HB4137
House Bill
Effective Date
Relating to the transfer of interest in motor vehicles.
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.
Bill Details
State
Oregon
Session
2026 Legislative Measures
Chamber
House
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Jami Cate
(Rep - R)
Fred Girod
(Sen - R)
Sue Rieke Smith
(Rep - D)
Hai Pham
(Rep - D)
Tawna Sanchez
(Rep - D)
David Gomberg
(Rep - D)
Dacia Grayber
(Rep - D)
Jeff Helfrich
(Rep - R)
Ken Helm
(Rep - D)
Cyrus Javadi
(Rep - D)
Bobby Levy
(Rep - R)
Rick Lewis
(Rep - R)
Kevin Mannix
(Rep - R)
Susan McLain
(Rep - D)
Werner Reschke
(Rep - R)
Alek Skarlatos
(Rep - R)
Jules Walters
(Rep - D)
Lamar Wise
(Rep - D)
Sara Gelser Blouin
(Sen - D)
Cedric Hayden
(Sen - R)
James Manning
(Sen - D)
Todd Nash
(Sen - R)
Khanh Pham
(Sen - D)
Noah Robinson
(Sen - R)
Janeen Sollman
(Rep - D)
Kim Thatcher
(Sen - R)
Action History
2026-03-31
H
Governor signed.
2026-03-05
S
President signed.
2026-03-04
H
Speaker signed.
2026-03-03
S
Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. Ayes, 29; Excused, 1--Linthicum.
2026-03-02
S
Carried over to 03-03 by unanimous consent.
2026-02-27
S
Second reading.
2026-02-27
S
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2026-02-25
S
Work Session held.
2026-02-23
S
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-20
S
Referred to Judiciary.
2026-02-20
S
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2026-02-20
H
Third reading. Carried by Cate. Passed. Ayes, 40; Absent, 1--Speaker Fahey; Excused, 18--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Diehl, Hartman, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, Lively, Nelson, Osborne, Skarlatos, Tran, Valderrama, Wallan, Watanabe, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Bowman.
2026-02-19
H
Second reading.
2026-02-18
H
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2026-02-16
H
Work Session held.
2026-02-11
H
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-02
H
Referred to Judiciary.
2026-02-02
H
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Votes
2026-02-16
House Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
Yea: 8
Nay: 0
2026-02-20
House Third Reading
Yea: 40
Nay: 0
2026-02-25
Senate Committee Do pass the A-Eng bill
Yea: 6
Nay: 0
2026-03-03
Senate Third Reading
Yea: 29
Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-02
H
Judiciary
2026-02-20
S
Judiciary
Amendments
2026-02-11
House Committee On Judiciary Amendment #-2
2026-02-16
House Committee On Judiciary Amendment #-2
Bill Text Versions
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