l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4137

Provides that, in lieu of making a first appearance for a traffic violation citation, the person who is the previous owner of a vehicle may notify the court that the person has transferred interest in the vehicle and is not liable for the citation.

Became law as Chapter 65, Oregon Laws 2026, signed March 31, 2026, 57 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2027.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: If a traffic ticket is sent to a person who sold a car before the traffic offense happened, the old owner may let the court know that they are not required to pay the ticket. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.5). Provides that, in lieu of making a first appearance for a traffic violation citation, the person who is the previous owner of a vehicle may notify the court that the person has transferred interest in the vehicle and is not liable for the citation.

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

13 co-sponsors

David Gomberg, Jeffrey Helfrich, Ken Helm, Cyrus Javadi, Bobby Levy, Rick Lewis, Kevin Mannix, Susan McLain, E. Werner Reschke, Alek Skarlatos, Jules Walters, Lamar Wise, Dacia Grayber

In the Senate

8 co-sponsors

Sara Gelser Blouin, Cedric Hayden, Todd Nash, Khanh Pham, Noah Robinson, Janeen Sollman, Kim Thatcher, James Manning Jr.

Its course

February 2 to April 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 action19 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Feb 2018 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

JudiciaryFeb 2 to Feb 1816 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 311 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 20 to Feb 200 days

JudiciaryFeb 20 to Feb 277 days

With the GovernorMar 3 to Mar 3128 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading40–0

    Passed · Feb 20 · 20 present

  • Senate, third reading29–0

    Passed · Mar 3 · 1 present

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.

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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 – Feb 20

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Judiciary
  3. Feb 11Heard in Judiciary
  4. Feb 16Heard in Judiciary
  5. Feb 18Judiciary recommended it as amended
  6. Feb 19Read a second time
  7. Feb 20Passed the House of Representatives, 40 to 0

In the Senate Feb 20 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 20Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Judiciary
  3. Feb 23Heard in Judiciary
  4. Feb 25Heard in Judiciary
  5. Feb 27Judiciary recommended it
  6. Read a second time
  7. Mar 3Passed the Senate, 29 to 0

To the Governor Mar 4 – Apr 6

  1. Mar 4Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Signed in the Senate
  3. Mar 31Signed by the Governor
  4. Apr 6Became chapter 65 of Oregon Laws 2026, in force from January 1, 2027
All 19 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Referred to Judiciary.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 and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 19Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 20Third reading. Carried by Cate. Passed.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 20First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  9. Feb 20Referred to Judiciary.Senate
  10. Feb 23Public Hearing held.Senate
  11. Feb 25Work Session held.Senate
  12. Feb 27Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  13. Feb 27Second reading.Senate
  14. Mar 2Carried over to 03-03 by unanimous consent.Senate
  15. Mar 3Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.Senate
  16. Mar 4Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  17. Mar 5President signed.Senate
  18. Mar 31Governor signed.House of Representatives
  19. Apr 6Chapter 65, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.House of Representatives