Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB1601: Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Status: Chaptered, April 14, 2026
Digest: The Act makes changes to the law that are related to budget decisions. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). [ Digest: The Act fixes an error in a law about judicial pay. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6). ] Amends an incorrect internal reference in a law relating to judicial compensation. Extends the deadline for sex offender classification. Modifies reporting requirements relating to summer learning grants. Eliminates references to monthly pay for certain state officials. Authorizes the use of certain funding for PCB testing. Transfers specified moneys to the General Fund for general governmental purposes. Transfers certain moneys and redirects certain revenues for Department of Transportation operations and maintenance. Removes the cap on transfers of lottery moneys to the County Fair Account. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 6, 2026:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session Senate Bill 1601 Sponsored by JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (at the request of Senator Kate Lieber) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to state financial administration; creating new provisions; amending ORS 292.010, 292.039, 292.311, 292.411, 292.930, 327.342, 327.008 and 565.447 and section 7, chapter 708, Oregon Laws 2013, and section 71d, chapter 750, Oregon Laws 2017; and declaring an emergency. JUDICIAL SALARIES SECTION 1. ORS 292.411 is amended to read: 292.411. (1)(a) The annual salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be $157,076 for the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on June 30, 2020. (b) On July 1, 2020, the annual salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, as adjusted under ORS 292.428, shall be increased by $5,000. (c) On July 1, 2025, the annual salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be $224,784. (d) On July 1, 2027, the annual salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be 110 percent of the salary specified in paragraph (c) of this subsection, as adjusted under ORS 292.428. (2)(a) The annual salary of each other judge of the Supreme Court shall be $154,040 for the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on June 30, 2020. (b) On July 1, 2020, the …