Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB4090: Relating to county vehicle registration fees; prescribing an effective date.
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
Digest: 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.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to county vehicle registration fees; amending ORS 801.041 and 801.044; and prescribing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to county vehicle registration fees; amending ORS 801.041 and 801.044; and prescribing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. ORS 801.041 is amended to read: 801.041. The following apply to the authority granted to counties by ORS 801.040 to establish registration fees for vehicles: (1) An ordinance establishing registration fees under this section must be enacted by the county imposing the registration fee and filed with the Department of Transportation. Notwithstanding ORS 203.055 or any provision of a county charter, the governing body of a county with a population of 350,000 or more may enact an ordinance establishing registration fees. The governing body of a county with a population of less than 350,000 may enact an ordinance establishing registration fees after submitting the ordinance to the electors of the county for their approval. The governing body of the county imposing the registration fee shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement under ORS 190.010 with the department by which the department shall collect the registration fees, pay them over to the county and, if necessary, allow the credit or credits described in ORS 803.445 (5). The intergovernmental agreement must state the date on which the department shall begin collecting registration fees for the county. (2) The authority …
Sponsors
- Ricardo Ruiz (D, 50) · primary sponsor
- Chris Gorsek (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Sue Rieke Smith (D, 26)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Referred to Transportation with subsequent referral to Revenue.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Common questions
- What is HB4090?
- HB4090 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2026 Legislative Measures): Relating to county vehicle registration fees; prescribing an effective date.
- What does HB4090 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to county vehicle registration fees; amending ORS 801.041 and 801.044; and prescribing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB4090?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4090?
- Ricardo Ruiz (D, 50), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4090?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/4090
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