Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB3982: Relating to transportation.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: The Act changes laws about money for roads. The Act says that diesel will be taxed in the same way that gas is taxed now. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3). Redirects revenues from the bicycle excise tax, tax on wages and vehicle privilege tax to the State Highway Fund. Directs the Department of Transportation to use redirected funds for specific purposes related to highways. Creates the Trucking Overpayment Credit Account. Directs the department to provide refunds to taxpayers who overpaid weight-mile taxes. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to decrease either the weight-mile tax or the motor vehicle fuel taxes if the highway cost allocation study indicates that a vehicle class is paying more than its fair share for the use of the highways in the state and the Legislative Assembly does not enact a measure to correct the imbalance within 120 days of the Joint Committee on Transportation receiving a report on the study. 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.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to transportation; creating new provisions; amending ORS 184.642, 184.661, 184.751, 184.758, 184.766, 279C.335, 295.103, 319.010, 319.390, 319.520, 319.550, 319.665, 320.435, 320.440, 320.560, 366.505, 366.506, 366.552, 366.774, 366.790, 367.081, 367.091, 468A.266, 802.100, 802.110, 805.205, 805.222, 810.530, 818.400, 823.012, 823.023, 823.027, 823.085, 825.005, 825.104, 825.141, 825.250, 825.326, 825.450, 825.474, 825.476, 825.492, 825.555 and 825.990; and repealing ORS 200.180, 200.190, 279A.142, 366.514 and 825.486.
From the introduced text, June 6, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to transportation; creating new provisions; amending ORS 184.642, 184.661, 184.751, 184.758, 184.766, 279C.335, 295.103, 319.010, 319.390, 319.520, 319.550, 319.665, 320.435, 320.440, 320.560, 366.505, 366.506, 366.552, 366.774, 366.790, 367.081, 367.091, 468A.266, 802.100, 802.110, 805.205, 805.222, 810.530, 818.400, 823.012, 823.023, 823.027, 823.085, 825.005, 825.104, 825.141, 825.250, 825.326, 825.450, 825.474, 825.476, 825.492, 825.555 and 825.990; and repealing ORS 200.180, 200.190, 279A.142, 366.514 and 825.486. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: STATE HIGHWAY FUND SECTION 1. ORS 366.505 is amended to read: 366.505. (1) The State Highway Fund shall consist of: (a) All moneys and revenues derived under and by virtue of the sale of bonds, the sale of which is authorized by law and the proceeds thereof to be dedicated to highway purposes. (b) All moneys and revenues accruing from the licensing of motor vehicles, operators and chauffeurs. (c) Moneys and revenues derived from any tax levied upon gasoline, distillate, liberty fuel or other volatile and inflammable liquid fuels, except moneys and revenues described in ORS 184.642 (2)(a) that become part of the Department of Transportation Operating Fund. (d) Moneys and revenues derived from the road usage charges imposed under ORS 319.885. matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted. New sections are in boldfaced type. LC 4934 HB 3982 …