Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 3 — Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to decrease either the weight-mile tax or 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 within 120 days of the Joint Committee on Transportation receiving a report on the study to correct the imbalance.

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 40% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Digest: The Act tells DAS to lower some car and truck taxes. This must happen if the HCAS report says that cars or trucks are paying more than their fair share for the use of the roads and the legislature does not pass a bill to fix the imbalance within 120 days of getting the report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.4). Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to decrease either the weight-mile tax or 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 within 120 days of the Joint Committee on Transportation receiving a report on the study to correct the imbalance. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 85 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (85)

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Subjects

taxation transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 3 do?
Digest: The Act tells DAS to lower some car and truck taxes. This must happen if the HCAS report says that cars or trucks are paying more than their fair share for the use of the roads and the legislature does not pass a bill to fix the imbalance within 120 days of getting the report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.4). Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to decrease either the weight-mile tax or 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 within 120 days of the Joint Committee on Transportation receiving a report on the study to correct the imbalance. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Who sponsors SB 3?
SB 3 is sponsored by Bruce Starr (Republican), Chris Gorsek (Democrat), Mike McLane (Republican), Mark Meek (Democrat), and Suzanne Weber (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 3?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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