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Wilsonville lobbyists, councilors weigh wins and losses from 2025 Oregon legislative session as transportation special session continues
Summary
City lobbyists told the Wilsonville City Council they tracked more than 3,400 introduced bills and distilled 104 for the city report; councilors raised concerns about housing preemption, transportation funding and an ongoing special session on a transportation package that the House passed and the Senate has delayed until Sept. 17.
Greg Leo, the city’s contract government affairs counsel, and Everett Wilde, Wilsonville’s government relations manager, briefed the City Council on Sept. 4 about the 2025 Oregon legislative session and a continuing special session in Salem focused on transportation funding.
Leo said the regular session saw “3,400 bills” introduced and that the team pared that to “104 bills that you have in the summary sheet.” He told council the governor’s office drove many housing proposals, and highlighted wins such as funding for childcare and a $10 million appropriation for regionally significant industrial lands. Leo said the Aurora Airport language that the city opposed initially was altered and then returned later in another bill.
The presentation also covered…
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