Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB4101: Relating to the offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; prescribing an effective date.
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
Digest: The Act increases crime seriousness for the crime of attempting to elude a police officer. The Act states the OCJC must make sentence longer than the OCJC has it now. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.3). Increases sentencing guidelines for felony fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to the offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; amending ORS 811.540; and prescribing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to the offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; amending ORS 811.540; and prescribing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. ORS 811.540 is amended to read: 811.540. (1) A person commits the crime of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and (b) A police officer who is in uniform and prominently displaying the police officer's badge of office or operating a vehicle appropriately marked showing it to be an official police vehicle gives a visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop, including any signal by hand, voice, emergency light or siren, and either: (A) The person, while still in the vehicle, knowingly flees or attempts to elude a pursuing police officer; or (B) The person gets out of the vehicle and knowingly flees or attempts to elude the police officer. (2) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution of a person under this section that, after a police officer operating a vehicle not marked as an official police vehicle signaled the person to bring the person's vehicle to a stop, the person proceeded lawfully to an area the person reasonably believed was necessary to reach before stopping. (3) The offense described in this section, …
Sponsors
- Rick Lewis (R, 18) · primary sponsor
- Court Boice (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Vikki Breese-Iverson (R, 59)
- Bunch, Matt (R, 51)
- Edwin Diehl (R, 17)
- Darcey Edwards (R, 31)
- Darin Harbick (R, 12)
- Jeff Helfrich (R, 52)
- Barbara Levy (R, 58)
- Emily McIntire (R, 56)
- Virgle Osborne (R, 2)
- Mark Owens (R, 60)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Referred to Judiciary.
- : First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Common questions
- What is HB4101?
- HB4101 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2026 Legislative Measures): Relating to the offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; prescribing an effective date.
- What does HB4101 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to the offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; amending ORS 811.540; and prescribing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB4101?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4101?
- Rick Lewis (R, 18), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB4101?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/4101
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