total of nine impactful transportation bills were passed in 2023, including:
- (+) HB 2101 Codifying the Surface Transportation Block Grant Fund Exchange Program
- (neutral) HB 2095 City Photo Radar Authority
- (neutral) HB 2099 Transportation Omnibus
- (neutral) HB 2793 Jurisdictional Transfer Advisory Committee
- (neutral) HB 3187 Water Right Examiners Licensing Requirements
- (neutral) HB 3188 Marion County Speed Delegation Authority
- (neutral) HB 3406 Transportation Omnibus
- (neutral) HB 5005 Interstate 5 Bridge Funding
- (neutral) HB 5030 Lottery Bond Authorization, Local Project Funding
Nine other impactful bills AOC monitored or engaged with ultimately did not pass:
- (Neutral) HB 2396 Indirect Source Pollution Review Program
- (+) HB 2619 Modifies Membership of the Oregon Transportation Commission
- (+) Support with amendments HB 2677 ODOT STIP Fix-It First Highway Maintenance
- (Neutral) HB 3158 Nonroad and Dyed Diesel Tax
- (Neutral) HB 3297 Mandatory Road Usage Charge Program
- (+) HB 3556 Abandoned Recreational Vehicle Disposal Program
- (+) Support with amendments SB 445 Rural Traffic Safety Grant Fund
- (+) SB 635 County Right of Way Utility Permit Cost Recovery
- (-) SB 848 Professional Indemnification
- (-) SB 850 Project Labor Agreements for Public Projects
You can read more on the 2023 end-of-session highlights, including the full OACES legislative summary produced by the AOC County Road Program.
OACES 2023 Legislative Session Summary
AOC 2023 Legislative Session Summary – Coming Soon
LPRO Legislative Summary of Transportation & Infrastructure
ODOT Annual Legislative Summary.