| OR | SB711 | Intro
25% | Makes changes to the highway worker photo radar laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Makes changes to the highway worker photo radar laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-25
[Hearing: Feb 25 @ 5:00 pm]
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB417 | Intro
25% | The Act makes changes to billboard laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9). Modifies provisions related to relocating or reconstructing outdoor advertising signs. Specifies acceptable documentation to prove landowner consent when applying for an outdo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-24
[Hearing: Feb 24 @ 5:00 pm]
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3122 | Intro
25% | The Act would tell the SPRD to work to enter an agreement with federal partners to create an access fee on a road in eastern Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0). Directs the State Parks and Recreation Department to exercise good-faith efforts to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-24
[Hearing: Feb 24 @ 5:00 pm]
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB2154 | Intro
25% | The Act states that a county may designate a part of a county road as a safety corridor when that part of the road has a lot of bad car crashes. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.8). Makes permanent the county safety corridor program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-24
[Hearing: Feb 24 @ 5:00 pm]
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3623 | Intro
25% | The Act says that before a person can get a regular driver license or ID card they need to show the DMV that they are legally allowed to be in the United States. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.1). Requires that a person provide proof of lawful status ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3579 | Intro
25% | The Act says the OTC must get elector approval before the OTC imposes a toll on a highway. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Provides that tolling proposed by the Oregon Transportation Commission must be approved by electors before implementation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3626 | Intro
25% | The Act defines what a "powered micromobility device" is. It also combines the laws for kids under 16, making it clear that they must wear helmets when riding bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters and some other vehicles. Kids who are 12 and older can use e-sco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-20
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB1024 | Intro
25% | The Act lets ODOT work with cities and counties to remove things left in the highway right of way. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.6). Expands authority of the Department of Transportation to enter into intergovernmental agreements with cities and coun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB2663 | Intro
25% | The Act says that a car dealer may give a short-term permit for a car that does not have proof it is following pollution control rules at the time the car is sold. The car dealer must tell the buyer that ODOT will not give the buyer a license plate a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB2660 | Intro
25% | The Act says vehicle dealers may issue trip permits for RVs bought by those who live out of Oregon and plan to title the RV in a state that is not Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.3). Allows vehicle dealers to issue recreational vehicle trip per...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB2642 | Intro
25% | This Act tells DEQ to contract with businesses to test vehicles. The Act stops the DEQ from testing vehicles at its own stations or letting employees do the tests for their employers. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Requires the Department of Envir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB1036 | Intro
25% | The Act makes changes to laws about towing. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Limits a tower's authority to independently tow a motor vehicle. Clarifies where a tow vehicle may park while monitoring a parking facility.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB840 | Intro
25% | The Act makes changes to laws about vehicles, driver licenses, those who sell cars and those who take cars apart. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0). Modifies and adds laws related to regulating vehicle drivers, vehicles, vehicle dealers and dismantler...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-18
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3530 | Intro
25% | The Act requires the term "squaw" to be removed from highway names. (Flesch Readability Score: 88.9). Directs public bodies to change the name of highways that use the term "squaw" in the name.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3542 | Intro
25% | The Act lets motorcycles drive between lanes of traffic. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Allows a motorcycle operator to travel between lanes of traffic under certain conditions. Increases the penalty for committing the offense of motorcycle or mop...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-12
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB1022 | Intro
25% | The Act lowers the number of vouchers and plates that small universities need for ODOT to make and issue car plates that represent the small schools. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.8). Modifies the special registration plate program. Lowers the thresh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB458 | Intro
25% | The Act requires ODOT to study a section of U.S. Highway 30. ODOT must make a report of the study and share its findings with the JCT. ODOT may start work on the study 91 days after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Requires the Department ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB564 | Intro
25% | The Act tells ODOT to widen the part of U.S. Highway 20 between Highway 99 and the City of Philomath. Gives money to ODOT to do the task. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Directs the Department of Transportation to widen and add capacity to a portio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-11
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3155 | Intro
25% | The Act allows ATVs on the roads if the ATV meets certain requirements and does not go on the freeway. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Permits a person to operate Class I, Class III and Class IV all-terrain vehicles on highways that are not interst...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-10
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3482 | Intro
25% | The Act says that ODOT must study speed bumps. (Flesch Readability Score: 94.3). Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3479 | Intro
25% | The Act makes some drone users carry insurance. The Act imposes a tax on the insurance premiums. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8). Requires commercial operators of unmanned aircraft systems to maintain liability insurance. Imposes a tax on the insura...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3481 | Intro
25% | The Act says that ODOT must study speed bumps. (Flesch Readability Score: 94.3). Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3453 | Intro
25% | The Act creates the WESA. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Creates the Westside Express Service Authority. Prescribes duties of the authority. Directs TriMet to transfer operation of the Westside Express Service commuter rail line to the authority. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3472 | Intro
25% | The Act says that ODOT must study e-bikes and e-scooters. The Act says ODOT must report to the JCT. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.4). Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to electric assisted bicycles and motor assisted sc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3480 | Intro
25% | The Act says that ODOT must study speed bumps. (Flesch Readability Score: 94.3). Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3478 | Intro
25% | The Act removes the need to buy a certain amount of fuel by cardlock users. The Act says that cardlock license holders will need to renew every three years instead of every year. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5). Eliminates gallonage requirements for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3466 | Intro
25% | The Act says that the OCT may not toll I-205. (Flesch Readability Score: 100). Prohibits the Oregon Transportation Commission from establishing a toll on Interstate 205.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-06
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3233 | Intro
25% | The Act tells ODOT to team up with the State of Washington and Vancouver, B.C., to make plans for rail. The Act tells ODOT to report every two years to the JCT. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.5). Directs the Department of Transportation to work with t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3231 | Intro
25% | The Act says that the passenger rail plan needs to include ways to fix and improve train tracks and other important parts. It also has to help trains carry more passengers. The Department of Transportation must give updates on how the plan is going b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-04
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB2931 | Intro
25% | The Act makes changes to laws about the I-5 bridge project and tolling. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.0). Modifies, adds and repeals laws related to the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-03
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB839 | Intro
25% | The Act changes laws about vehicles people use to move goods and other people from place to place. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.0). Modifies laws that regulate the operation of commercial vehicles.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-02-03
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3362 | Intro
25% | This Act creates a tax on tires to pay for rail transit, tire pollution and wildlife crossings. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.0). Imposes an excise tax on retail sales of tires. Directs the Department of Revenue to transfer tax revenue to specified f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-30
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3359 | Intro
25% | The Act alters the definition of "totaled vehicle" for the vehicle code. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.8). Modifies the definition of "totaled vehicle" for the purposes of the Oregon Vehicle Code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-30
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3301 | Intro
25% | The Act tells ODOT to study ways to make roads strong against future challenges. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to improving ground transportation infrastructure resilience and to re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-24
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3276 | Intro
25% | The Act tells the ODA to study how to make airports stronger and better and to report back. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.7). Directs the Oregon Department of Aviation to study issues related to improving airport infrastructure resilience and to repo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-24
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3337 | Intro
25% | Makes changes to the highway worker photo radar laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Makes changes to the highway worker photo radar laws.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-24
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3295 | Intro
25% | The Act gives money to ODOT to improve a stretch of Powell Blvd. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.5). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation for the purpose of improving a portion of Southeast Powell Boulevard.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-24
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3296 | Intro
25% | The Act tells ODOT to conduct a study. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to improving transportation infrastructure resilience and to report to the appropriate committee or interim comm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-24
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB753 | Intro
25% | The Act tells ODOT to work with others to plan and pay for rail. Every two years, ODOT must report to the JCT about the plans and progress for rail transportation. (Flesch Readability Score: 76.4). Directs the Department of Transportation to work wit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB886 | Intro
25% | The Act tells ODOT that it should focus on asks to build power lines or other systems on roads when those asks are from places where energy is made from sources that can be replaced, like sunlight, wind or water. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.4). Dir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB925 | Intro
25% | The Act says that the OTC may not toll I-205. (Flesch Readability Score: 100). Prohibits the Oregon Transportation Commission from establishing a toll on Interstate 205.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB627 | Intro
25% | The Act states that vehicles remain registered until the owner changes. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.5). Provides that vehicle registration for most vehicles will be ownership registration and owners must pay a one-time fee instead of a biennial fee...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-17
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB689 | Intro
25% | The Act creates a new agency to govern rail in Oregon. The new agency name is the Oregon Rail Department. Transfers duties of governing rail from ODOT to the ORD. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.9). Creates the Oregon Rail Department. Creates the State...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-17
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB2159 | Intro
25% | The Act says that ODOT must study speed bumps. (Flesch Readability Score: 94.3). Requires the Department of Transportation to study the development of uniform standards for speed bump height and markings. Sunsets January 2, 2027.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-17
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB2659 | Intro
25% | The Act creates the Oregon Vehicle Industry Board. This board will take over the rules for car dealers and people who take apart cars from ODOT. The changes will begin January 1, 2026. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3). Establishes the Oregon Vehicle ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-17
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB2706 | Intro
25% | The Act tells ODOT to give car dealers at least two days' notice before going to see the dealer's records. The Act makes some exceptions. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.4). Directs the Department of Transportation to provide two days' notice to vehicl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-17
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB2598 | Intro
25% | The Act makes clear that a light rail car or monorail are not commercial motor vehicles. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9). Clarifies that a rail fixed guideway system is not a commercial motor vehicle for the purposes of the Oregon Vehicle Code.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-17
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB2161 | Intro
25% | The Act says that the state must give Hall Blvd. to the City of Tigard to look after and a part of the Hood River Highway to the City of Hood River to look after. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3). Transfers jurisdiction of Hall Boulevard to the City ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-17
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | HB3209 | Intro
25% | The Act adds extra fees to the registration fees and of some vehicles, like campers or motor homes, and an extra fee for RV trip permits. The money taken in from this fee would go into a new fund. This fund would help the Department of Transportation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-17
To Joint Transportation Committee |
| OR | SB357 | Intro
25% | The Act allows ports to charge for the costs of removing sediment. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9). Authorizes ports to assess public bodies for a portion of the costs of removing sediment from port waters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-17
To Joint Transportation Committee |
