---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to transportation; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority."
description: "Modifies and adds laws related to transportation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2017"
citation: "Oregon HB 2017 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-03-01T17:27:17+00:00"
last_action: "2017-08-22T23:44:50+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b502add6-21f4-4e86-ae68-d72f046d8f1d"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2017"
source_hash: "113a0b6c425ad6d57928667f6c24854bc82f34445db43f20635c6b80a7060fa9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon HB 2017 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to transportation; prescribing an effective date; and providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

Modifies and adds laws related to transportation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2017/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2017/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2017/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2017/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by McKeown, Bentz. Passed. — **39–20** (pass) · legislature
- Requires Department of Transportation to study improving this state's transportation system. — **12–2** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Boquist, Beyer. Passed. — **22–7** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **12–2** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-01T17:27:17+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-03T22:16:38+00:00** Referred to Transportation Preservation and Modernization. `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-01T00:31:00+00:00** Informational Meeting scheduled.
- **2017-06-06T00:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-06-07T00:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-06-09T00:01:00+00:00** Informational Meeting scheduled.
- **2017-06-08T00:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-07-01T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-07-04T16:49:20+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-05T15:25:47+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-07-05T22:29:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by McKeown, Bentz. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-07-05T22:30:17+00:00** Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Smith G, Smith Warner.
- **2017-07-06T15:10:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-07-06T17:50:09+00:00** Referred to Transportation Preservation and Modernization. `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-06T19:47:30+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-06T21:12:49+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Boquist, Beyer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-07-06T21:05:00+00:00** Rules suspended. Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-07-05T22:31:17+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Alonso Leon, Bynum, Evans, Fahey, Meek, Smith DB.
- **2017-07-18T16:16:37+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-07-18T20:25:51+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-08-18T21:39:23+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-22T23:44:50+00:00** Chapter 750, (2017 Laws): Effective date October 6, 2017.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b502add6-21f4-4e86-ae68-d72f046d8f1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).