Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB4092: Relating to child safety systems.
Status: Chaptered, March 17, 2026
Digest: Says that a person may not sell or offer for sale a child safety system unless the system meets certain standards. Says that the person must disclose whether the system meets the standards. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.5). 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. [ Requires a retailer to disclose clearly and conspicuously in any advertisement or offer for a child safety system whether the child safety system complies with federal standards or standards the Department of Transportation adopts by rule. ] Prohibits a retail platform operator from permitting a retailer to advertise or offer for sale a child safety system unless the retailer affirmatively discloses to the retail platform operator whether the child safety system complies with federal standards or standards the Department of Transportation adopts by rule. [ Punishes ] Provides for a private right of action to enforce a violation of, or failure to comply with, the requirements and prohibitions set forth in the Act, allowing a recovery of the greater of the plaintiff's actual damages or statutory damages of $500 after allowing for a period of 30 days to cure the violation or failure to comply. [ as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. ].
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 26, 2026:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session House Bill 4092 Sponsored by Representatives PHAM H, WATANABE, Senators REYNOLDS, GELSER BLOUIN, NERON MISSLIN; Representatives ANDERSEN, BOWMAN, CHOTZEN, HUDSON, ISADORE, RIEKE SMITH, SOSA, WALTERS, WISE, Senators CAMPOS, FREDERICK, MANNING JR, MEEK, PATTERSON, SOLLMAN (Presession filed.) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to child safety systems. SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Child safety system" means a device or system for restraining, seating or positioning a child within a motor vehicle, including a device or system that is portable or detachable from a motor vehicle or a device or system that a purchaser can integrate with or use to replace a child safety system built into the motor vehicle. (b) "Federal standard" means a specification for child restraint systems that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has adopted under 49 C.F.R. 571.213 as of the effective date of this 2026 Act. (c) "Motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is designed primarily to transport individuals with seating for one or more passengers side-by-side with the operator of the motor vehicle. (d) "Purchaser" means an individual resident of this state. (e) "Retailer" means a person that sells or offers for sale a child safety system. (f)(A) "Retail platform operator" means a person that operates an online or other marketplace that enables purchasers to select, pay …