---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to county permitting; declaring an emergency."
description: "<b>Digest: Allows a county to charge a permit fee to build, move or change a line, fixture or facility that is in the right of way of a county public road. There are exceptions. Sunsets on January 2, 2031. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.5).</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2024R1"
identifier: "SB 1566"
citation: "Oregon SB 1566 (2024R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-05T15:05:18+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-28T19:49:35+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09dbe5df-9305-4a2a-9064-b154dcce849a"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/SB1566"
source_hash: "87bcb232a8cc1a7f2e51ff8c307a16beab4c0b55d3678a0de8de298c2f7de443"
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 1566 (2024R1) — Relating to county permitting; declaring an emergency.

<b>Digest: Allows a county to charge a permit fee to build, move or change a line, fixture or facility that is in the right of way of a county public road. There are exceptions. Sunsets on January 2, 2031. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.5).</b>

## 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/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1566/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1566/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1566/A-Engrossed)
4. **JCT Amendment -8** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25994)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1566/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed. — **43–8** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **18–2** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. — **24–6** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05T15:05:18+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05T17:31:30+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-09T01:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-21T01:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-23T18:48:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26T19:06:37+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27T20:28:16+00:00** Carried over to 02-28 by unanimous consent.
- **2024-02-28T19:40:39+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-28T19:58:42+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28T19:41:39+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist.
- **2024-02-29T00:20:30+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-02T00:07:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-04T19:42:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-05T23:52:15+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-07T19:30:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-07T21:16:50+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-27T19:48:17+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28T19:46:49+00:00** Chapter 60, 2024 Laws.
- **2024-03-28T19:49:35+00:00** Effective date, March 27, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09dbe5df-9305-4a2a-9064-b154dcce849a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).