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Read. Follow. Verify.Oregon House Bill 4009 phases in road usage charges for electric and hybrid vehicles and restructures EV rebates
Last action · March 6, 2026: In committee upon adjournment.
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What This Bill Proposed
Oregon House Bill 4009 establishes a phased-in, mandatory per-mile road usage charge or an optional annual flat fee for owners and lessees of electric and hybrid passenger vehicles as well as e-commerce delivery vans. The measure also pauses certain standard electric vehicle rebates while limiting Charge Ahead Oregon Program rebates to one per household.
Registered owners and lessees of electric and hybrid vehicles face new road usage fees or annual flat rates, while vehicle purchasers face stricter limits and temporary pauses on state electric vehicle rebates.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Registered owners and lessees of electric and hybrid vehicles
Must pay a mandatory per-mile road usage charge or an optional flat annual fee for operating subject vehicles on state highways.
Department of Transportation
Responsible for establishing reporting periods, collecting road usage charges, protecting confidential data, and submitting biennial highway revenue recommendation reports.
Department of Environmental Quality
Prohibited from issuing certain EV rebates under ORS 468.444 and required to allocate Zero-Emission Incentive Fund moneys to the Charge Ahead Oregon Program.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is required to pay the per-mile road usage charge under House Bill 4009?
Can vehicle owners pay a flat fee instead of tracking their mileage?
What happens to existing electric vehicle rebates?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseIn committee upon adjournment.
- Feb 11, 2026HousePublic Hearing held.
- Feb 2, 2026HouseReferred to Transportation.
- Feb 2, 2026HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Version history
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Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Transition to Road Usage Charging for Non-Gas Vehicles
The measure systematically phases out reliance on standard registration adjustments for electric and hybrid vehicles in favor of metered per-mile road usage charges.
Connected Entities
Sources
olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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