---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a special election date for Referendum Petition 2026-302; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Moves the election date for the parts of chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025 (special session), referred to the people by Referendum Petition 2026-302, to the primary election held on May 19, 2026. Sets the procedure for the statewide special election on Referendum Petition 2026-302. Declares an emergency, effective on passage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "SB 1599"
citation: "Oregon SB 1599 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Fahey", "Rob Wagner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-02-05T17:47:26+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-04T23:11:51+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09c27912-095d-4385-9a8a-0a6a1cb46c7b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1599"
source_hash: "777a603488112120dc78f6e8642690b98d9a2b3a7c06fc74487b6d77c1dae082"
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 1599 (2026R1) — Relating to a special election date for Referendum Petition 2026-302; and declaring an emergency.

Moves the election date for the parts of chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025 (special session), referred to the people by Referendum Petition 2026-302, to the primary election held on May 19, 2026. Sets the procedure for the statewide special election on Referendum Petition 2026-302. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

## 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/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1599/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1599/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1599/A-Engrossed)
4. **JSRP Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30383)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1599/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Motion to refer to Rules failed. — **21–33** (fail) · lower
- Motion to refer to Committee on Rules failed. — **12–18** (fail) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–6** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed. — **17–13** (pass) · upper
- Motion to refer to Committee on Legislative Counsel failed. — **12–18** (fail) · upper
- Passed. — **31–20** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie Fahey — primary (person)
- Rob Wagner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-05T17:47:26+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05T20:56:19+00:00** Referred to Referendum Petition 2026-302. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-11T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-13T01:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-13T19:40:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-16T19:05:10+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17T20:52:50+00:00** Carried over to 02-18 by unanimous consent.
- **2026-02-18T21:55:42+00:00** Carried over to 02-19 by virtue of adjournment.
- **2026-02-19T21:56:00+00:00** Taken from 02-19 Calendar and placed on 02-20 Calendar on voice vote.
- **2026-02-20T21:49:18+00:00** Carried over to 02-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2026-02-23T21:50:00+00:00** Motion to take from today's Calendar and be placed on 03-08 Calendar failed.
- **2026-02-23T21:51:00+00:00** Motion to refer to Committee on Rules failed.
- **2026-02-23T21:52:00+00:00** Motion to refer to Committee on Legislative Counsel failed.
- **2026-02-23T22:21:09+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Jama. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-24T17:13:00+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23T22:22:09+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
- **2026-02-25T02:11:33+00:00** Referred to Referendum Petition 2026-302. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T16:47:36+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25T23:54:31+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26T19:59:18+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 2, 2026 Calendar.
- **2026-03-02T20:20:00+00:00** Motion to refer to Rules failed.
- **2026-03-02T20:10:00+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gomberg.
- **2026-03-02T23:13:16+00:00** Passed.
- **2026-03-03T00:10:44+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-03T00:19:58+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-03T02:23:10+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-04T23:10:14+00:00** Chapter 1, 2026 Laws.
- **2026-03-04T23:11:51+00:00** Effective date, March 2, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09c27912-095d-4385-9a8a-0a6a1cb46c7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).