SB 1601
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The enrolled bill adjusts Supreme Court judicial salaries, extends sex offender classification deadlines to June 30, 2030, updates summer learning grant reporting rules, clarifies state pay frequency statutes, permits Healthy School Facilities Fund use for PCB testing, transfers $52.7 million to the General Fund, redirects approximately $218 million in transportation funds to ODOT operations and maintenance (including canceling a specific highway project), and removes a statutory cap on lottery proceeds allocated to county fairs starting in 2027. Material consequences include immediate operational funding for state roads, delayed risk notifications for pre-2014 sex offenders, expanded administrative requirements for educational grant recipients, and long-term revenue growth for rural agricultural organizations.
Basis: Bill text · Sources: Enrolled; Fiscal Impact Statement A; Revenue Impact Statement A
The measure implements statutory changes necessary to support the 2025-27 legislatively adopted budget and clarifies the application of statutes. Official discussions cite county fair funding, transportation funding transfers and redirections, ODOT budget needs, and State Information Technology Operating Fund adjustments as primary drivers.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Staff Measure Summary A; Staff Measure Summary A
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The extensive redirection of dedicated transportation fund balances to ODOT operations suggests a legislative response to deferred maintenance backlogs or operational shortfalls, while removing the county fair cap addresses long-term revenue volatility for rural agricultural organizations. This is inferred from the statutory cancellation of a specific highway project and the reallocation of $218 million to operations and maintenance, alongside the removal of the inflation-adjusted cap on lottery transfers.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Receive scheduled salary adjustments for 2025 and 2027 periods.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Face extended classification deadlines but gain structured review pathways; non-compliance triggers automatic Level 3 designation.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Must implement standardized academic assessments, partner documentation, and detailed budget reporting to qualify for summer learning grants prioritizing lowest reading proficiency areas.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Gain statutory flexibility to transition pay frequencies to at least monthly, supporting administrative shifts toward two-week pay periods.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Gain access to PCB exposure testing in school facilities and structured summer literacy interventions.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Receive $218 million for operations and maintenance but lose funding for the canceled State Highway 58 project, shifting focus from capital expansion to infrastructure preservation.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Will receive uncapped lottery proceeds starting July 1, 2027, replacing a previously capped allocation.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
ODOT must reallocate resources toward pavement preservation, bridge safety, and seismic improvements, potentially delaying planned regional transit or pedestrian safety capital projects.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Existing sex offenders experience prolonged classification uncertainty; however, the statute establishes clear petition windows (60 days post-notice) and automatic Level 3 triggers for non-participation in risk assessments.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Summer learning grant applicants face increased administrative obligations, including mandatory pre/post assessments, partnership letters of support, and detailed demographic reporting, though administrative costs are capped at 5% or 10%.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
County fairs must prepare budgeting models for variable, uncapped lottery revenue starting in 2027, reducing reliance on fixed statutory allocations.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
ODOT and rural communities
ODOT successfully uses the redirected $218 million to prevent a critical bridge failure or complete a decades-long pavement backlog, significantly reducing long-term repair costs and improving statewide road safety. Concurrently, county fairs leverage uncapped lottery funding to preserve rural economic hubs and expand agricultural education programs across underserved counties.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Non-drivers and vulnerable communities
The operational shift diverts resources from planned regional transit and pedestrian safety initiatives, causing prolonged community access issues for non-drivers. Simultaneously, the extended sex offender classification timeline leaves vulnerable communities without updated risk notifications for years, while automatic Level 3 designations overwhelm correctional supervision resources and strain public notification systems.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
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Sources · Enrolled
The measure trades targeted capital and program-specific transportation funding for immediate state highway operational stability while expanding long-term financial flexibility for county fairs.
Addresses critical ODOT maintenance backlogs, stabilizes judicial compensation timelines, clarifies pay administration, and secures sustainable funding for rural county fairs.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Reduces capital project delivery for regional transit and pedestrian safety initiatives, delays sex offender risk notifications, and increases administrative reporting requirements for educational grant recipients.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
The enrolled version is substantively identical to the Senate Amendments version. No material provisions, funding amounts, deadlines, or statutory references were altered between the two texts.
No substantive change identified.
Tradeoff: bill_text
high confidence. Analysis is grounded exclusively in the enrolled bill text and official Legislative Fiscal/Revenue Office impact statements. No external speculation or unverified claims are included.
Possible effects if adopted; not current bill text.
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If adopted, this amendment would update judicial salaries through 2027, extend sex offender classification deadlines to June 30, 2030, revise summer learning grant eligibility and reporting, adjust state officer pay frequency statutes, redirect approximately $218 million in transportation funds to ODOT operations and maintenance, transfer $52.7 million to the General Fund, remove a statutory cap on county fair lottery funding effective July 1, 2027, and authorize $2 million biennially for lead and PCB water testing in schools.
Basis: Bill text · Sources: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment; Fiscal Impact Statement A; Revenue Impact Statement A
The measure implements statutory changes necessary to support the 2025-27 legislatively adopted budget and to clarify the application of statutes.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Staff Measure Summary A; Staff Measure Summary A
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment reallocates significant dedicated transportation and lottery funds to general government operations and O&M, suggesting a legislative strategy to address near-term budgetary pressures or operational shortfalls in state agencies and transportation maintenance without appropriating new revenue.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Receive scheduled salary adjustments through 2027, including a 10% increase on July 1, 2027.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Face an extended classification timeline to June 30, 2030, with default Level 3 status if they refuse risk assessments, though petition rights remain.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Must align summer learning programs with new literacy prioritization criteria, partnership documentation rules, and biennial reporting mandates; gain access to dedicated environmental testing grants.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Statutory pay frequency updates align with anticipated payroll system transitions.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Receives redirected operational funding but loses specific capital project allocations, such as the State Highway 58 passing lanes.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
May receive increased annual lottery allocations starting July 1, 2027, once the statutory cap is removed.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Grantees must adjust application processes to meet new literacy prioritization and partnership documentation requirements.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
ODOT will face increased operational maintenance obligations but reduced flexibility for specific capital projects.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Sex offender registrants face prolonged classification uncertainty but retain petition rights.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Schools gain dedicated funding streams for environmental health testing but must comply with strict grant administration rules.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
County fairs and ODOT
County fairs receive substantially higher, uncapped lottery allocations in subsequent biennia, enabling major facility upgrades or expanded programming without financial strain. ODOT successfully maintains critical highway infrastructure using redirected funds, preventing deferred maintenance backlogs.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Sex offender registrants and school districts
Sex offender registrants remain indefinitely classified as Level 3 due to administrative bottlenecks or refusal to participate, severely restricting residency and employment options despite potential rehabilitation. School districts divert summer learning resources to meet new reporting burdens, reducing direct student instructional hours.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
The statutory language grants broad reallocation authority and discretionary classification mechanisms without mandating transparent tracking or standardized review protocols.
Sources · Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
The measure prioritizes immediate operational funding and budgetary flexibility over dedicated project commitments and long-term programmatic caps. Upsides include stabilized state agency operations, enhanced environmental health testing for schools, and sustained county fair support. Downsides include reduced certainty for specific transportation projects, prolonged classification timelines for sex offenders, and potential erosion of dedicated fund purposes.
Stabilized state agency operations and ODOT maintenance capacity.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Enhanced environmental health testing for schools via dedicated Healthy School Facilities Fund grants.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Sustained county fair support through removal of lottery funding caps.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Reduced certainty for specific transportation projects and multimodal initiatives.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Prolonged classification timelines for sex offenders may delay reintegration pathways.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Potential erosion of dedicated fund purposes if reallocation authority is broadly interpreted.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
high confidence. The amendment text is explicit regarding statutory changes, funding transfers, and deadlines. Fiscal and revenue impact statements provide verified monetary figures. Inferences are bounded to the text and explicitly labeled.
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Introduced bill text posted
Posted Feb 6, 2026, 5:00 PM PST
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LC 319 draft
Date printed on LC draft: January 15, 2026
LC 319 became SB 1601
Mapping document posted: February 5, 2026 at 6:01 AM PST
LC 319
Joint Committee on Ways and Means introduction work session
Committee meeting: February 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM PST
HR 40
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Regular sponsors: Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Senate carrier
Senator Kate Lieber
Third Reading Of Senate Measures · Version A
House carrier
Representative Tawna Sanchez
Third Reading Of Senate Bills · Version A
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Effective date, April 7, 2026.
Chapter 135, 2026 Laws.
Governor signed.
Speaker signed.
President signed.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed.
Ayes, 52; Excused, 7--Hartman, Javadi, Levy B, McIntire, Owens, Ruiz, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Boshart Davis.
Rules suspended. Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass.
Referred to Ways and Means.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed.
Ayes, 26; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 2--Hayden, Thatcher.
Second reading.
Senate Amendments to Introduced bill text posted
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
Work Session held.
Amendment -3 adopted
Returned to Full Committee.
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
Amendment -3 proposed
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
Referred to Ways and Means.
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
und on May 31,2027. Removes a previously approved transportation project from HB 2017 (2017). Transfers $48 million previously approved for other purposes to suppo
und on May 31,2027. Removes a previously approved transportation project from HB 2017 (2017). Transfers $48 million previously approved for other purposes to suppo
3 Removes the Region 2 State Highway 58 addition of passing lanes project from HB 2017 (2017) and Oregon redirects the $6 million to operations and No Fiscal Impact
§14-15 Permits $85 million of unobligated Federal Funds to finance projects in HB 2017 (2017) and redirects Oregon corresponding amount of ORS 367.095 (4) dedicated
mary The major provisions of the measure are: Corrects a section reference in HB 2712 (2025). Extends the deadline for the Board of Parole and Post Prison Supervis
mary The major provisions of the measure are: Corrects a section reference in HB 2712 (2025). Extends the deadline for the Board of Parole and Post Prison Supervis
ion/Gov’t Unit Program Change Fiscal Impact §1 Corrects a section reference in HB 2712 (2025). Oregon Judicial No Fiscal Impact Development §2 Extends the deadli
“Digest: The Act makes changes to the law that are related to budget decisions. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). [ Digest: The Act fixes an error in a law about judicial pay. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). ] Amends an incorrect internal reference in a law relating to judicial compensation. Extends the deadline for sex offender classification. Modifies reporting requirements relating to summer learning grants. Eliminates references to monthly pay for certain state officials. Authorizes the use of certain funding for PCB testing. Transfers specified moneys to the General Fund for general governmental purposes. Transfers certain moneys and redirects certain revenues for Department of Transportation operations and maintenance. Removes the cap on transfers of lottery moneys to the County Fair Account. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.”
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