With time running out, Oregon Democrats again delay controversial bill to move statewide tax vote to May

Proposal to move up Oregon gas tax ballot measure once again postponed

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon lawmakers once again postponed their vote on whether to move up the date of a ballot measure about a proposed gas tax. The gas tax would help to fund the Oregon Department of Transportation’s $240 million budget shortfall. If approved, SB 1599 would move up the public vote from the [...]

Vote to move Oregon gas tax referendum date stalls as deadline looms

A controversial bill to move a gas tax referendum from the November election to May has been bumped once again, despite a looming deadline.

With time running out, Oregon Democrats again delay controversial bill to move statewide tax vote to May

After hours of scrambling, Oregon Democrats on Friday again postponed a Senate vote on a contentious bill that would move a statewide vote on transportation taxes from November to May.

Lacking support, Oregon Democrats delay Senate bill to move gas tax vote

It’s just the latest misstep in an ongoing road-funding saga in the Capitol.

Clock ticks as Oregon lawmakers postpone transportation referendum vote yet again

Senate President Rob Wagner, D-Lake Oswego, on the Senate floor on Jan. 13, 2025. (Photo by Laura Tesler/Oregon Capital Chronicle)The Oregon Senate postponed a vote for the third time this week on a controversial bill to reschedule a referendum on transportation tax and fee increases from November to May. Senate Bill 1599, a Democratic proposal to shift a statewide vote on whether to approve or reject parts of a 2025 transportation law from Nove…

Oregon Senate passes bill to move transportation referendum to May election

Senate President Rob Wagner announced Friday afternoon that a vote on the transportation referendum would be moved to Monday.