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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2598
Sponsored by Representative RUIZ, Senator FREDERICK; Senator PHAM K (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced.The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act makes clear that a light rail car or monorail are not commercial motor vehicles.
(Flesch Readability Score:68.9).
Clarifies that a rail fixed guideway system is not a commercial motor vehicle for the purposes
of the Oregon Vehicle Code.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to rail fixed guideway public transportation system; amending ORS 801.208.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 801.208 is amended to read:
801.208. (1) “Commercial motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles
and one or more vehicles that:
(a) Has a gross combination weight rating or gross combination weight of 26,001 pounds or
more, whichever is greater, inclusive of one or more towed units, with a gross vehicle weight rating
or gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, whichever is greater;
(b) Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more;
(c) Is designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver; or
(d) Is of any size and is used in the transportation of hazardous materials.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the term “commercial motor vehicle” does not
include the following:
(a) An emergency fire vehicle being operated by firefighters as defined in ORS 652.050;
(b) Emergency vehicles being operated by qualified emergency service volunteers as defined in
ORS401.358;
(c) A motor home used to transport or house, for nonbusiness purposes, the operator or the
operator’s family members or personal possessions; [or]
(d) A recreational vehicle that is operated solely for personal use[.]; or
(e) A rail fixed guideway public transportation system operated by a mass transit district
created under ORS chapter 267.
NOTE:Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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