republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2026r1/sb-1501.md

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Bill	Relating to the Moda Center; and declaring an emergency.	Authorizes the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into agreements to own and oversee the operations of the Moda Center in the City of Portland. Provides that agreements may not pledge or obligate state moneys except for moneys in the Oregon Arena Fund. Creates the Oregon Arena Fund in the State Treasury. Dedicates certain tax revenues related to work in and around the Moda Center to the fund. Sets forth prerequisite conditions for tax diversion and debt issuance. Sets forth mandatory provisions of agreements relating to the Moda Center. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.	us/states/or	Oregon Legislative Assembly	2026R1	SB 1501	Oregon SB 1501 (2026R1)	bill		enacted	Ben Bowman Daniel Nguyen Kate Lieber Lew Frederick Rob Wagner Shannon Isadore	8	26	4	2026-02-09T18:34:14+00:00	2026-04-06T18:52:40+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/122d0f9c-7d29-46e3-9fe1-0399399f7ab4	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/SB1501	40ed8f3ef6086d313c27d09d5e37280a5e158ddf5fe945c6766036ab799950eb	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-or

Oregon SB 1501 (2026R1) — Relating to the Moda Center; and declaring an emergency.

Authorizes the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to enter into agreements to own and oversee the operations of the Moda Center in the City of Portland. Provides that agreements may not pledge or obligate state moneys except for moneys in the Oregon Arena Fund. Creates the Oregon Arena Fund in the State Treasury. Dedicates certain tax revenues related to work in and around the Moda Center to the fund. Sets forth prerequisite conditions for tax diversion and debt issuance. Sets forth mandatory provisions of agreements relating to the Moda Center. 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
2. Senate Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
4. B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. JWM Amendment -A13 (committee substitute) — source
6. SRULES Amendment -3 (committee substitute) — source
7. Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
8. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. — 42–14 (pass) · lower
• Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 44–0 (pass) · legislature
• Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 4–1 (pass) · upper
• Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by President Wagner, Lieber. Passed. — 24–6 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Ben Bowman — primary (person)
• Daniel Nguyen — primary (person)
• Kate Lieber — primary (person)
• Lew Frederick — primary (person)
• Rob Wagner — primary (person)
• Shannon Isadore — primary (person)
• Hai Pham — cosponsor (person)
• James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Mari Watanabe — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Rieke Smith — cosponsor (person)
• Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-02-09T18:34:14+00:00 Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-09T20:42:56+00:00 Referred to Rules. referral-committee
• 2026-02-11T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2026-02-25T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2026-02-26T21:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2026-02-27T22:03:18+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-27T22:04:41+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. referral-committee
• 2026-02-28T02:30:00+00:00 Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. referral-committee
• 2026-03-02T23:03:00+00:00 Returned to Full Committee.
• 2026-03-02T17:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2026-03-02T23:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2026-03-03T17:48:04+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-04T18:32:12+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2026-03-04T19:50:37+00:00 Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by President Wagner, Lieber. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-04T19:59:46+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-03-04T22:21:17+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means. referral-committee
• 2026-03-04T19:51:37+00:00 Vote explanation(s) filed by Frederick, Patterson, Pham, Sollman.
• 2026-03-04T23:33:26+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-05T19:14:28+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2026-03-06T21:14:32+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-06T21:15:32+00:00 Vote explanation(s) filed by Chotzen.
• 2026-03-10T18:55:22+00:00 President signed. passage
• 2026-03-10T19:28:36+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
• 2026-03-31T21:30:00+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2026-04-06T18:50:36+00:00 Chapter 74, 2026 Laws.
• 2026-04-06T18:52:40+00:00 Effective date, March 31, 2026.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/122d0f9c-7d29-46e3-9fe1-0399399f7ab4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).