l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4126

Requires the Department of Transportation to submit a biennial report to the Legislative Assembly recommending a rate for the per-mile road usage charge that would sustainably raise the revenue necessary to maintain the public highways in this state.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act would have ODOT biennially recommend a rate for the per-mile road usage charge that would raise the money needed to keep up the highways in this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires the Department of Transportation to submit a biennial report to the Legislative Assembly recommending a rate for the per-mile road usage charge that would sustainably raise the revenue necessary to maintain the public highways in this state. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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

2 co-sponsors

Lesly Muñoz, Tom Andersen

In the Senate

    5 co-sponsors

    Lew Frederick, Jeff Golden, Mark Meek, Courtney Neron Misslin, Khanh Pham

    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 action7 actions on 5 days

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

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

    TransportationFeb 2 to Feb 1816 days

    Ways and MeansFeb 18 to Mar 6 · stopped16 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Feb 18

    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 11Heard in Transportation
    4. Feb 16Heard in Transportation
    5. Feb 18Transportation recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    6. Sent to Ways and Means
    7. Mar 6Died when the session ended
    All 7 actions, as published
    1. Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 2Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 11Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Feb 16Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Feb 18Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    6. Feb 18Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
    7. Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives