Oregon Legislative Issues
Last updated on November 8, 2024 by Eric Leaming, Oregon ITE Legislative Chair
2025 Funding Package
2025 is shaping up to be an important year for transportation funding in Oregon. Over the summer of 2024, the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation held meetings and local tours around the state to discuss the need for stable and sufficient transportation funding. Recordings of those meetings are available at the committee’s website.
Between October and January, the committee is preparing key themes for a transportation bill in 2025 through interim workgroups. Workgroups include:
The legislative session begins January 21, 2025.
Last updated on November 8, 2024 by Eric Leaming, Oregon ITE Legislative Chair
2025 Funding Package
2025 is shaping up to be an important year for transportation funding in Oregon. Over the summer of 2024, the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation held meetings and local tours around the state to discuss the need for stable and sufficient transportation funding. Recordings of those meetings are available at the committee’s website.
Between October and January, the committee is preparing key themes for a transportation bill in 2025 through interim workgroups. Workgroups include:
- Back-to-Basics Maintenance and Preservation
- Public and Active Transit
- Finishing 2017 Priority Commitments
The legislative session begins January 21, 2025.
Recap of Previous Legislative Sessions
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) closely tracks legislation related to transportation and publishes a Legislative summary Report after every Legislative Session. These documents provide summaries of most transportation bills, which effective dates, and in some cases, an ODOT staff person responsible for implementing the bill. The most recent ODOT Legislative Summary Reports are linked below. Contact ODOT Government Relations for copies of reports from previous Legislative Sessions.
2024 Legislative Session
There were 219 bills, memorials, and resolutions introduced during the 2024 session and of those, the legislature passed 135.
2023 Legislative Session
There were 2976 bills, memorials, and resolutions introduced during the 2023 session and of those, the legislature passed 653.
2022 Legislative Session
There were 275 bills, memorials, and resolutions introduced during the 2024 session and of those, the legislature passed 129.
2021 Legislative Session
There were 2519 bills, memorials, and resolutions introduced during the 2024 session and of those, the legislature passed 719.
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) closely tracks legislation related to transportation and publishes a Legislative summary Report after every Legislative Session. These documents provide summaries of most transportation bills, which effective dates, and in some cases, an ODOT staff person responsible for implementing the bill. The most recent ODOT Legislative Summary Reports are linked below. Contact ODOT Government Relations for copies of reports from previous Legislative Sessions.
2024 Legislative Session
There were 219 bills, memorials, and resolutions introduced during the 2024 session and of those, the legislature passed 135.
2023 Legislative Session
There were 2976 bills, memorials, and resolutions introduced during the 2023 session and of those, the legislature passed 653.
2022 Legislative Session
There were 275 bills, memorials, and resolutions introduced during the 2024 session and of those, the legislature passed 129.
2021 Legislative Session
There were 2519 bills, memorials, and resolutions introduced during the 2024 session and of those, the legislature passed 719.
National Legislative Issues
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
The Federal Highway Administration published the Final Rule for the 11th edition of the MUTCD on December 19, 2023. Watch the MUTCD homepage for other announcements and materials from FHWA on the roll-out of the new MUTCD.
What does this mean for Oregon? The Oregon Transportation Commission has until January 2026 to adopt the new MUTCD for use in Oregon through an update to OAR 734-020-0005. Until then, the 2009 Edition of the MUTCD is still in effect in Oregon.
ODOT and the Oregon Traffic Control Devices Committee will be developing the Oregon Supplement to the 11th Edition of the MUTCD during this time. The supplement will adapt the federal edition for use in Oregon. Watch ODOT’s MUTCD page for updates on this effort.
Oregon MUTCD Implementation & Supporting Documents - This link provides access to an ODOT web page providing supporting documentation for Oregon adoption of the 2009 MUTCD and FHWA Interim Approvals in Oregon.
MUTCD Federal Register Notices- Information on Notices of Proposed Amendments (NPAs) and Final Rules (FRs) regarding the MUTCD.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The wide-ranging infrastructure law provides funding for infrastructure projects and reauthorizes several surface transportation programs through fiscal year 2026. Notably, Section 11135 of the IIJA requires that USDOT update the MUTCD on a 4-year cycle.
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
The Federal Highway Administration published the Final Rule for the 11th edition of the MUTCD on December 19, 2023. Watch the MUTCD homepage for other announcements and materials from FHWA on the roll-out of the new MUTCD.
What does this mean for Oregon? The Oregon Transportation Commission has until January 2026 to adopt the new MUTCD for use in Oregon through an update to OAR 734-020-0005. Until then, the 2009 Edition of the MUTCD is still in effect in Oregon.
ODOT and the Oregon Traffic Control Devices Committee will be developing the Oregon Supplement to the 11th Edition of the MUTCD during this time. The supplement will adapt the federal edition for use in Oregon. Watch ODOT’s MUTCD page for updates on this effort.
Oregon MUTCD Implementation & Supporting Documents - This link provides access to an ODOT web page providing supporting documentation for Oregon adoption of the 2009 MUTCD and FHWA Interim Approvals in Oregon.
MUTCD Federal Register Notices- Information on Notices of Proposed Amendments (NPAs) and Final Rules (FRs) regarding the MUTCD.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The wide-ranging infrastructure law provides funding for infrastructure projects and reauthorizes several surface transportation programs through fiscal year 2026. Notably, Section 11135 of the IIJA requires that USDOT update the MUTCD on a 4-year cycle.