HB 4092 — 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.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-17
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<b> knowingly</b> selling or offering for sale, and a retail platform operator from<b> knowingly</b> 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. [<i>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.</i>] 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. [<i>Punishes</i>]<b> Provides for a private right of action to enforce</b> a violation of, or failure to comply with, the requirements and prohibitions<b> 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.</b> [<i>as an unlawful practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.</i>].
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, OR-8) — sponsor
- Watanabe, Mari (D, OR-34) — sponsor
- Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, OR-13) — sponsor
- Reynolds, Lisa (D, OR-17) — sponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — sponsor
- Sosa, Nathan (D, OR-30) — cosponsor
- Walters, Jules (D, OR-37) — cosponsor
- Wise, Lamar (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Campos, Wlnsvey (D, OR-18) — cosponsor
- Frederick, Lew (D, OR-22) — cosponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Patterson, Deb (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — cosponsor
- Chotzen, Willy (D, OR-46) — cosponsor
- Meek, Mark (D, OR-20) — cosponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — cosponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
- Bowman, Ben (D, OR-25) — cosponsor
- Hudson, Zach (D, OR-49) — cosponsor
- Isadore, Shannon (D, OR-33) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
- · state_lower — Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Pham H. Passed.
- · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Commerce and General Government.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed.
- · state_upper — Vote explanation(s) filed by Robinson.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 17, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
Text versions
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Neron Misslin, Courtney (D, state_upper OR-13) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Reynolds, Lisa (D, state_upper OR-17) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Watanabe, Mari (D, state_lower OR-34) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Bowman, Ben (D, state_lower OR-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Campos, Wlnsvey (D, state_upper OR-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Chotzen, Willy (D, state_lower OR-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Frederick, Lew (D, state_upper OR-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Hudson, Zach (D, state_lower OR-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Isadore, Shannon (D, state_lower OR-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Meek, Mark (D, state_upper OR-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Patterson, Deb (D, state_upper OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Rieke Smith, Sue (D, state_lower OR-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Sosa, Nathan (D, state_lower OR-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Walters, Jules (D, state_lower OR-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Wise, Lamar (D, state_lower OR-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no