---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to motor vehicle dealer franchises."
description: "Makes various changes to the laws that govern franchise agreements between motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers, distributors and importers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2127"
citation: "Oregon HB 2127 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T21:06:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dec5a8f8-3585-42f1-8bd0-d711ca512a6b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2127"
source_hash: "60dbd5ad9c1d88fb2e56f548ecd91b22a9cd7ae7cf2c6b439d9078ce0a9355e4"
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 2127 (2025R1) — Relating to motor vehicle dealer franchises.

Makes various changes to the laws that govern franchise agreements between motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers, distributors and importers.

## 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/HB2127/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2127/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2127/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2127/B-Engrossed)
5. **HCCP Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27736)
6. **SLB Amendment -A3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28681)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2127/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2127/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed. — **55–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## 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 Commerce and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-01T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-04T22:05:00+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07T18:34:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:23:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 9, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-09T19:09:30+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-10T18:29:15+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10T21:44:51+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10T22:27:13+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-17T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-21T21:38:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-22T19:24:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-23T19:22:47+00:00** Carried over to 04-24 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-24T17:42:10+00:00** Carried over to 04-28 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-28T19:20:57+00:00** Carried over to 04-29 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-29T18:44:16+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Bonham. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-01T18:37:13+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-05-05T18:15:13+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-05T20:46:04+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-12T20:19:17+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T21:06:59+00:00** Chapter 50, (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/dec5a8f8-3585-42f1-8bd0-d711ca512a6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).