Oregon · House Bill 3539 · 2025 Regular Session

Requires the Environmental Quality Commission to contract with a third party to study and determine a greenhouse gas reporting emissions factor for…

  1. Introduced Feb 11, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 12, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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.

Read the full official title (27 words)

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.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. · House Climate, Energy, and Environment
  3. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · House Climate, Energy, and Environment
  4. CommitteeWork Session held. · House Climate, Energy, and Environment
  5. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. · House Climate, Energy, and Environment
  6. CommitteeReferred to Ways and Means by prior reference. · Joint Ways and Means
  7. HouseIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 8, 2025 House Climate, Energy, and Environment Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
Members

Yes · 12

12–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.