HB 4137 — Provides that, in lieu of making a first appearance for a traffic violation citation, the person who is the previous owner of a vehicle may notify the court that the person has transferred interest in the vehicle and is not liable for the citation.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-18
Digest: If a traffic ticket is sent to a person who sold a car before the traffic offense happened, the old owner may let the court know that they are not required to pay the ticket. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.5). Provides that, in lieu of making a first appearance for a traffic violation citation, the person who is the previous owner of a vehicle may notify the court that the person has transferred interest in the vehicle and is not liable for the citation.
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Cate, Jami (R, OR-11) — sponsor
- Girod, Fred (R, OR-9) — sponsor
- Rieke Smith, Sue (D, OR-26) — sponsor
- Pham, Hai (D, OR-36) — sponsor
- Sanchez, Tawna (D, OR-43) — sponsor
- Gomberg, David (D, OR-10) — cosponsor
- Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, OR-52) — cosponsor
- Helm, Ken (D, OR-27) — cosponsor
- Javadi, Cyrus (D, OR-32) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- Lewis, Rick (R, OR-18) — cosponsor
- Mannix, Kevin (R, OR-21) — cosponsor
- McLain, Susan (D, OR-29) — cosponsor
- Reschke, E. Werner (R, OR-55) — cosponsor
- Skarlatos, Alek (R, OR-4) — cosponsor
- Walters, Jules (D, OR-37) — cosponsor
- Wise, Lamar (D, OR-48) — cosponsor
- Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, OR-8) — cosponsor
- Hayden, Cedric (R, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Nash, Todd (R, OR-29) — cosponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Robinson, Noah (R, OR-2) — cosponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — cosponsor
- Thatcher, Kim (R, OR-11) — cosponsor
- Grayber, Dacia (D, OR-28) — cosponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Judiciary.
- · 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 Cate. Passed.
- · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Judiciary.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
- · state_upper — Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Carried over to 03-03 by unanimous consent.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 65, (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 | Cate, Jami (R, state_lower OR-11) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Girod, Fred (R, state_upper OR-9) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Pham, Hai (D, state_lower OR-36) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Rieke Smith, Sue (D, state_lower OR-26) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Sanchez, Tawna (D, state_lower OR-43) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Gelser Blouin, Sara (D, state_upper OR-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Gomberg, David (D, state_lower OR-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Grayber, Dacia (D, state_lower OR-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Hayden, Cedric (R, state_upper OR-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Helfrich, Jeffrey (R, state_lower OR-52) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Helm, Ken (D, state_lower OR-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Javadi, Cyrus (D, state_lower OR-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Lewis, Rick (R, state_lower OR-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Mannix, Kevin (R, state_lower OR-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | McLain, Susan (D, state_lower OR-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Nash, Todd (R, state_upper OR-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Pham, Khanh (D, state_upper OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Reschke, E. Werner (R, state_lower OR-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Robinson, Noah (R, state_upper OR-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Skarlatos, Alek (R, state_lower OR-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Thatcher, Kim (R, state_upper OR-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Walters, Jules (D, state_lower OR-37) | 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