House Bill 2025, a major transportation funding measure, has advanced out of Oregon's Joint Committee on Transportation Reinvestment. The Democrat-led bill proposes 35 tax and fee increases totaling $14.6 billion over 10 years to support transportation infrastructure across the state.
According to a House of Republican Caucus release, about 61% of written public testimony opposed the measure. The bill moved forward despite bipartisan concern and public pushback.
Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis (R-Albany), the committee’s vice chair, criticized the bill and supported an alternative Republican-backed plan, Amendment -8. That amendment proposed infrastructure investments without tax hikes. It was rejected in an 8–4 vote in favor of Amendment -23, which retained the larger tax increases.
The Republican proposal, based on HB 3982, emphasized maintenance of roads and bridges without raising taxes. Rep. Boshart Davis cited the financial pressure on Oregonians and concerns about trust in the Oregon Department of Transportation.
HB 2025 now moves to the House floor for further debate.
