---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to transportation; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Upon passage, allows Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund moneys to be used to maintain existing public transportation services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2020S1"
identifier: "SB 1601"
citation: "Oregon SB 1601 (2020S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peter Courtney"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-06-24T14:11:46+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-13T15:27:46+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2486831b-530f-4033-9155-1c07904de476"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Measures/Overview/SB1601"
source_hash: "102f06cbf62db08dd577bb7a10832fd511d3b6530e3c1e13d92e4253eba49bed"
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 SB 1601 (2020S1) — Relating to transportation; and declaring an emergency.

Upon passage, allows Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund moneys to be used to maintain existing public transportation services.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1601/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1601/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1601/A-Engrossed)
4. **J1SS Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2020S1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18017)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1601/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **28–0** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by McLain. Passed. — **55–2** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Peter Courtney — primary (person)
- Caddy McKeown — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Gorsek — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-24T14:11:46+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24T14:36:38+00:00** Referred to The First Special Session of 2020. `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25T17:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2020-06-26T17:59:06+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-26T18:40:28+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-06-26T19:16:08+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-26T20:37:51+00:00** Referred to The First Special Session of 2020. `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-26T21:15:08+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-27T00:02:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2020-06-27T00:21:06+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by McLain. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-06-26T18:00:06+00:00** Rules suspended. Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2020-06-30T16:46:33+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-07-07T17:41:20+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-07-07T21:12:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-26T18:41:28+00:00** Vote explanation filed by Boquist.
- **2020-07-13T15:26:59+00:00** Chapter 15, 2020 Laws.
- **2020-07-13T15:27:46+00:00** Effective date, July 7, 2020.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2486831b-530f-4033-9155-1c07904de476`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).