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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the transfer of interest in motor vehicles."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "HB 4137"
citation: "Oregon HB 4137 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fred Girod", "Hai Pham", "Jami Cate", "Sue Rieke Smith", "Tawna Sanchez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f928aa4f-b0fa-4f84-87ba-a103a5036fb0"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4137"
source_hash: "42e8494d037827f37b254f62f1abf1dea4766b3acc46e1599a510284ab074169"
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 4137 (2026R1) — Relating to the transfer of interest in motor vehicles.
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.
## 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/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4137/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4137/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4137/A-Engrossed)
4. **HJUD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30563)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4137/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Cate. Passed. — **40–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Fred Girod — primary (person)
- Hai Pham — primary (person)
- Jami Cate — primary (person)
- Sue Rieke Smith — primary (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — primary (person)
- Alek Skarlatos — cosponsor (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrus Javadi — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- E. Werner Reschke — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Helfrich — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Mannix — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Thatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Lamar Wise — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)
- Todd Nash — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T17:51:51+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-16T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-18T23:49:37+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19T19:51:21+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20T18:49:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Cate. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-20T21:49:18+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-20T22:59:40+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23T22:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-25T21:47:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-27T17:42:04+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-27T20:49:42+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-03-02T22:05:10+00:00** Carried over to 03-03 by unanimous consent.
- **2026-03-03T19:57:44+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-04T18:52:04+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-05T16:38:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2026-03-31T21:07:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00** Chapter 65, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f928aa4f-b0fa-4f84-87ba-a103a5036fb0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).