Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon SCR203: In memoriam: Moses Ross.
Status: Signed into law, March 2, 2026
Digest: Pays respect to the life and memory of Moses Ross. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). In memoriam: Moses Ross, 1966-2025.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 26, 2026:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session Senate Concurrent Resolution 203 Sponsored by Senators WAGNER, FREDERICK, Representative GRAYBER, Senators GORSEK, MANNING JR, Representatives NELSON, SANCHEZ; Senators GELSER BLOUIN, GOLDEN, JAMA, PHAM K, PROZANSKI, Representatives GAMBA, GOMBERG, ISADORE, NGUYEN D, PHAM H, WISE (at the request of Senator Lew Frederick) (Presession filed.) Whereas Moses Ross was born on June 20, 1966; and Whereas at an early age Moses Ross learned from the example of his hardworking grandparents, immigrants from Mexico to the mid-Willamette Valley, that "as parents, you do what is necessary to provide for your family and strive to ensure the American dream for your progeny and for your community"; and Whereas Moses Ross attended schools in Utah, Wyoming and Ontario, Canada, before making his home in Portland in the late 1980s; and Whereas in 1989 Moses Ross began working for the Lake Oswego Review, and that experience motivated him to start his own publication, a 50,000-circulation quarterly magazine for the local licensed holistic healthcare community that ran from 1990 to 1995; and Whereas spurred on by his grandparents' example, Moses Ross was indeed a fierce advocate for his communities of Multnomah Village and greater Southwest Portland, and was known affectionately by those for whom he fought so tirelessly as the "Mayor of Multnomah Village"; and Whereas as President of the …
Sponsors
- Rob Wagner (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Lew Frederick (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Dacia Grayber (D, 28) · primary sponsor
- Chris Gorsek (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, 7) · primary sponsor
- Travis Nelson (D, 44) · primary sponsor
- Tawna Sanchez (D, 43) · primary sponsor
- Sara Gelser Blouin (D, 8)
- Jeffrey Golden (D, 3)
- Kayse Jama (D, 24)
- Katherine Pham (D, 23)
- Floyd Prozanski (D, 4)
Latest actions
- : Filed With Secretary of State.
- : Speaker signed.
- : President signed.
- : Read. Carried by Grayber. Adopted.
- : Recommendation: Be adopted.
- : Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- : Referred to Rules.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- : Rules suspended. Final reading. Carried by Frederick. Adopted.
- : Second reading.
Votes
- Read. Carried by Grayber. Adopted. (February 26, 2026): 57 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HRULES Committee Vote (February 24, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Rules suspended. Final reading. Carried by Frederick. Adopted. (February 16, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
- SRULES Committee Vote (February 11, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SCR203?
- SCR203 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2026 Legislative Measures): In memoriam: Moses Ross.
- What does SCR203 do?
- Digest: Pays respect to the life and memory of Moses Ross. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.2). In memoriam: Moses Ross, 1966-2025.
- What is the status of SCR203?
- Signed into law as of March 2, 2026. Latest action: Filed With Secretary of State. (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR203?
- Rob Wagner (D, 19), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SCR203?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/203
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