republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2023r1/hb-3001.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Gold Star Family members; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Directs Department of Transportation to waive fee for Fallen Hero roadside memorial highway sign if applicant is Gold Star Family member and funds are appropriated or otherwise made available to department for purpose of paying fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3001"
citation: "Oregon HB 3001 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aaron Woods", "David Gomberg", "Ken Helm", "Mark Meek"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
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/96164ddb-c574-4afb-89d4-4206f6ebe00f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3001"
source_hash: "5b8050caea9b4da0b9a768408398e7a5241b3960d246c5a8138c3de1f0dce175"
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 3001 (2023R1) — Relating to Gold Star Family members; and declaring an emergency.

Directs Department of Transportation to waive fee for Fallen Hero roadside memorial highway sign if applicant is Gold Star Family member and funds are appropriated or otherwise made available to department for purpose of paying fees.

## 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/HB3001/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3001/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3001/A-Engrossed)
4. **JWM Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25303)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3001/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. — **56–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aaron Woods — primary (person)
- David Gomberg — primary (person)
- Ken Helm — primary (person)
- Mark Meek — primary (person)
- Ben Bowman — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- E. Werner Reschke — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)
- Jami Cate — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dembrow — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — 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 Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-07T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-02-09T00:04:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-09T00:04:49+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-22T16:56:00+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.
- **2023-06-09T15:31:16+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13T17:52:11+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-14T21:24:28+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Helm. 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`
- **2023-06-20T19:53:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-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.
- **2023-06-23T19:54:27+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **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 330, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 18, 2023.
- **2023-06-23T19:55:27+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/96164ddb-c574-4afb-89d4-4206f6ebe00f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).