Oregon - Session 2026R1
Title: Authorizes a county with a population of 700,000 or more to, by ordinance, identify zones within the county where the Department of Transportation has estimated that median household income is less than $____ and to reduce or eliminate county registration fees within those zones.
The Act permits a large county to reduce or get rid of county vehicle fees in zones for which ODOT finds median income is less than $____. The Act also permits a large county to adopt a plan to use fee moneys for projects with areas listed in the plan, instead of the usual ways fee moneys are used. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Authorizes a county with a population of 700,000 or more to, by ordinance, identify zones within the county where the Department of Transportation has estimated that median household income is less than $____ and to reduce or eliminate county registration fees within those zones. Authorizes a county with a population of 700,000 or more to establish a regional allocation plan and allocate county registration fee revenues derived from sub-areas identified in the plan to specific transportation projects within those sub-areas. Requires counties that adopt fee reduction or elimination ordinances or regional allocation plans to annually report to affected cities and to the Legislative Assembly on specified effects of these decisions. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-02 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-02 | Latest Action | Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Revenue. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SB 1510 | Updates the terminology used to describe certain income earned by multinational corporations to reflect a change in the term used in federal law. | in_committee |
| SB 1599 | Moves the election date for the parts of chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2025 (special session), referred to the people by Referendum Petition 2026-302, to the primary election held on May 19, 2026. | in_committee |
| HB 4041 | Reduces penalties for driving while suspended if the suspension is due to a conviction for criminal mischief resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle or reckless driving. | introduced |
| HB 4092 | Prohibits a retailer from knowingly selling or offering for sale, and a retail platform operator from knowingly permitting a retailer to advertise or offer for sale, a child safety system that does not comply with federal standards or standards the Department of Transportation adopts by rule. | in_committee |
| HB 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. | introduced |
| SB 1544 | Makes changes to laws regulating dismantlers. | in_committee |
| HB 4007 | Defines "powered micromobility device"" for the vehicle code." | in_committee |
| HB 4008 | Establishes the Transit Funding Task Force and directs the task force to report to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to transportation no later than December 1, 2026. | in_committee |