---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to memorial highways."
description: "Provides that portion of Oregon Highway 82 shall be known as Deputy Raymond Williams and Deputy Michael Cheney Memorial Highway."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 478"
citation: "Oregon SB 478 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hansell", "Bobby Levy"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-30T19:41:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcde39bf-0e2c-4ec8-a3aa-bf6d43fd98aa"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB478"
source_hash: "3eacdca42ff4ef0e3235daf26d7371ff4fa0bf04c8d80835f7d9cae17d36f8f3"
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 478 (2023R1) — Relating to memorial highways.

Provides that portion of Oregon Highway 82 shall be known as Deputy Raymond Williams and Deputy Michael Cheney Memorial Highway.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB478/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB478/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB478/A-Engrossed)
4. **SVEMFW Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23088)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB478/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Levy B. Passed. — **60–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Hansell — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — primary (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-14T22:09:55+00:00** Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing Cancelled.
- **2023-03-02T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-14T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-20T21:54:39+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21T17:35:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T19:10:40+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23T17:16:55+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23T22:57:44+00:00** Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2023-04-18T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-20T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-24T21:32:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-25T18:07:14+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T19:06:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 27, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-27T19:12:45+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 1, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-02T02:13:23+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 2, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-02T21:41:19+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 3, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-03T19:43:02+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 4, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-04T18:28:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-08T18:40:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Levy B. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10T18:08:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-11T20:15:55+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-19T21:48:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26T19:31:00+00:00** Chapter 107, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-05-30T19:41:17+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dcde39bf-0e2c-4ec8-a3aa-bf6d43fd98aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).