l9n/ Oregon

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1572

Requires the Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Westside Express Advisory Committee, to study extending the Westside Express Service commuter line to Salem.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on March 7, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act requires ODOT to study extending the WES commuter rail line to Salem. The Act creates an advisory committee to aid ODOT in its study. Requires ODOT to partner with the advisory committee as part of the process of conducting the study. Tells ODOT to use an IGA with the MWVCOG to provide staff support for the advisory committee. Tells ODOT to also conduct gap analysis of the data from an earlier ODOT rail study. ODOT must submit a report no later than December 1, 2024. Gives money to ODOT to pay for the costs of the study. The Act takes effect as soon as it is passed. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act requires ODOT to study extending the WES commuter rail line to Salem. The Act creates an advisory committee to aid ODOT in its study. Requires ODOT to consult with the advisory committee as part of the process of conducting the study. ODOT must submit a report no later than December 1, 2024. Gives money to ODOT to pay for the costs of the study. The Act takes effect as soon as it is passed. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.4).</i>] Requires the Department of Transportation, [<i>after consulting</i>]<b> in partnership</b> with the Westside Express Advisory Committee, to study extending the Westside Express Service commuter line to Salem. <b>Directs the department to delegate, through an intergovernmental agreement, with the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments performance of administrative functions of the advisory committee. Directs the department, as part of the study, to conduct a gap analysis of the data components of the 2010 Rail Study undertaken by the department.</b> Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation not later than December 1, 2024. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation for the study. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

8 co-sponsors

Wlnsvey Campos, Michael Dembrow, Lew Frederick, Chris Gorsek, Kayse Jama, Mark Meek, Deb Patterson, Kim Thatcher

In the House of Representatives

13 co-sponsors

Ben Bowman, Farrah Chaichi, Tracy Cramer, Maxine Dexter, Mark Gamba, Rick Lewis, Travis Nelson, Hoa Nguyen, Rob Nosse, Hai Pham, Khanh Pham, Lisa Reynolds, Jules Walters

Its course

February 5 to March 7, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 5 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Mar 7 · stopped31 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

TransportationFeb 5 to Feb 2621 days

Ways and MeansFeb 26 to Mar 7 · stopped10 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 26

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 5 – Mar 7

  1. Feb 5Introduced
  2. Sent to Transportation
  3. Feb 13Heard in Transportation
  4. Feb 22Heard in Transportation
  5. Feb 26Transportation recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Mar 7Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 5Referred to Transportation, then Ways and Means.Senate
  3. Feb 13Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Feb 22Work Session held.Senate
  5. Feb 26Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  6. Feb 26Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.Senate
  7. Mar 7In committee upon adjournment.Senate