(Salem, OR) -- A Senate vote on Oregon's transportation funding bill has been pushed to September 17 after Democratic Senator Chris Gorsek fell ill following surgery. The bill aims to prevent layoffs and service cuts at ODOT and transit agencies after an earlier package failed. The House passed the measure this week, but Democrats hold only a slim three-fifths majority in the Senate and need every vote to advance it. Governor Tina Kotek has ordered ODOT to delay layoffs until October 15, expressing confidence the bill will pass once the Senate reconvenes.