Directs the Department of Transportation to study issues related to electric assisted bicycles and motor assisted scooters and present the results of the study to the Joint Committee on Transportation. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Establishes the Superintendent of Public Instruction as a nonpartisan statewide elected office. Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene the Oregon Parents Advisory Group to advise the superintendent on the operations of public elementary and secondary schools.
Increases the penalty for operating an unmanned aircraft system over a critical infrastructure facility that is a correctional facility or youth correction facility. Makes the crime punishable by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Provides that, upon conviction, the court shall order that the unmanned aircraft system be forfeited. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Redirects revenues from the bicycle excise tax, tax on wages and vehicle privilege tax to the State Highway Fund. Directs the Department of Transportation to use redirected funds for specific purposes related to highways. Creates the Trucking Overpayment Credit Account. Directs the department to provide refunds to taxpayers who overpaid weight-mile taxes. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to decrease either the weight-mile tax or the motor 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 to correct the imbalance within 120 days of the Joint Committee on Transportation receiving a report on the study. Revises the formula for weight-mile taxes. Provides for diesel fuel to be taxed in the same manner as gasoline. Modifies the definition of "combined weight" for purposes of motor carrier regulation. Allows the Department of Transportation to use a motor carrier's registration card as the tax enrollment document instead of the vehicle's weight identifier. Eliminates reinstatement fees for weight identifiers.
Creates a property tax exemption for the owner-occupied principal dwelling of seniors who are at least 65 years of age, have resided in the dwelling for at least 10 years and have a household income not greater than $150,000 per year. Provides an exemption of the assessed value of the homestead in annually increasing increments of five percentage points. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Permits a person to operate Class I, Class III and Class IV all-terrain vehicles on highways that are not interstate highways if the all-terrain vehicle meets vehicle equipment standards and the all-terrain vehicle is registered. Directs the Department of Transportation to permit optional registration for Class I, Class III or Class IV all-terrain vehicles if the applicant provides satisfactory proof that the all-terrain vehicle meets equipment standards for highway use.
Appropriates moneys to the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision for purposes of eliminating the backlog of sex offenders who have not yet been assessed and placed into a risk level.
Limits pretrial release of defendants charged with a felony or Class A misdemeanor to security release. Requires the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to reimburse counties for the costs of pretrial incarceration of persons charged with felonies. Appropriates moneys to the department for the reimbursement.
Maddy summaryHB 3466 would block the Oregon Transportation Commission from charging tolls on Interstate 205, except if the tolls are specifically used to fund new highway lanes. This bill directly affects drivers using I-205 between the Washington state line and I-5, as it prevents tolls for general congestion management or funding operations. The key provision overrides existing law (ORS 383.150), which previously allowed tolls on I-205 for purposes like reducing traffic or improving safety. The bill is currently pending in the Oregon Legislature’s Transportation committee and has not yet been enacted.
Modifies when information about level two sex offenders and level one sex offenders may be released. Increases penalties for the crime of failure to report as a sex offender constituting a misdemeanor. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Prohibits the setting aside of a conviction for failure to report as a sex offender.
