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OregonHB 40602026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Relating to fluorescent lamps; and declaring an emergency.

Sponsored By: Dick Anderson (Republican), Jeffrey Helfrich (Republican)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 3 mixed.

Limited lamp exceptions, some end 2030

The law lists narrow exceptions to the sales ban. Allowed uses include image capture and projection; certain high-UV, germicidal, or disinfection lamps; medical and pharmaceutical uses; spectroscopy and photometric work; and use by universities or research labs. A compact fluorescent may replace a lamp in a motor vehicle made on or before January 1, 2020. School districts and owners or operators of facilities totaling more than 1,000,000 square feet may buy these lamps for their buildings for now. Beginning January 1, 2030 (or January 2, 2030 if House Bill 4066 becomes law), those school and large-facility exceptions end.

Oregon bans sales of fluorescent lamps

Beginning January 1, 2024, stores and sellers cannot sell new screw-base compact fluorescent lamps in Oregon. Beginning January 1, 2025, they cannot sell new pin-base compact fluorescent lamps or linear fluorescent lamps. The ban covers selling, offering to sell, or distributing these lamps as newly manufactured products in the state.

Faster fixture swaps in care homes

Long term care and residential care facilities do not need state plan review when they only replace light fixtures that used the now-prohibited fluorescent lamps. This applies only if the work is just fixture replacement and not combined with other changes or new construction. This exemption ends on January 2, 2030. After that date, normal plan-review rules apply.

Repeals a 2025 lamp-law section

The law repeals section 3, chapter 195, Oregon Laws 2025. The text of that section is not included here, so practical effects depend on what that 2025 section did.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Dick Anderson

    Republican • Senate

  • Jeffrey Helfrich

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Bruce Starr

    Republican • Senate

  • E. Werner Reschke

    Republican • House

  • Emerson Levy

    Democratic • House

  • Mark Owens

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 136 • No: 8

House vote • 3/4/2026

House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.

Yes: 54 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/3/2026

Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.

Yes: 21 • No: 8

Senate vote • 2/25/2026

Energy and Environment: Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Yes: 4 • No: 0

House vote • 2/17/2026

Third reading. Carried by Helfrich. Passed.

Yes: 45 • No: 0

House vote • 2/12/2026

Climate, Energy, and Environment: Heard and Reported Out

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 38, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.

    4/6/2026House

  2. Governor signed.

    3/31/2026House

  3. President signed.

    3/6/2026Senate

  4. Speaker signed.

    3/5/2026House

  5. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.

    3/4/2026House

  6. Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.

    3/3/2026Senate

  7. Second reading.

    3/2/2026Senate

  8. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

    2/27/2026Senate

  9. Public Hearing and Work Session held.

    2/25/2026Senate

  10. Referred to Energy and Environment.

    2/19/2026Senate

  11. First reading. Referred to President's desk.

    2/19/2026Senate

  12. Third reading. Carried by Helfrich. Passed.

    2/17/2026House

  13. Second reading.

    2/16/2026House

  14. Recommendation: Do pass.

    2/13/2026House

  15. Work Session held.

    2/12/2026House

  16. Public Hearing held.

    2/10/2026House

  17. Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.

    2/2/2026House

  18. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

    2/2/2026House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    3/4/2026

    PDF

  • A-Engrossed

    2/27/2026

    PDF

  • Senate Amendments to Introduced

    2/27/2026

    PDF

  • SEE Amendment -3 (Proposed)

    2/25/2026

    PDF

  • SEE Amendment -4 (Adopted)

    2/25/2026

    PDF

  • HCEE Amendment -2 (Proposed)

    2/12/2026

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/28/2026

    PDF

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