l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4085

Allows a person to operate an autonomous vehicle with the automated driving system engaged without a grant of driving privileges if certain conditions are met.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Transportation Committee on March 6, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Allows the use of a self-driving vehicle without a license or permit. Allows the use of a self-driving vehicle to transport persons or property for hire. Preempts local laws and rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.6). Allows a person to operate an autonomous vehicle with the automated driving system engaged without a grant of driving privileges if certain conditions are met. Requires an automated driving system to be able to achieve a minimal risk condition or issue a request to intervene. Requires an autonomous vehicle to operate in compliance with state vehicle laws and comply with federal safety standards. Provides for exemptions. Allows the Department of Transportation to grant an autonomous vehicle that operates exclusively by an automated driving system and without an onboard driver an exemption to any state equipment requirement. Requires a person operating an autonomous vehicle that is involved in a collision that results in damages to property to perform certain duties. Exempts a person operating an autonomous vehicle from other certain duties of a driver. Prescribes financial responsibility requirements for a person operating an autonomous vehicle. Authorizes a person to operate an autonomous vehicle for the purpose of transporting persons or property for hire if the person provides certain information to the department and provides a first responder interaction plan. Prescribes that authorization does not expire unless suspended or revoked. Exempts autonomous vehicles and on-demand autonomous vehicle networks from provisions related to motor carriers. Prohibits local governments from regulating, imposing a tax or fee on or requiring a license or permit for on-demand autonomous vehicle networks. Prohibits local governments from prohibiting or regulating the operation of autonomous vehicles or on-demand autonomous vehicle networks.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

April Dobson, Hai Pham, Thuy Tran

In the Senate

    3 co-sponsors

    Mark Meek, Lisa Reynolds, Bruce Starr

    Its course

    February 2 to March 6, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action4 actions on 3 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 6 · stopped32 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

    TransportationFeb 2 to Mar 6 · stopped32 days

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 2 – Mar 6

    1. Feb 2Introduced
    2. Sent to Transportation
    3. Feb 9Heard in Transportation
    4. Mar 6Died when the session ended
    All 4 actions, as published
    1. Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 2Referred to Transportation.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 9Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives