l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3453

Creates the Westside Express Service Authority.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act creates the WESA. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Creates the Westside Express Service Authority. Prescribes duties of the authority. Directs <b>the authority to collaborate with TriMet on the transfer to the authority and directs </b>TriMet to transfer<b> the</b> operation of the Westside Express Service commuter rail line to the authority. [<i>Establishes the Westside Express Service Authority Fund. Directs the authority to use moneys in the fund to support the operation of the Westside Express Service.</i>] <b>Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to the authority to support the operation of the Westside Express Service.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

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

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Mark Gamba, Paul Evans, Tom Andersen

Its course

February 4 to June 27, 2025, 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 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Jun 27 · stopped143 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 4 to Feb 62 days

TransportationFeb 6 to Apr 1770 days

Ways and MeansApr 17 to Jun 27 · stopped71 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 17

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 House of Representatives Feb 4 – Jun 27

  1. Feb 4Introduced
  2. Feb 6Sent to Transportation
  3. Mar 11Heard in Transportation
  4. Apr 14Heard in Transportation
  5. Apr 17Transportation recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 6Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 11Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 14Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 17Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 17Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives