Oregon Citizens Lobby

HB 4084 Fast track industrial construction permits

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Donna | 0 Comments

HB 4084 – sets up a Joint Permitting Council to run a fast-track permit program for large-scale projects – especially those that create jobs or advance key industry clusters. The Act would direct certain state agencies to publish a list of certain permits that can be issued by the agencies. The Act would adjust certain requirements of the enterprise zone…

HB 4031 Exempt energy facility from cite certificate

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Donna | 0 Comments

HB 4031 – Exempts an energy facility from needing a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council if the energy facility produces power from a renewable energy source, qualifies for certain federal renewable energy tax credits and construction begins on or before December 31, 2028. Amendment modifies the qualifications of a facility to be exempted from needing a site…

HB 4007 Allows regulation for micromobility devices

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Donna | 0 Comments

HB 4007 – requires children under 16 to wear helmets when riding e-bikes and e-scooters, and create a pilot program allowing truckers to haul heavier loads of milk. The regulation of micromobility devices is a key safety measure for communities. The ability of local governments to provide regulations about the time, place, and manner in which micromobility devices are used…

SB 1597A Requires electric utilities to disclose nuclear storage

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Donna | 0 Comments

SB 1597A – Requires an electric utility to disclose to its customers the costs of storing nuclear waste produced by an energy facility in generating electricity. Requires a person who develops an energy facility to disclose to the electric utility and the public the costs of storing any nuclear waste produced by the energy facility in generating electricity. Takes effect on…

HB 4081 Changes highway worker photo radar laws

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Donna | 0 Comments

HB 4081 – adds highway worker photo radar as a tool that can be used for the safety of workers and drivers. The bill removes previous requirements that radar be operated by uniformed officers in marked vehicles, and eliminates the 100-yard distance restriction from where workers are present. Provides revenue for traffic safety, enhances worker safety, standardizes rules around equipment…

SB 1526 Nonprofit setup for net-zero projects

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Donna | 0 Comments

SB 1526 would create a new nonprofit entity at taxpayer expense for the purpose of tapping into the $700 million Monsanto-created environmental slush fund to capitalize net zero focused projects that are clean energy and resilience projects. Why a nonprofit and not an agency that is accountable to voters? Nationally, NGO’s are under investigation for money laundering wasting trillions. Instead…