republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2023r1/sb-1048.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a Department of Transportation small business assistance program; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Directs Department of Transportation to establish small business development program to assist qualified small businesses in competing for department's public improvement contracts. Specifies requirements for program and how department will determine that business is qualified small business."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 1048"
citation: "Oregon SB 1048 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Wagner"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-27T18:41:46+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-04T00:14:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80526943-199a-47e6-8a41-bb344ae642cc"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB1048"
source_hash: "9c5a0423f548a4dc39ccc3936811338c591fb8c8314a56af7fc39f41c6e720a7"
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 1048 (2023R1) — Relating to a Department of Transportation small business assistance program; and prescribing an effective date.

Directs Department of Transportation to establish small business development program to assist qualified small businesses in competing for department's public improvement contracts. Specifies requirements for program and how department will determine that business is qualified small business.

## 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/SB1048/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1048/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1048/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1048/B-Engrossed)
5. **JWM Amendment -A3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25170)
6. **SLB Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24104)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1048/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1048/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Woods. Passed. — **21–4** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **40–6** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. — **42–12** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rob Wagner — primary (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-27T18:41:46+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T20:46:26+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business, then Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2023-04-04T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-06T22:15:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06T22:15:55+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24T16:20:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2023-05-25T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-01T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-05T18:50:24+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00** Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-21T00:38:23+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Woods. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21T20:35:27+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21T21:29:26+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22T17:47:43+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-22T21:17:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-23T01:11:52+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-06-23T21:31:03+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-23T21:30:03+00:00** Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Smith G.
- **2023-06-21T00:39:23+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Hansell.
- **2023-06-27T18:54:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-29T18:11:08+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-27T22:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-04T00:09:00+00:00** Chapter 469, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-08-04T00:14:00+00:00** Effective date, September 24, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80526943-199a-47e6-8a41-bb344ae642cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).