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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to transportation by rail; and declaring an emergency."
description: "<i>Requires Department of Transportation to study funding options to support transportation by rail. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to transportation not later than September 15, 2024.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 16"
citation: "Oregon SB 16 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Gorsek"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-16T23:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5109d55d-6dab-4cf0-8a60-e407cfbe6e8e"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB16"
source_hash: "86c24f401e886be510cf0b57f95b347c8e3dbd580176e75ea326a36f73bfece9"
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 16 (2023R1) — Relating to transportation by rail; and declaring an emergency.
<i>Requires Department of Transportation to study funding options to support transportation by rail. Directs department to submit findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to transportation not later than September 15, 2024.</i>]
## 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/SB16/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB16/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB16/A-Engrossed)
4. **JCT Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24478)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB16/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Boquist. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chris Gorsek — primary (person)
- Elizabeth Steiner — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13T21:33:54+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T01:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing Cancelled.
- **2023-03-01T01:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-07T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-12T20:52:56+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-13T19:25:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T03:50:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Boquist. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T17:10:18+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T16:33:07+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-21T22:49:39+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-24T19:05:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T18:19:50+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:43:55+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-01T17:14:34+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-08T20:12:01+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-16T22:45:00+00:00** Chapter 65, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-05-16T23:00:00+00:00** Effective date, May 8, 2023.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5109d55d-6dab-4cf0-8a60-e407cfbe6e8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).