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This is exactly how OSCC is intended to work. Sixteen chamber organizations across Oregon made their voice heard in support of HB 3119, which would delay the DEQ’s ‘Advanced Clean Truck’ (ACT) rule until 2027.
OSCC supports HB 3119 as the ACT rule is proving to be a costly mandate that is forcing electric work trucks and drayage trucks into the marketplace in lieu of traditional clean diesel trucks. Electric trucks are not only more costly, but they have lesser capacity, lesser range, lesser power, and no charging infrastructure – if they are even available at all.
HB 3119 is the grassroots response to a technocratic and tone deaf agency that is not is not connected to the people and the businesses that make Oregon work.
GOOD Legislation Coming up This Week
House Bill 2301: OSCC is observing a growing consensus that Oregon’s “death tax” must be addressed. Oregon has the most punitive estate tax laws in the Western US with a $1 million exemption and a progressive tax rate starting at 10% on estate values above $1 million. House Bill 2301 is emerging as the legislation to increase the exclusion up to $8 million with a flat tax rate of 7% thereafter. OSCC will SUPPORT.
House Bill 2301 will get its first public hearing in the House Revenue Committee on Thursday, February 6 at 3pm. You can register to testify here or submit your testimony here.
Senate Bill 780: OSCC has traditionally supported funding requests for County Fairgrounds, as they are community assets that are often a centerpiece of community life. SB 780 would remove an arbitrary lottery funding cap for County Fairgrounds and allow them to be funded at the full 1% of lottery revenue as Oregon law had allowed since the inception of the lottery.
Senate Bill 780 will get its first public hearing in the Senate Finance and Revenue Committee on Monday, February 3, at 8:15am. You can register to testify here or submit testimony here.
BAD Legislation Coming up This Week
Senate Bill 916: OSCC learned last week that SB 916 would emerge as the top priority for labor organizations in the 2025 session. SB 916 would allow unemployment benefits for striking workers. It would be a substantial departure from the underlying purpose of the unemployment insurance system - to sustain employees when they lose their wages through no fault of their own.
In addition to giving striking workers more leverage in contract negotiations, it may also have the impact of creating more demand and cost on Oregon’s already expensive unemployment insurance system. SB 916 would force thousands of small employers to subsidize labor disputes. OSCC will OPPOSE.
Senate Bill 916 will get its first public hearing in the Senate Labor and Business Committee on Thursday, February 6, at 8:00am. You can register to testify here or submit testimony here.
Senate Bill 174: Adding insurance products in the state’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act (UTPA) is a bad and costly idea that OSCC has fought for many years. OSCC fought against this same bill in 2023, arguing that it would drive up the costs of all property/casualty insurance. It would benefit a few at the cost of many. OSCC will OPPOSE.
Senate Bill 174 will get its first public hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, February 5, at 3:00pm. You can register to testify here or submit testimony here.
Click here to view the full list of bills OSCC is tracking.
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