Dear OSCC Members & Colleagues –
We learned very little in the first week of the legislative session. Most committees spent their time with presentations from interest groups and state agencies.
A few new bills were introduced – nearly 200 – bringing our total to almost 2,500 unique pieces of legislation. However, as we’ve previously discussed, the vast majority of these bills are ‘placeholder’ bills designed to be surreptitiously worked and amended out of public view.
Although it appears that committees will start to pick up their pace this week, there are only a few bills of interest being discussed.
HOWEVER, we applaud the House Committee on Climate, Energy and Environment for scheduling one of the most important bills of the 2025 session – House Bill 3119.
House Bill 3119 would delay the Oregon DEQ’s ‘Advanced Clean Trucks’ rule until 2027.
OSCC issued an ACTION ALERT on this very issue in November when it was pending at the DEQ.
The rule effectively bans the sale of new diesel work trucks, tractor trucks, RV’s and more in Oregon starting on January 1.
Despite all the testimony that the rule would cause great harm to our hardworking agriculture, building, wood products, construction, trucking, logistics, and other industries, DEQ passed it anyways.
House Bill 3119 gives OSCC yet another opportunity to pause this rule. HB 3119 is scheduled for Thursday, January 30th, at 8:00 AM.
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