HB 2025 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to transportation; providing for revenue raising that requires approval by a three-fifths majority.

Summary
Directs the Division of Audits to conduct performance audits of the Department of Transportation. Alters the duties of the Joint Committee on Transportation and the Continuous Improvement Advisory Committee. Provides that the Governor shall appoint the Director of Transportation. Revises the formula for weight-mile taxes. Provides for diesel fuel to be taxed in the same manner as gasoline. Modifies the definition of "combined weight" for purposes of motor carrier regulation. Allows the Department of Transportation to use a motor carrier's registration card as the tax enrollment document instead of the vehicle's weight identifier. Eliminates reinstatement fees for weight identifiers. Increases and adds transportation-related fees and taxes. Provides uses of revenues. Imposes a mandatory per-mile road usage charge for registered owners and lessees of vehicles over time beginning with electric vehicles on July 1, 2026. Allows an annual fee in lieu of the mandatory per-mile road usage charge. Imposes a surcharge on certain vehicle registration fees and recreational vehicle trip permits. Transfers the proceeds of the surcharge to the Abandoned Recreational Vehicle Account. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to provide reimbursements for the costs of towing and disposing of abandoned recreational vehicles. Sunsets the new surcharges, fund and reimbursements on January 2, 2036. Requires studies on various transportation-related subjects. Adds new criteria for the Oregon Transportation Commission to take into consideration when updating the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Expands the allowed use of moneys in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Fund to include capital expenses of maintaining existing light rail. Provides for an annual transfer of moneys into the Multimodal Active Transportation Fund.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 9, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025
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MINOR
This bill was amended to update the House ordering date from June 23 to June 26 and to add a new reference to sections 1 and 3 of chapter 323, Oregon Laws 2023 in the list of amended statutes. The substantive policy content regarding transportation charges, fees, and fund transfers remains unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the bill is unchanged; the only substantive addition is a reference to new 2023 legislation in the list of amended statutes.
TIMELINE

The House ordering date was updated from June 23 to June 26 to reflect the final passage date.

TECHNICAL

Added a reference to sections 1 and 3 of chapter 323, Oregon Laws 2023 to the list of statutes amended by this bill.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
lower
Jun 23, 2025
Committee
Motion to rerefer to Transportation Reinvestment carried. Rereferred.
lower
Jun 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation Reinvestment.
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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