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Read. Follow. Verify.Oregon Omnibus Budget Bill Adjusts Judicial Salaries, Extends Sex Offender Classification Deadlines, and Directs Transportation Funds
Last action · April 14, 2026: Effective date, April 7, 2026.
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What This Bill Does
Oregon's legislature enacted Senate Bill 1601 to modify multiple state financial and administrative laws, including extending the deadline for the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision to classify sex offenders to June 30, 2030, increasing judicial salaries, and redirecting millions in state funds toward transportation operations and maintenance. The measure carries an emergency clause and takes effect immediately upon passage.
The legislation alters the operational timelines for state oversight agencies, shifts funding streams for road maintenance and school facilities, and adjusts compensation structures across multiple levels of state government.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State judicial officers
Annual salary schedules and internal statutory references for judges and the Chief Justice are updated.
Existing sex offender registrants
The completion deadline for board risk classifications and the timeline for petitioning for reclassification are adjusted.
School districts
Summer learning grant application requirements and State School Fund allocations for facilities testing are modified.
Department of Transportation
Mandated fund reallocations and transfers alter operational and maintenance expenditures.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
19 actions- Apr 14, 2026SenateEffective date, April 7, 2026.
- Apr 14, 2026SenateChapter 135, 2026 Laws.
- Apr 7, 2026SenateGovernor signed.
- Mar 10, 2026HouseSpeaker signed.
- Mar 10, 2026SenatePresident signed.
- Mar 6, 2026HouseRules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed.
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- Mar 6, 2026HouseRules suspended. Second reading.
- Mar 6, 2026HouseRecommendation: Do pass.
- Mar 6, 2026HouseReferred to Ways and Means.
- Mar 6, 2026HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- Mar 6, 2026SenateThird reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed.
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSecond reading.
- Mar 4, 2026SenateRecommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
- Mar 3, 2026SenateWork Session held.
- Mar 3, 2026SenateReturned to Full Committee.
- Mar 3, 2026SenatePublic Hearing and Work Session held.
- Feb 9, 2026SenateAssigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
- Feb 9, 2026SenateReferred to Ways and Means.
- Feb 9, 2026SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
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Elimination of Lottery Allocation Cap
The bill completely removes the statutory dollar cap on annual lottery proceeds allocated to the County Fair Account, operative July 1, 2027.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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