---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to transportation; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Establishes Jurisdictional Transfer Advisory Committee within Department of Transportation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2793"
citation: "Oregon HB 2793 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ben Bowman", "Rob Nosse"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/631e2a7a-aa8d-4323-8e52-411b2912a5f7"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2793"
source_hash: "928ce3c0e0661aee1e73cb079027980a368314e67f98364075c6bc3c78ab8ab6"
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 2793 (2023R1) — Relating to transportation; and declaring an emergency.

Establishes Jurisdictional Transfer Advisory Committee within Department of 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.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2793/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2793/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2793/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2793/B-Engrossed)
5. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2793/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
6. **JCT Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24904)
7. **JWM Amendment -A4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25302)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2793/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Woods. Passed. — **23–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Ben Bowman — primary (person)
- Rob Nosse — primary (person)
- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Charlie Conrad — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McIntire — cosponsor (person)
- Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lucetta Elmer — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Owens — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dembrow — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16T17:42:49+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-05T00:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-12T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-18T16:08:35+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18T16:08:36+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25T15:40:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-01T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2023-06-01T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-08T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-09T15:31:13+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13T17:52:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-14T19:19:05+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T23:40:43+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T19:53:45+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T01:49:10+00:00** Carried over to 06-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T19:16:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Woods. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-23T19:17:56+00:00** President Wagner, absent, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
- **2023-06-25T23:01:27+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-27T18:54:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-18T20:55:25+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00** Chapter 323, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 18, 2023.
- **2023-06-23T19:18:56+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/631e2a7a-aa8d-4323-8e52-411b2912a5f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).