2025 Regular SessionOregon Legislature

HB3539: Relating to greenhouse gas emissions reporting; declaring an emergency.

Legislative Summary

This Act tells the EQC to get a third party to study and make an emissions factor for electricity bought from unknown sources. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Requires the Environmental Quality Commission to contract with a third party to study and determine a greenhouse gas reporting emissions factor for electricity purchased from unspecified sources. Requires the commission to update rules establishing the emissions factor no later than January 1, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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Bill History

2/11/2025
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Public Hearing held.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Work Session held.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

House Committee Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference
4/8/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/11/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Ways and Means(Joint Conference)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Bobby Levy
Bobby Levy
Republican

Documents

Introduced
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Analysis
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