Transportation

House Bill 2232 · Directs the State Parks and Recreation Department to adopt certain equipment standards for off-road vehicles instead of the other agencies.

Sent March 4, 2025 · Reported out after 2 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3841 · Requires Cherriots to collaborate with the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Quality, local community members, economists and business leaders to study the feasibility of establishing a rail streetcar system in the City of Salem.

Sent March 4, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 115 days

House Bill 3867 · Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to roads and present the results of the study to the interim Joint Committee on Transportation.

Sent March 4, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 115 days

House Bill 3882 · Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to transportation funding and present the results of the study to the Joint Committee on Transportation.

Sent March 4, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 115 days

House Bill 3885 · Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to highways and present the results of the study to the Joint Committee on Transportation.

Sent March 4, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 115 days

House Bill 3898 · Requires the Department of Transportation to offer the written commercial driver examination in English and Spanish.

Sent March 4, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 115 days

Senate Bill 9 · Directs the field offices of the Department of Transportation located in rural counties to prioritize requests for drive tests when the request is from an applicant who lives in rural Oregon or within 50 miles of the field office.

Sent March 4, 2025 · Reported out after 59 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 723 · Requires that trains have a minimum of two crew members.

Sent March 3, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

Senate Bill 723 · Requires that trains have a minimum of two crew members.

Sent March 3, 2025 · Moved on without a report after 0 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 1117 · Directs the Division of Audits to conduct a performance audit of the Department of Transportation.

Sent March 3, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

Senate Bill 1118 · Prohibits the Oregon Transportation Commission from establishing a toll on Interstate 205 or Interstate 5.

Sent March 3, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

Senate Bill 1164 · Provides that a person may request that the Department of Transportation include on the person's driver license, driver permit or identification card the fact that the person has a disability that interferes with the person's ability to effectively communicate with a police officer.

Sent March 3, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 116 days

Senate Bill 1182 · Allows the Department of Transportation to lease or sell surplus real property of the Interstate 5 Rose Quarter Project to Albina Vision Trust, Inc.

Sent March 3, 2025 · Reported out after 81 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 3664 · Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings.

Sent February 27, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3678 · Expands all-terrain vehicle highway access routes to include county roads.

Sent February 27, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3717 · Appropriates moneys to the Department of Transportation to create an emergency contact information form and make the form available for individuals to voluntarily provide emergency contact information for inclusion in the individual's record for police officers to use, during or after emergency situations, to contact those listed.

Sent February 27, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3732 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation for safety improvements at a specified intersection in Gladstone.

Sent February 27, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 120 days

House Bill 3579 · Provides that tolling proposed by the Oregon Transportation Commission must be approved by electors before implementation.

Sent February 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 127 days

House Bill 3623 · Requires that a person provide proof of lawful status in the United States before the Department of Transportation issues a noncommercial driver license, a noncommercial driver permit or an identification card.

Sent February 20, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 127 days

House Bill 3626 · Defines "powered micromobility device" for the vehicle code.

Sent February 20, 2025 · Reported out after 96 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

Senate Bill 1024 · Expands authority of the Department of Transportation to enter into intergovernmental agreements with cities and counties to remove personal property left on property that is owned by the department.

Sent February 18, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 129 days

Senate Bill 1036 · Limits a tower's authority to independently tow a motor vehicle.

Sent February 18, 2025 · Reported out after 98 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

House Bill 3530 · Directs public bodies to change the name of highways that use the term "squaw" in the name.

Sent February 12, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 135 days

House Bill 3542 · Allows a motorcycle operator to travel between lanes of traffic under certain conditions.

Sent February 12, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 135 days

Senate Bill 1022 · Modifies the special registration plate program.

Sent February 11, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 136 days

House Bill 3453 · Creates the Westside Express Service Authority.

Sent February 6, 2025 · Reported out after 70 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 3466 · Prohibits the Oregon Transportation Commission from establishing a toll on Interstate 205.

Sent February 6, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 141 days

House Bill 3472 · Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to electric assisted bicycles and motor assisted scooters and present the results of the study to the Joint Committee on Transportation.

Sent February 6, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 141 days

House Bill 3478 · Eliminates gallonage requirements for eligibility for nonretail cardlock dispensing of motor vehicle fuel.

Sent February 6, 2025 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 3479 · Requires commercial operators of unmanned aircraft systems to maintain liability insurance.

Sent February 6, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 141 days

House Bill 3480 · Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings.

Sent February 6, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 141 days

House Bill 3481 · Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings.

Sent February 6, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 141 days

House Bill 3482 · Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings.

Sent February 6, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 141 days

House Bill 3359 · Modifies the definition of "totaled vehicle" for the purposes of the Oregon Vehicle Code.

Sent January 30, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 148 days

House Bill 3362 · Imposes an excise tax on retail sales of tires.

Sent January 30, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 148 days

House Bill 3276 · Directs the Oregon Department of Aviation to study issues related to improving airport infrastructure resilience and to report to an appropriate committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2026.

Sent January 24, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 154 days

House Bill 3295 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of improving a portion of Southeast Powell Boulevard.

Sent January 24, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 154 days

House Bill 3296 · Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to improving transportation infrastructure resilience and to report to the appropriate committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2026.

Sent January 24, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 154 days

House Bill 3301 · Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to improving ground transportation infrastructure resilience and to report to an appropriate committee or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2026.

Sent January 24, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 154 days

House Bill 3337 · Makes changes to the highway worker photo radar laws.

Sent January 24, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 154 days

Senate Bill 753 · Directs the Department of Transportation to work with the Washington State Department of Transportation and the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to develop plans to operate and fund rail transportation.

Sent January 21, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 157 days

Senate Bill 886 · Directs the Department of Transportation or county authorities to prioritize applications for renewable energy facilities and lines, facilities or systems for transmitting electricity from renewable energy facilities when reviewing or granting applications to place, build or construct on the right of way of a state highway or county road.

Sent January 21, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 157 days

Senate Bill 925 · Prohibits the Oregon Transportation Commission from establishing a toll on Interstate 205.

Sent January 21, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 157 days

House Bill 2102 · Requires the Department of Transportation to study the occurrence of vehicular accidents near entertainment events and provide a report to the Joint Committee on Transportation on how to prevent accidents in the future.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2153 · Increases the tax on aircraft fuel usable in aircraft operated by turbine engines and adjusts the rate biennially according to any increase in the Consumer Price Index.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2154 · Makes permanent the county safety corridor program.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2155 · Expands the confidential use of vehicle accident reports to include law enforcement agencies for investigatory purposes.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 119 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2156 · Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2157 · Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to transportation funding and present the results of the study to the Joint Committee on Transportation.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2158 · Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to transportation funding and present the results of the study to the Joint Committee on Transportation.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2159 · Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2160 · Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2161 · Transfers jurisdiction of Hall Boulevard to the City of Tigard and a portion of the Hood River Highway to the City of Hood River.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2184 · Directs the State Treasurer to issue general obligation bonds for the Hood River-White Salmon Bridge replacement project in the biennia beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2027.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 96 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 2201 · Directs the State Fire Marshal to adopt standards that may be used by local governments to issue certificates for the purpose of authorizing mobile on-demand fueling.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2232 · Directs the State Parks and Recreation Department to adopt certain equipment standards for off-road vehicles instead of the other agencies.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2377 · Requires the Oregon Business Development Department to study the economic development of ports in Oregon.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2430 · Increases the additional amount paid for electric vehicle registration.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2574 · Modifies provisions related to finances, public contracting authority and composition of Willamette Falls Locks Authority.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 96 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 2598 · Clarifies that a rail fixed guideway system is not a commercial motor vehicle for the purposes of the Oregon Vehicle Code.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2642 · Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with businesses to provide motor vehicle pollution control equipment testing.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2643 · Permits a motor vehicle drawing a trailer to also draw a farm trailer under specified conditions.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2659 · Establishes the Oregon Vehicle Industry Board.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2660 · Allows vehicle dealers to issue a recreational vehicle trip permit that is valid for 30 consecutive days if the vehicle is bought by a person who does not reside in Oregon and does not intend to title the vehicle in Oregon.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2661 · Establishes the Task Force on Containment of Petroleum Contamination.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2663 · Permits a vehicle dealer to issue temporary registration permits for motor vehicles that do not have proof of compliance with pollution control equipment requirements.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2671 · Permits the testing of highly automated vehicles on highways of this state under certain circumstances.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2683 · Provides that a person may request that the Department of Transportation include on a registration card, driver license, driver permit or identification card the fact that the person has a disability that interferes with the person's ability to effectively communicate with a police officer.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2706 · Extends a dismantler certificate validity period by one year.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 104 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2716 · Directs the Department of Transportation to notify vehicle dealers when the department discovers documentation, information or fees the vehicle dealer submitted to register or title a vehicle are missing, incomplete or miscalculated.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2718 · Allows vehicle dealers to submit vehicle-related documents in person at a field office of the Department of Transportation.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2721 · Authorizes a city or county to impose a public transit incentive surcharge on the amount of any fine for violation of the city's or county's motor vehicle parking code.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2722 · Directs the Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with any qualified provider to assist the department with certain functions of the department.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2725 · Limits the kind of port districts that are required to be involved in strategic investment program agreements with respect to eligible projects that are located in the port district's territory.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 46 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2739 · Provides that a registered owner may request that the registration card issued for a vehicle include that the owner, or a person operating the vehicle, has limited English language proficiency.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2749 · Appropriates moneys to the Department of Transportation for distribution to the City of Portland for the purpose of designing a bridge across Columbia Boulevard.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2795 · Modifies the definition of "qualified entity" for purposes of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund distributions for public transit.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2797 · Adds two commissioners to the board of the Port of Morrow.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2880 · Authorizes the Oregon Business Development Department to make grants to certain small cities for the purposes of studying, developing and capitalizing public transit systems.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2881 · Requires the Governor to interview at least one candidate from an underserved racial, ethnic or minority population when making an appointment to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of Portland.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2931 · Modifies, adds and repeals laws related to the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 105 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

House Bill 2945 · Establishes the state policy on the purchase of new zero-emission school buses.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2963 · Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to establish by rule a program for providing rebate vouchers to qualifying individuals who purchase electric assisted bicycles.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 2990 · Requires the Department of Transportation to provide a report on the progress of revising the written test for Class C driver licenses.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 3050 · Directs the Oregon Business Development Department to develop, and the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority to administer, a program for financial assistance to eligible port projects.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 34 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 3088 · Creates the Task Force on Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 115 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 3122 · Directs the State Parks and Recreation Department to exercise good-faith efforts to enter into an agreement with the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management to establish and implement an access fee for use of Owyhee Lake Road.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 3155 · Permits a person to operate Class I, Class III and Class IV all-terrain vehicles on highways that are not interstate highways if the all-terrain vehicle meets vehicle equipment standards and the all-terrain vehicle is registered.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 3186 · Changes the name of the State Board of Towing to the Oregon State Board of Towing.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 130 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

House Bill 3209 · Imposes a surcharge on certain vehicle registration fees and recreational vehicle trip permits.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 3231 · Requires the passenger rail plan to include strategies for upgrading and improving railroad track, strategies related to infrastructure and boosting capacity and information about federal grants sought and received.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

House Bill 3233 · Expands requirements for the passenger rail plan.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 83 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law

Senate Bill 94 · Directs the Department of Transportation to conduct a study and prepare a report on increasing the vehicle weight limits for commercial motor vehicles transporting fluid milk products.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 115 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 297 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation for right of way health and safety.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 299 · Directs the Department of Transportation to create a corridor plan to reduce traffic on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 between Portland and Vancouver, Washington.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 357 · Authorizes ports to assess public bodies for a portion of the costs of removing sediment from port waters.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 361 · Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for distribution to specified ports to carry out dredging projects.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 104 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 410 · Repeals the weight-mile tax.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 415 · Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study zero-emission vehicle incentives.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 416 · Directs the Department of Transportation to provide optional mobile driver licenses, driver permits and identification cards.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 417 · Modifies provisions related to relocating or reconstructing outdoor advertising signs.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 418 · Requires the mass transit district known as TriMet to adopt an ordinance to modify district boundaries to exclude a specified territory.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 458 · Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a review of a specific portion of U.S. Highway 30 and present a report to the Joint Committee on Transportation no later than September 15, 2026.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 90 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 508 · Prohibits insurers from using any device or technology that records, discloses or allows access to information that tracks or reveals the geographic location of an insured during any time in which the insured is occupying or operating a motor vehicle that the motor vehicle liability insurance policy covers.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 564 · Directs the Department of Transportation to conduct a study and make a report on increasing the capacity of motor vehicle travel on a portion of U.S. Highway 20.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 83 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 627 · Provides that vehicle registration for most vehicles will be ownership registration and owners must pay a one-time fee instead of a biennial fee.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 636 · Requires the Department of Transportation to study the creation of a road usage charge to ensure that electric and hybrid motor vehicles pay their equitable share for the wear they cause to the highways in Oregon.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 637 · Requires state agencies that administer programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of motor vehicle fuel to deposit fees, assessments or other charges imposed pursuant to the program in the State Highway Fund.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 689 · Creates the Oregon Rail Department.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 711 · Makes changes to the highway worker photo radar laws.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 715 · Creates the Cascadia High Speed Rail Task Force.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 719 · Requires the Department of Justice to study graffiti courts.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Stopped in committee after 161 days

Senate Bill 792 · Authorizes the Oregon Department of Aviation to establish by rule fees related to airports and aircraft.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 110 days · did not pass the Senate

Senate Bill 839 · Modifies laws that regulate the operation of commercial vehicles.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 84 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

Senate Bill 840 · Modifies and adds laws related to regulating vehicle drivers, vehicles, vehicle insurance, driver records, vehicle dealers and dismantlers.

Sent January 17, 2025 · Reported out after 126 days · then passed the Senate, and became law