l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2949

Requires owners or operators of bulk oils or liquid fuels terminals to obtain a certificate of financial responsibility from the Department of Environmental Quality.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: This Act makes owners of bulk oils and liquid fuels terminals show they can cover the costs of oil or fuel spills. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.6).</b> [<i>Digest: This Act tells the DEQ to contract for a study about making bulk oils and liquid fuels terminal owners get bonds or insurance. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</i>] [<i>Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to contract with a third party to study and assess financial assurance requirements for owners or operators of bulk oils and liquid fuels terminals. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Requires owners or operators of bulk oils or liquid fuels terminals to obtain a certificate of financial responsibility from the Department of Environmental Quality. <b>Directs the Environmental Quality Commission to establish rules pertaining to certificates of responsibility. Requires the department to report to the Legislative Assembly on the implementation of the Act each even-numbered year. <b>Preempts local governments from requiring financial assurance that exceeds or is in addition to the requirements of the Act. <b>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

5 co-sponsors

Shannon Isadore, Mark Gamba, Zach Hudson, Willy Chotzen, David Gomberg

In the Senate

Its course

January 13 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Emergency Management, General Government, and VeteransJan 17 to Apr 1184 days

Ways and MeansApr 11 to Jun 27 · stopped77 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 11

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jun 27

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  3. Mar 6Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  4. Apr 8Heard in Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
  5. Apr 11Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 11Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 11Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives