OR SB 1541
died on adjournmentRelating to greenhouse gas emissions; prescribing an effective date.
Oregon · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did OR SB 1541 pass?
No. OR SB 1541 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-07): In committee upon adjournment.
What is OR SB 1541 about?
Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program as an interagency response to the effects of climate change. Directs the Department of Land Conservation and Development to serve as the lead agency of an interagency team. Requires [<i>the department</i>]<b> certain agencies</b> to conduct an assessment on the costs of greenhouse gas emissions. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to issue cost recovery demand notices to entities determined to be responsible for the costs of climate change. Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Account. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Description
Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program as an interagency response to the effects of climate change. Directs the Department of Land Conservation and Development to serve as the lead agency of an interagency team. Requires [<i>the department</i>]<b> certain agencies</b> to conduct an assessment on the costs of greenhouse gas emissions. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to issue cost recovery demand notices to entities determined to be responsible for the costs of climate change. Establishes the Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program Account. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-03-07 — In committee upon adjournment.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-07
In committee upon adjournment.
2026-02-12
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
Work Session held.
2026-02-05
Public Hearing held.
2026-02-02
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire, then Ways and Means.
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction,reading-1,referral-committee
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Heard and Reported Out with Amendments
2026-02-10 · pass · 3-2
Member-level votes (5)
- Fred Girod: no
- Jeff Golden: yes
- Todd Nash: no
- Floyd Prozanski: yes
- Kathleen Taylor: yes
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