---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to businesses regulated by the Department of Transportation."
description: "</b> </i>] [<i>Directs the Department of Transportation to provide two days' notice to vehicle dealers and dismantlers before inspecting records unless the department is responding to a complaint.</i>] <b>Extends a dismantler certificate validity period by one year. Increases the fee for a certificate.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2706"
citation: "Oregon HB 2706 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Evans"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T23:59:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93ab8ba3-280c-4214-ac7e-bb6a9f2bf5a2"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2706"
source_hash: "06eec1d9f7a95684b9552f1993c6ddde13adad750cd09799bae2b9445222f300"
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 2706 (2025R1) — Relating to businesses regulated by the Department of Transportation.

</b> </i>] [<i>Directs the Department of Transportation to provide two days' notice to vehicle dealers and dismantlers before inspecting records unless the department is responding to a complaint.</i>] <b>Extends a dismantler certificate validity period by one year. Increases the fee for a certificate.</b>

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2706/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2706/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2706/A-Engrossed)
4. **JCT Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28752)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2706/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Boshart Davis. Passed. — **49–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **18–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Paul Evans — primary (person)
- Shelly Boshart Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01T00:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-23T00:01:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2025-04-29T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-01T20:03:14+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-05T18:24:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06T18:40:13+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Boshart Davis. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07T19:01:49+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07T19:46:09+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-12T16:43:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-12T19:04:00+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13T19:14:26+00:00** Carried over to 05-14 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-14T19:25:17+00:00** Carried over to 05-15 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-15T18:58:33+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20T17:35:37+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-20T22:02:32+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-28T20:48:30+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T23:59:21+00:00** Chapter 189, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93ab8ba3-280c-4214-ac7e-bb6a9f2bf5a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).