Climate change

SB 1541 retroactive cost recovery for climate change

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Donna | 0 Comments

SB 1541 – Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program as an interagency response to the effects of climate change. Back again from the 2025 session is this illegal retroactive cost recovery that will make energy costs go up. A cap-and-trade program was implemented to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions costing some to buy credits. Now they want to double tax…

HB 3365 Adds climate change to school curriculum

Posted on June 26, 2025 by BJ

04/28/2025 VOTE: NO – PASSED – Signed into Law; Gov Kotek, 6-26-25 Status (overview) of bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3365 Committee assigned to bill: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SED/Overview Incorporating partisan politics into the classroom violates ORS 336.070. The Act would make new laws that would require climate change instruction to be included in certain subjects taught in public schools. Directs the State Board of Education to ensure that…

HB 2081 PERS investments take account for climate risks

Posted on May 17, 2025 by BJ

05/17/2025 VOTE:NO – PASSED – Signed: Gov Kotek 6-26-25 Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2081 Requires OIC and the State Treasurer to take actions to manage climate risks in the PERS fund. Directs the Oregon Investment Council and the State Treasurer to take certain actions to manage the risks of climate change to the Public Employees Retirement Fund. Takes effect on the…

SB 1187 Climate Change Superfund Cost Recovery

Posted on March 27, 2025 by BJ

03/27/2025 VOTE:NO – Died in Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB1187 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SEE/Overview Creates a program to recover the costs of climate change via a Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program. This program is a retaliation tax in arrears from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2024, highly unethical for a government to choose winners and losers politicizing activities that…

SB 682 Retro tax on fossil fuel entities

Posted on January 24, 2025 by BJ

01/24/2025 VOTE:NO – Died In Committee Status (overview) of bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB682 Committee assigned to bill:https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Committees/SEE/Overview This Act creates a program to recover the costs of climate change. Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program within the Department of Environmental Quality. Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Account. Requires the State Treasurer to conduct an assessment on the costs of greenhouse…

HB 2601 Prohibits carbon-intensive investments

Posted on June 25, 2023 by BJ

VOTE:NO
Died in Committee

SB 854 Climate Change instruction for K-12