House Bill 3991

Digest: The Act increases and adds taxes related to roads, cars, trucks and buses and says how revenue must be used. The Act would make the per-mile road usage charge mandatory over time. The Act would let a person pay a yearly fee instead of the per-mile road usage charge. The Act tells the Division of Audits to do performance audits of ODOT. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Directs the Division of Audits to conduct performance audits of the Department of Transportation. Alters the duties of the Joint Committee on Transportation and the Continuous Improvement Advisory Committee. Provides that the Governor shall appoint the Director of Transportation. Increases and adds transportation-related fees and taxes. Provides uses of revenues. Imposes a mandatory per-mile road usage charge for electric and hybrid vehicles. Allows an annual fee in lieu of the mandatory per-mile road usage charge. Repeals the mandatory toll program. Provides for diesel fuel to be taxed in the same manner as gasoline. Revises the formula for weight-mile taxes. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In the House of Representatives

• Transportation Funding7–5

  Do pass as amended · Aug 31

  Who voted how

  Yea Ben Bowman, Julie Fahey, Khanh Pham, Rob Wagner, Susan McLain, Tawna Sanchez, Wlnsvey Campos

  Nay Bruce Starr, Christine Drazan, Daniel Bonham, Shelly Boshart Davis, Vikki Breese-Iverson

• Transportation Funding7–5

  Do pass · Aug 31

  Who voted how

  Yea Ben Bowman, Julie Fahey, Khanh Pham, Rob Wagner, Susan McLain, Tawna Sanchez, Wlnsvey Campos

  Nay Bruce Starr, Christine Drazan, Daniel Bonham, Shelly Boshart Davis, Vikki Breese-Iverson

• House of Representatives, third reading36–12

  Passed · Sep 1

  Who voted how

  Yea Andrea Valderrama, April Dobson, Ben Bowman, Cyrus Javadi, Dacia Grayber, Daniel Nguyen, David Gomberg, Emerson Levy, Farrah Chaichi, Hai Pham, Hoa Nguyen, Jason Kropf, John Lively, Jules Walters, Julie Fahey, Ken Helm, Lesly Muñoz, Lisa Fragala, Mari Watanabe, Mark Gamba, Nancy Nathanson, Nathan Sosa, Pam Marsh, Paul Evans, Ricki Ruiz, Rob Nosse, Sarah McDonald, Shannon Isadore, Sue Rieke Smith, Susan McLain, Tawna Sanchez, Thuy Tran, Tom Andersen, Travis Nelson, Willy Chotzen, Zach Hudson

  Nay Annessa Hartman, Christine Drazan, Court Boice, Darcey Edwards, Dwayne Yunker, E. Werner Reschke, Ed Diehl, Emily McIntire, Kevin Mannix, Mark Owens, Rick Lewis, Vikki Breese-Iverson

  Not voting Alek Skarlatos, Anna Scharf, Bobby Levy, Boomer Wright, Darin Harbick, Gregory Smith, Jami Cate, Jeffrey Helfrich, Kim Wallan, Lucetta Elmer, Shelly Boshart Davis, Virgle Osborne

• Senate, vote11–17

  Sep 29

  Who voted how

  Yea Bruce Starr, Daniel Bonham, David Brock Smith, Diane Linthicum, Dick Anderson, Fred Girod, Kim Thatcher, Mike McLane, Noah Robinson, Suzanne Weber, Todd Nash

  Nay Anthony Broadman, Courtney Neron Misslin, Deb Patterson, Floyd Prozanski, James Manning Jr., Janeen Sollman, Jeff Golden, Kate Lieber, Kathleen Taylor, Kayse Jama, Khanh Pham, Lew Frederick, Lisa Reynolds, Mark Meek, Rob Wagner, Sara Gelser Blouin, Wlnsvey Campos

  Not voting Cedric Hayden, Chris Gorsek

• Senate, third reading18–11

  Passed · Sep 29

  Who voted how

  Yea Anthony Broadman, Chris Gorsek, Courtney Neron Misslin, Deb Patterson, Floyd Prozanski, James Manning Jr., Janeen Sollman, Jeff Golden, Kate Lieber, Kathleen Taylor, Kayse Jama, Khanh Pham, Lew Frederick, Lisa Reynolds, Mark Meek, Rob Wagner, Sara Gelser Blouin, Wlnsvey Campos

  Nay Bruce Starr, Daniel Bonham, David Brock Smith, Diane Linthicum, Dick Anderson, Fred Girod, Kim Thatcher, Mike McLane, Noah Robinson, Suzanne Weber, Todd Nash

  Not voting Cedric Hayden

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Aug 31

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In the House of Representatives Aug 29 – Sep 1

1. Aug 29Introduced
2. Sent to Transportation Funding
3. Aug 31Heard in Transportation Funding
4. Transportation Funding recommended it as amended
5. Read a second time
6. Sep 1Passed the House of Representatives, 36 to 12

In the Senate Sep 1 – Sep 29

1. Sep 1Arrived in the Senate and sent to Transportation Funding Committee
2. Sep 2Transportation Funding Committee recommended it
3. Read a second time
4. Sep 29Read a third time
5. Passed the Senate, 18 to 11

To the Governor Oct 2 – Nov 13

1. Oct 2Signed in the House of Representatives
2. Oct 8Signed in the Senate
3. Nov 7Signed by the Governor
4. Nov 13Became chapter 1 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from December 31, 2025