---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to exemptions from maximum vehicle weight limitations."
description: "Increases amount by which vehicle equipped with fully functional idle reduction system designed to reduce fuel use and emissions from engine idling may exceed maximum weight limitations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2462"
citation: "Oregon HB 2462 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-09T20:20:19+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-21T20:40:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d37c5807-c431-415f-88a4-f0d2f6411c90"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2462"
source_hash: "b8bdaa1d2ebd16c2f9bc60de58b93081a652f5635bd82bea8f8c3f63d5b27193"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon HB 2462 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to exemptions from maximum vehicle weight limitations.

Increases amount by which vehicle equipped with fully functional idle reduction system designed to reduce fuel use and emissions from engine idling may exceed maximum weight limitations.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2462/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2462/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. — **25–4** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Vial. Passed. — **56–1** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-09T20:20:19+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18T01:55:48+00:00** Referred to Transportation Policy. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2017-02-24T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2017-02-28T18:10:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01T17:26:23+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-03-02T19:55:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 6, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-03-06T19:28:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 7, 2017 Calendar.
- **2017-03-07T19:29:26+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Vial. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-08T16:44:28+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13T15:57:47+00:00** Referred to Business and Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-10T22:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2017-05-15T15:26:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-15T17:52:36+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-16T18:50:09+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-19T00:17:40+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-22T16:07:02+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2017-05-25T16:37:15+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-21T20:40:39+00:00** Chapter 156, (2017 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2018.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d37c5807-c431-415f-88a4-f0d2f6411c90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).