Oregon Odot Tax Increase. (KTVZ) -- One day after calling a special session of the Oregon Legis
(KTVZ) -- One day after calling a special session of the Oregon Legislature, Governor Tina Kotek laid out her Governor Tina Kotek calls special session to secure funding for ODOT, prevent layoffs. Those cost increases include higher title and registration fees, a 6 cent bump to the gas tax and a doubling of the . 1% payroll tax to . 3 billion transportation bill that raises taxes and fees for vehicle owners while stabilizing ODOT’s budget On the final day of a month-long special session, the Oregon Senate passed a tax-raising transportation package that will Transit agencies have asked lawmakers to increase the tax fivefold, but Democrats balked in this year’s session, advocating an increase to 0. To help the Oregon To comply with this requirement, the Oregon Transportation Commission worked with ODOT staff and local partners to identify shovel-ready highway projects that the The A-28 amendment to Oregon’s HB 2025 trims $1B from the transportation package, drops the gas tax hike, and introduces EV . Oregon lawmakers passed a $4. Tina Kotek’s plan to prevent layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation and local governments Governor Tina Kotek is banking on a controversial mix of tax hikes and fee increases to plug a $350 million budget hole in Oregon’s The effort is led by No Tax Oregon and would put increases to the gas tax, payroll tax and title and registration fees on the November 2026 ballot. They want to ram through a massive tax increase disguised as funding for ODOT. The statewide gas tax in Oregon is $0. Petitioners officially submitted enough signatures for the gas tax, payroll tax, and vehicle registration tax increases signed into law by the governor to go on the ballot next year. Transit agencies have asked lawmakers to increase the tax fivefold, but Democrats balked in this year’s session, advocating an Governor Tina Kotek calls special session to secure funding for ODOT, prevent layoffs. Proposed bill includes fee hikes and The initial framework of the bill includes a six-cent increase to the state's gas tax. Tina Kotek’s plan to prevent layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation and local governments around the state The payroll tax was created by the Legislature in 2017 and has become a major source of funding for transit agencies, which have Half of the revenue from the gas tax and the increased vehicle fees will go to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Some Republicans have criticized Kotek for proposing tax and fee hikes, saying her plan will hurt Oregonians while not doing Prevents a projected $0. Tina Kotek’s plan to prevent layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation and local governments around the state The Oregon House passed House Bill 3991 by a vote of 36-12, the minimum number of yes votes required to approve the suite of tax SALEM, Ore. Proposed bill includes fee hikes and Gov. Monday’s Oregon Senate meeting in Salem began with passionate debate from both sides of the aisle on Governor Kotek’s Oregon’s new transportation bill calls for higher gas taxes and fees for EVs. How to tell them NO. — Governor Tina Kotek is moving ahead with a plan to raise Oregon’s gas tax and payroll tax to help fund the Oregon Gov. Implements managerial reforms, including a new Major Projects Office to improve Governor Tina Kotek signed a new state transportation funding package into law on Monday, more than a month after the Oregon The bill would devote most new funds to highways but transit would also get a boost. New revenue would fund major highway projects, as well as public transit, cycling, and pedestrian needs. Kotek’s proposal is Gov. 18%. SALEM, Ore. The major revenue raiser is a 15-cent Kotek is also proposing a 1% increase in the transit districts' payroll tax, "to support struggling transit districts, specifically for transit in Oregon Democrats are back at it. It also pushes for more oversight of ODOT after years of scrutiny. 40. 60 gas tax increase tied to the Clean Fuels Program. 2%.