l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3477

Modifies state greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: This Act changes the state's goals to reduce greenhouse gases and changes the term "global warming" to "climate change" in some laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2). Modifies state greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Replaces the term "global warming" with "climate change" in provisions related to the Oregon Climate Action Commission. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

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

3 co-sponsors

Zach Hudson, Courtney Neron Misslin, Farrah Chaichi

In the Senate

    5 co-sponsors

    Lew Frederick, Jeff Golden, Deb Patterson, Khanh Pham, Kathleen Taylor

    Its course

    February 4 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 action4 actions on 4 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Jun 27 · stopped143 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 4 to Feb 62 days

    Climate, Energy, and EnvironmentFeb 6 to Jun 27 · stopped141 days

    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 Feb 4 – Jun 27

    1. Feb 4Introduced
    2. Feb 6Sent to Climate, Energy, and Environment
    3. Mar 11Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
    4. Jun 27Died when the session ended
    All 4 actions, as published
    1. Feb 4First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 6Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 11Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives