HB 4060
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Prohibits the sale, offer to sell, or distribution of new linear fluorescent lamps and compact fluorescent lamps in Oregon immediately upon passage. Grants temporary exemptions until January 1/2, 2030 for school districts, education service districts, and facilities exceeding one million square feet, contingent on the passage of HB 4066 to resolve statutory conflicts. Exempts long-term care and residential care facilities from plan review requirements when replacing fluorescent fixtures with alternatives.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Address unintended consequences of the prohibition on the sale of certain fluorescent lamps and resolve conflicts with House Bill 4066.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The creation of specific carve-outs for large facilities and care homes suggests a hypothesis that the existing ban was causing operational disruptions or supply chain constraints for these sectors, necessitating temporary relief to manage replacement technology availability.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Must cease sale, offer to sell, or distribution of new linear fluorescent lamps and compact fluorescent lamps (pin, screw, or bayonet-base) in Oregon immediately upon passage.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
May purchase exempt fluorescent lamps for educational buildings until January 1/2, 2030, provided HB 4066 passes to resolve statutory conflicts and expand the exemption to education service districts.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
May purchase exempt fluorescent lamps for facilities totaling over one million square feet until January 1/2, 2030, contingent on HB 4066 passing to resolve statutory conflicts.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Exempt from submitting plans and specifications for review when altering existing facilities solely to replace fluorescent light fixtures with alternatives.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Cannot purchase new fluorescent lamps; must transition to alternative lighting technologies.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Immediate ban enforcement requires retailers to remove fluorescent stock from shelves upon passage, potentially causing inventory write-offs.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Exemptions for schools and large facilities are legally contingent on HB 4066 passing; if HB 4066 fails, the bill contains conflicting provisions that may remove or invalidate these exemptions due to Section 4 deleting exemptions (8) and (9) while Section 3 adds them.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Care facilities gain administrative relief by avoiding plan review requirements for fixture-only replacements, reducing regulatory burden.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Supply chains must shift to LED or other non-fluorescent alternatives immediately, with no state revenue impact noted.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement INTRO; Revenue Impact Statement INTRO
Large Facility Owner
A corporation operating a distribution center exceeding one million square feet continues purchasing low-cost fluorescent lamps without penalty until 2030, avoiding immediate capital expenditure for retrofitting while managing mercury disposal risks through existing inventory.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
School District
A school district relies on the exemption to purchase replacement lamps for aging fixtures; if HB 4066 fails, conflicting text in Section 4 may delete the exemption, forcing the district to face penalties or destroy existing stock due to an immediate ban with no valid exemption.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
The exemptions rely on technical specifications (e.g., peak radiation at 253.7 nm, UV power >2 mW/kilolumen) that are difficult to verify without laboratory testing, creating a risk of non-compliant products entering the market through false labeling.
Sources · Enrolled
Immediate mercury reduction via a sales ban is weighed against temporary operational continuity for schools and large commercial users, though the latter depends on resolving legislative drafting conflicts.
Reduces environmental and health risks from mercury release by accelerating the phase-out of fluorescent lamps.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Provides regulatory relief to care facilities by exempting fixture-only replacements from plan review requirements.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Legislative conflict with HB 4066 creates uncertainty for school and large facility exemptions; if unresolved, these groups may lose access to exempt lamps.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Immediate ban may disrupt supply chains for specialized applications before adequate alternatives are available, despite existing exemptions for research and medical uses.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
The enrolled version resolves conflicts with HB 4066 by adding conditional sections (3a, 4a, 4b) that activate if HB 4066 passes. It expands the school exemption to include education service districts and aligns the operative date for exemptions to January 2, 2030 in the conditional path. The enrolled text also includes Section 6 exempting care facilities from plan review requirements. Without HB 4066, the bill retains a ban but contains conflicting provisions regarding exemptions (8) and (9).
No new penalties introduced; enforcement relies on existing ORS 459.485 framework.
neutral
Sources · Enrolled
Adds conditional exemption for education service districts and care facility plan review relief; resolves conflicts with HB 4066 via conditional repeal/amendment sections.
high
Sources · Enrolled
Operative date for exemptions aligned to January 2, 2030 in conditional path; emergency clause maintains immediate effect of ban.
high
Sources · Enrolled
Tradeoff: The enrolled version clarifies the exemption path for schools and large facilities by tying it to HB 4066, reducing ambiguity compared to the previous version, but introduces a dependency that could leave exemptions unresolved if HB 4066 fails.
high confidence. Analysis based on enrolled bill text and official staff summaries; however, statutory conflict regarding exemptions introduces legal uncertainty contingent on HB 4066.
Possible effects if adopted; not current bill text.
If adopted and HB 4066 passes, the amendment extends a sales exemption for fluorescent lamps to large commercial buyers and education service districts through January 2, 2030, and temporarily waives Oregon Health Authority plan-review requirements for long-term care and residential care facilities replacing light fixtures. This delays mercury phase-out compliance for these groups, reduces administrative burdens, and preserves existing supply channels while maintaining the underlying sales prohibition for all other purchasers.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment; Staff Measure Summary A
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment likely aims to prevent supply chain disruption and regulatory bottlenecks by extending exemptions and waiving facility alteration reviews, as compliant lighting alternatives may have been insufficient or cost-prohibitive for large-scale operators and healthcare facilities at the time of drafting.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment; Staff Measure Summary A
Retain lawful access to fluorescent lamp sales through 2029, avoiding premature inventory write-offs and allowing continued use of existing lighting infrastructure.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
Maintain exemption for educational building lighting purchases through 2029, preserving procurement flexibility for school facilities.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
Gain temporary relief from submitting plans and specifications to the Oregon Health Authority when replacing light fixtures solely for compliance purposes, streamlining maintenance workflows.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
Continue lawful sales of specific fluorescent lamps to exempted entities, preserving existing market channels until the 2030 deadline.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
Behavior and obligations are altered for exempted facilities, which can replace fixtures without triggering OHA plan review, reducing administrative overhead. Large buyers retain access to existing inventory without immediate retrofit mandates.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
Costs remain minimal for state and local governments per official fiscal analysis, while exempted facilities avoid early capital outlays for compliant lighting replacements.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement INTRO; Fiscal Impact Statement A
Eligibility and access are strictly tied to facility type, square footage thresholds, or educational use. Non-exempt purchasers must comply with the sales prohibition.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
Enforcement and risk depend on accurate reporting of facility square footage and lamp purpose. Misclassification could result in unlawful sales or unreviewed facility alterations.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
Regional healthcare network operating 1.2 million square feet across multiple facilities
Avoids a multi-million dollar premature retrofit, maintaining uninterrupted patient care while LED alternatives achieve cost parity and supply chain stability.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
Residential care facility exploiting the plan-review waiver
Installs non-compliant fixtures under the guise of "solely replacing light fixtures," bypassing electrical safety codes and creating prolonged mercury exposure risks that remain unaddressed until 2030.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
The distinction relies on strict adherence to facility size definitions, lamp use specifications, and the "solely" replacement limitation in Section 6.
Sources · Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
Extending exemptions and waiving plan reviews reduces immediate compliance costs and administrative burdens for specific sectors but delays mercury phase-out goals and temporarily suspends regulatory oversight of facility alterations.
Supply chain stability for large commercial operators and educational institutions.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
Reduced capital outlays and administrative relief for healthcare facilities during the transition period.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Prolonged environmental and health exposure to mercury from delayed phase-out.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
Delayed infrastructure modernization and potential regulatory gaps in facility safety reviews.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -4 — proposed amendment
high confidence. Analysis is grounded in the explicit text of the proposed amendment, official staff summaries, and fiscal statements. No legislative intent or unverified claims are included.
Exempts long-term care and residential care facilities from submitting alteration plans and specifications for state review when they replace fluorescent light fixtures solely to comply with a statewide sales ban, effective until January 2, 2030. This reduces administrative burdens and permitting delays for facility upgrades while preserving full regulatory oversight for combined renovations or new construction.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment likely aims to prevent administrative bottlenecks during mandatory lighting upgrades by removing redundant review steps for minor, code-compliant fixture swaps. This inference is drawn from the text’s explicit carve-out of plan-review requirements specifically for alterations consisting solely of compliant fixture replacements, while simultaneously preserving those requirements for combined renovations or new construction.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Reduced administrative workload and permitting delays when conducting sole fixture replacements to meet mercury-phaseout compliance, while retaining full regulatory oversight for combined renovations or new builds.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Decreased caseload for minor lighting-only alteration reviews, with retained authority over combined renovations or new construction.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Indirect benefit from streamlined compliance pathways for care facilities, though the sales exemption itself is addressed elsewhere in the measure.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Facilities can accelerate lighting retrofits without triggering a formal plan-review process, reducing permitting fees and administrative overhead. Eligibility for the exemption is strictly limited to alterations consisting solely of compliant fixture replacements; any combined renovations or new construction remain subject to full review. Enforcement relies on accurate self-classification by operators to ensure broader building code requirements are not bypassed.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Residential care facility operator
A residential care facility completes a full-campus lighting retrofit in days instead of months, avoiding costly occupancy delays and meeting mercury-phaseout deadlines while fully complying with all applicable safety codes.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Long-term care operator
A long-term care operator lawfully applies the exemption across dozens of simultaneous wing renovations by classifying each as a fixture-only swap, effectively bypassing cumulative structural and fire-safety reviews that would normally trigger for large-scale campus-wide alterations, creating an unmonitored compliance blind spot.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
The text legally permits exemption from plan review for sole fixture replacements. A potential unlawful outcome could arise if facilities misclassify combined renovations as fixture-only projects to avoid broader building, electrical, or fire-safety reviews. The amendment does not authorize bypassing other applicable safety codes; it only suspends the specific ORS 441.060 submission requirement for this narrow scope, leaving enforcement dependent on accurate classification and routine inspections.
Sources · Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Streamlining administrative compliance for minor lighting upgrades accelerates mercury-phaseout adherence but risks regulatory blind spots if facilities misclassify combined renovations as fixture-only projects. Upsides include reduced permitting delays, lower administrative costs, and faster environmental compliance. Downsides include potential erosion of building safety oversight and increased reliance on accurate self-classification by operators.
Reduced permitting delays and lower administrative costs for facility operators.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Faster environmental compliance with mercury-phaseout deadlines.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Potential erosion of building safety oversight due to reliance on operator self-classification.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Risk of unmonitored compliance blind spots if combined renovations are misclassified as fixture-only swaps.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
high confidence. Analysis is grounded in the explicit text of the proposed amendment and official staff summaries. Fiscal impacts are explicitly documented as minimal/no impact. No legislative intent or stakeholder claims are inferred beyond what the text and official summaries support.
If adopted, the amendment would extend the phase-out of new fluorescent lamp sales in Oregon to January 1, 2028, while creating a temporary exemption (expiring January 2, 2030) for school districts and large commercial or industrial facilities exceeding one million square feet. This delays mercury reduction targets but provides compliance flexibility during the transition to alternative lighting technologies.
Basis: Stakeholder claim · Sources: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment; Staff Measure Summary; Staff Measure Summary A
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment likely aims to prevent immediate supply chain disruptions or compliance costs for large commercial operators and educational institutions by extending the exemption period, given that alternative lighting technologies may not yet be fully available or cost-effective for all existing fixtures.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary
May continue purchasing new fluorescent lamps for school buildings until January 2, 2030, avoiding immediate retrofit mandates.
Basis: Stakeholder claim · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
May purchase new fluorescent lamps for their facilities until January 2, 2030, with the ability to aggregate square footage across parent companies, subsidiaries, or similarly related entities.
Basis: Stakeholder claim · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
May legally stock and sell new fluorescent lamps through 2027, altering inventory planning and consumer availability timelines.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Will manage a prolonged period of mercury-containing products in the market, potentially affecting hazardous waste handling protocols and disposal infrastructure.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary
Retailers can legally stock and sell new fluorescent lamps through 2027, while large purchasers and schools retain access to legacy lighting inventory for four additional years.
Basis: Stakeholder claim · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Reduces immediate retrofit costs for large facilities and schools that may lack compatible LED or alternative fixtures, but extends mercury waste management liabilities.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary
Requires verification of facility square footage (including corporate affiliates) to claim the exemption, creating administrative tracking obligations for buyers and potential audit risks for sellers.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Large retail or logistics chain with multiple Oregon locations
A corporation could legally aggregate its square footage across all Oregon properties to purchase bulk fluorescent inventory at lower costs, avoiding a multi-year forced retrofit that would disrupt operations or exceed capital budgets.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Facility operator or environmental compliance officer
An operator misclassifies standard commercial lighting as exempt to avoid LED upgrades, resulting in prolonged mercury exposure risks for workers and increased hazardous waste disposal costs when the exemption expires in 2030.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary
The distinction rests on whether the aggregation reflects actual corporate control and operational scale versus fabricated or inflated metrics designed solely to evade the prohibition.
Sources · Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
The measure trades accelerated mercury reduction and environmental health benefits for extended commercial and educational flexibility during a technology transition period. Upsides include reduced near-term compliance costs and supply chain stability; downsides include prolonged hazardous material use, delayed infrastructure modernization, and increased long-term waste management burdens.
Reduces immediate retrofit costs for large facilities and schools that may lack compatible LED or alternative fixtures.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary
Provides supply chain stability by allowing retailers to maintain inventory through 2027 without sudden phase-out disruptions.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Extends mercury exposure risks and hazardous waste liabilities for four additional years.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary
Delays infrastructure modernization and may lock in legacy lighting systems past their optimal replacement window.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
medium confidence. The amendment text is clear on its operative dates and exemptions, but lacks official legislative findings or empirical data to confirm the necessity of the extension. Fiscal impacts are officially minimal, but environmental and compliance outcomes depend on unprovided implementation rules.
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Chief sponsors: Representative Jeffrey Helfrich, Senator Dick Anderson
Regular sponsors: Representative Emerson Levy, Senator Bruce Starr, Representative Mark Owens, Representative E. Werner Reschke
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Chapter 38, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.
Governor signed.
President signed.
Speaker signed.
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
Ayes, 54; Excused, 3--Hartman, Levy B, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Boshart Davis, Elmer, Levy E.
Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.
Ayes, 21; Nays, 8--Campos, Girod, Golden, Neron Misslin, Patterson, Pham, Prozanski, Taylor; Excused, 1--Linthicum.
Second reading.
Senate Amendments to Introduced bill text posted
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
Staff Measure Summary · Version A
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
Public Hearing and Work Session
Heard and Reported Out with Amendments · Agenda item 1 · Room HR 30 · Exempts sales to purchasers with facilities totaling more than one million square feet from a prohibition on sales of certain fluorescent lamps until January 1, 2030.
IS_Impact HB 4060 4
Revenue Impact Statement
Amendment -4 adopted
IS_Impact HB 4060 3
Revenue Impact Statement
Amendment -3 proposed
Referred to Energy and Environment.
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
Third reading. Carried by Helfrich. Passed.
Ayes, 45; Excused, 4--Hartman, Lewis, Sosa, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 11--Boshart Davis, Bunch, Diehl, Elmer, Gomberg, Mannix, McIntire, Nguyen D, Skarlatos, Watanabe, Speaker Fahey.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass.
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out · Agenda item 5 · Room HR 30 · Exempts sales to purchasers with facilities totaling more than one million square feet from a prohibition on sales of certain fluorescent lamps until January 1, 2030.
IS_Impact HB 4060 INTRO
Revenue Impact Statement
IS_Impact HB 4060 2
Revenue Impact Statement
Amendment -2 proposed
Public Hearing held.
Public Hearing
Heard · Agenda item 5 · Room HR 30 · Exempts sales to purchasers with facilities totaling more than one million square feet from a prohibition on sales of certain fluorescent lamps until January 1, 2030.
Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
reating new provisions; amending ORS 459.485 and 459.488; repealing section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, and section 23, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066); and de
, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled 5 House Bill 4066) (amending section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 be- 6 comes law, section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025
chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 be- 6 comes law, section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is repealed by section 2 of this 2026 7 Act.”. 8 On page 2, after line 31, i
(amending ORS 459.488) is repealed and ORS 459.488, as amended 11 by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, and section 22, chapter 12 , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), is a
(amending ORS 10 459.488) is repealed and ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, 11 and section 22, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), is a
ating new provisions; amending ORS 459.485 and 459.488; repealing 3 section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025; and declaring an emergency. 4 Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Ore
-, screw- or bayonet-base type compact fluorescent lamp. SECTION 2. Section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is repealed. SECTION 2a. Notwithstanding section 21, chapter , Oregon Laws 20
ating new provisions; amending ORS 459.485 and 459.488; repealing 3 section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, and section 23, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 4 (Enrolled House Bill 4066); and
21, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066) (amending section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 be- comes law, section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, i
3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 be- comes law, section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is repealed by section 2 of this 2026 Act. SECTION 3. ORS 459.488, as amended
y section 2 of this 2026 Act. SECTION 3. ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to read: 459.488. ORS 459.485 does not apply to: (1) A lamp used
ation service districts Aligning the repeal of the operative date language in House Bill 2307 (2025), with the drafting approach in HB 4066 BACKGROUND: Fluorescent bulbs, s
rew- or bayonet-base type compact 16 fluorescent lamp. 17 SECTION 2. Section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is repealed. 18 SECTION 3. ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195,
gon Laws 2025, is repealed. 18 SECTION 3. ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended 19 to read: 20 459.488. ORS 459.485 does not apply to: 21 (1) A lam
for certain scientific, image-capturing, research, and manufacturing purposes. HB 2307 (2025) exempts, until January 2, 2030, lamps purchased by school districts from
rew- or bayonet-base type compact 17 fluorescent lamp. 18 SECTION 2. Section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is repealed. 19 SECTION 2a. Notwithstanding section 21, chapter , Oregon Laws
, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled 20 House Bill 4066) (amending section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 be- 21 comes law, section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025
chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 be- 21 comes law, section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is repealed by section 2 of this 2026 Act. 22 SECTION 3. ORS 459.488, as amend
section 2 of this 2026 Act. 22 SECTION 3. ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matt
(amending ORS 22 459.488) is repealed and ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, 23 section 22, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), and sect
(amending ORS 459.488) is repealed and ORS 459.488, as amended 18 by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, section 22, chapter 19 , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), and sect
ct (amending ORS 459.488) is repealed and ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, and section 22, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), is amen
31 erated by the purchaser. 32 SECTION 4. ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, and section 33 3 of this 2026 Act, is amended to read: 34 459.488. ORS 459.485
(amending ORS 43 459.488) is repealed and ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, 44 and section 22, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), is a
op- erated by the purchaser. SECTION 4. ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, and section 3 of this 2026 Act, is amended to read: 459.488. ORS 459.485 does
41 erated by the purchaser. 42 SECTION 4. ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, and section 43 3 of this 2026 Act, is amended to read: 44 459.488. ORS 459.485
ct (amending ORS 459.488) is repealed and ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, section 22, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), and section
(amending ORS 39 459.488) is repealed and ORS 459.488, as amended by section 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, 40 section 22, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), and sect
ation, exposure to mercury can cause adverse health effects in humans. In 2023, House Bill 2531 prohibited the sale and the distribution in or into Oregon of new screw- or bay
ation, exposure to mercury can cause adverse health effects in humans. In 2023, House Bill 2531 prohibited the sale and the distribution in or into Oregon of new screw- or bay
, line 3, after “2025” insert “, and section 23, 2 chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066)”. 3 After line 17, insert: 4 “SECTION 2a. Notwithstanding section 21, chapte
, line 3, after “2025” insert “, and section 23, chapter , 2 Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066)”. 3 After line 17, insert: 4 “ SECTION 2a. Notwithstanding section 21, chapt
ert: 4 “SECTION 2a. Notwithstanding section 21, chapter , Oregon 5 Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066) (amending section 3, chapter 195, 6 Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 bec
SECTION 2a. Notwithstanding section 21, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled 5 House Bill 4066) (amending section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 be- 6
3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, and section 23, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066); and declaring an emergency. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oreg
led House Bill 4066) (amending section 3, chapter 195, 6 Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 3, chapter 7 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is repealed by sectio
led 5 House Bill 4066) (amending section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 be- 6 comes law, section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is repealed by sect
n 2 of this 2026 Act.”. 8 On page 2, after line 31, insert: 9 “SECTION 3a. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 3 of this 2026 10 Act (amending ORS 459.488) is repealed a
of this 2026 7 Act.”. 8 On page 2, after line 31, insert: 9 “ SECTION 3a. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 3 of this 2026 Act (amending ORS 10 459.488) is repealed a
, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, and section 22, chapter 12 , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), is amended to 13 read: 14 “459.488. ORS 459.485 does not apply to: 15 “(1) A
, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, 11 and section 22, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), is amended to 12 read: 13 “459.488. ORS 459.485 does not apply to: 14 “(1) A
lace light fixtures to comply with the prohibition. It addresses conflicts with House Bill 4066 (2026), should it pass. The measure declares an emergency, effective on its pas
light fixtures to comply with the prohibition. It also addresses conflicts with HB 4066, should it pass. Detailed Summary: Addresses conflicts with HB 4066, should it
flicts with HB 4066, should it pass. Detailed Summary: Addresses conflicts with HB 4066, should it pass, by doing the following: Extending until January 2, 2030 (rat
repealed. SECTION 2a. Notwithstanding section 21, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066) (amending section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 be- co
rolled House Bill 4066) (amending section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 be- comes law, section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is repealed by section
, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, and section 23, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 4 (Enrolled House Bill 4066); and declaring an emergency. 5 Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Or
perative date language in House Bill 2307 (2025), with the drafting approach in HB 4066 BACKGROUND: Fluorescent bulbs, such as compact fluorescent light bulbs, contain
SECTION 2a. Notwithstanding section 21, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled 20 House Bill 4066) (amending section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 be- 21
led 20 House Bill 4066) (amending section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025), if House Bill 4066 be- 21 comes law, section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, is repealed by sect
ed by the purchaser.”. 20 On page 3, after line 27, insert: 21 “ SECTION 4a. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 4 of this 2026 Act (amending ORS 22 459.488) is repealed a
by the 14 purchaser.”. 15 On page 3, after line 27, insert: 16 “SECTION 4a. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 4 of this 2026 17 Act (amending ORS 459.488) is repealed a
on 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, 23 section 22, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), and section 3a of 24 this 2026 Act, is amended to read: 25 “459.488. ORS 459.
on 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, section 22, chapter 19 , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), and section 3a of 20 this 2026 Act, is amended to read: 21 “459.488. ORS 459.
uare footage of buildings owned or op- erated by the purchaser. SECTION 3a. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 3 of this 2026 Act (amending ORS 459.488) is repealed and
n 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, and section 22, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), is amended to read: 459.488. ORS 459.485 does not apply to: (1) A lamp used
footage of buildings owned or op- 41 erated by the purchaser. 42 SECTION 3a. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 3 of this 2026 Act (amending ORS 43 459.488) is repealed a
, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, 44 and section 22, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), is amended to 45 read: [2] A-Eng. HB 4060 1 459.488. ORS 459.485 does n
e footage of buildings owned or operated by the purchaser.] 20 “ SECTION 4b. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 23, chapter , Oregon Laws 21 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 406
4b. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 23, chapter , Oregon Laws 21 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066) (amending ORS 459.488), is repealed.”. 22 After line 29, insert: 23 “ SECTION
ding ORS 459.488), is repealed.”. 22 After line 29, insert: 23 “ SECTION 5a. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 5 of this 2026 Act is amended to read: 24 “ Sec. 5. The am
footage of buildings owned or operated by 10 the purchaser.] 11 “SECTION 4b. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 23, chapter 12 , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 406
4b. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 23, chapter 12 , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066) (amending ORS 13 459.488), is repealed.”. 14 After line 29, insert: 15 “SECTIO
ng ORS 13 459.488), is repealed.”. 14 After line 29, insert: 15 “SECTION 5a. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 5 of this 2026 Act 16 is amended to read: 17 “ Sec. 5. The
quare footage of buildings owned or operated by the purchaser.] SECTION 4a. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 4 of this 2026 Act (amending ORS 459.488) is repealed and
ction 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, section 22, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), and section 3a of this 2026 Act, is amended to read: 459.488. ORS 459.485 do
are footage of buildings owned or operated by the purchaser.] 38 SECTION 4a. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 4 of this 2026 Act (amending ORS 39 459.488) is repealed a
on 2, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025, 40 section 22, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066), and section 3a of 41 this 2026 Act, is amended to read: 42 459.488. ORS 459.4
quare footage of buildings owned or operated by the purchaser.] SECTION 4b. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 23, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066)
ION 4b. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 23, chapter , Oregon Laws 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066) (amending ORS 459.488), is repealed. SECTION 5. The amendments to ORS 459.488
ction 4 of this 2026 Act become oper- ative on January 1, 2030. SECTION 5a. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 5 of this 2026 Act is amended to read: Sec. 5. The amendm
are footage of buildings owned or operated by the purchaser.] 37 SECTION 4b. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 23, chapter , Oregon Laws 38 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 406
4b. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 23, chapter , Oregon Laws 38 2026 (Enrolled House Bill 4066) (amending ORS 459.488), is repealed. 39 SECTION 5. The amendments to ORS 459.4
4 of this 2026 Act become oper- 40 ative on January 1, 2030. 41 SECTION 5a. If House Bill 4066 becomes law, section 5 of this 2026 Act is amended to read: 42 Sec. 5. The amen
“Chapter 38, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.”
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