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HB2307 • 2025

Exempts, until January 2, 2030, lamps purchased by a school district from the prohibition on the sale of certain fluorescent lamps.

Exempts, until January 2, 2030, lamps purchased by a school district from the prohibition on the sale of certain fluorescent lamps.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Mannix,, Senator Weber,, Representative McIntire,, Wright, Representative Elmer,, Reschke,, Senator Smith DB,
Last action
2025-06-11
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Exempts, until January 2, 2030, lamps purchased by a school district from the prohibition on the sale of certain fluorescent lamps.

Digest: This Act exempts lamps purchased by school districts from a ban on sales of some fluorescent lamps.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: This Act exempts lamps purchased by school districts from a ban on sales of some fluorescent lamps.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 80.0).
  • Exempts, until January 2, 2030, lamps purchased by a school district from the prohibition on the sale of certain fluorescent lamps.
  • Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-11 House

    Chapter 195, (2025 Laws): Effective date May 28, 2025.

  2. 2025-05-28 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-05-22 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-05-22 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Robinson. Passed. Ayes, 26; Nays, 1--Girod; Excused, 3--Bonham, Manning Jr, Taylor.

  6. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Carried over to 05-21 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  8. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Second reading.

  9. 2025-05-14 Senate

    Work Session held.

  10. 2025-05-12 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  11. 2025-03-25 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  12. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Referred to Education.

  13. 2025-03-24 House

    Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed. Ayes, 49; Nays, 1--Gamba; Excused, 10--Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Elmer, Evans, Javadi, Nguyen D, Nguyen H, Skarlatos.

  14. 2025-03-20 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  15. 2025-03-20 House

    Second reading.

  16. 2025-03-17 House

    Work Session held.

  17. 2025-02-19 House

    Public Hearing held.

  18. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Education.

  19. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act exempts lamps purchased by school districts from a ban on sales of some fluorescent lamps. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.0).
Exempts, until January 2, 2030, lamps purchased by a school district from the prohibition on the sale of certain fluorescent lamps.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to fluorescent lamps purchased by school districts; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2307
Sponsored by Representative MANNIX, Senator WEBER, Representatives MCINTIRE, WRIGHT;
Representatives ELMER, RESCHKE, Senator SMITH DB (Presession filed.)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to fluorescent lamps purchased by school districts; creating new provisions; amending ORS
459.488; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 459.488 is amended to read:
459.488. ORS 459.485 does not apply to:
(1) A lamp used for image capture and projection, including photocopying, printing, directly or
in preprocessing, lithography, film and video projection and holography.
(2) A lamp that has a high proportion of ultraviolet light emission and is one of the following:
(a) A lamp with high ultraviolet content that has ultraviolet power greater than two milliwatts
per kilolumen.
(b) A lamp for germicidal use, such as the destruction of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), that
emits a peak radiation of approximately 253.7 nanometers.
(c) A lamp used for disinfection or fly trapping from which either:
(A) The radiation power emitted between 250 and 315 nanometers represents at least five per-
cent of the total radiation power emitted between 250 and 800 nanometers; or
(B) The radiation power emitted between 315 and 400 nanometers represents at least 20 percent
of the total radiation power emitted between 250 and 800 nanometers.
(d) A lamp used for the generation of ozone where the primary purpose is to emit radiation at
approximately 185.1 nanometers.
(e) A lamp used for coral zooxanthellae symbiosis from which the radiation power emitted be-
tween 400 and 480 nanometers represents at least 40 percent of the total radiation power emitted
between 250 and 800 nanometers.
(f) Any lamp used in an electronic product designed to incorporate one or more ultraviolet lamps
and intended for irradiation of any part of the living human body by ultraviolet radiation, with
wavelengths in air between 200 and 400 nanometers, to induce skin tanning.
(3) A lamp used in a medical device or otherwise used for medical or veterinary diagnosis or
treatment.
(4) A lamp used in pharmaceutical product manufacturing or quality control.
(5) A lamp used for spectroscopy and photometric applications, including ultraviolet-visible
spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, nondispersive infrared
(NDIR), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), medical analysis, ellipsometry, layer thickness measure-
ment, process monitoring or environmental monitoring.
Enrolled House Bill 2307 (HB 2307-INTRO) Page 1
(6) A lamp used by academic or research institutions exclusively for conducting research
projects or experiments.
(7) A compact fluorescent lamp used to replace a lamp in a motor vehicle manufactured on or
before January 1, 2020.
(8) A lamp purchased by a school district, as defined in ORS 332.002, for use in school
buildings.
SECTION 2. ORS 459.488, as amended by section 1 of this 2025 Act, is amended to read:
459.488. ORS 459.485 does not apply to:
(1) A lamp used for image capture and projection, including photocopying, printing, directly or
in preprocessing, lithography, film and video projection and holography.
(2) A lamp that has a high proportion of ultraviolet light emission and is one of the following:
(a) A lamp with high ultraviolet content that has ultraviolet power greater than two milliwatts
per kilolumen.
(b) A lamp for germicidal use, such as the destruction of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), that
emits a peak radiation of approximately 253.7 nanometers.
(c) A lamp used for disinfection or fly trapping from which either:
(A) The radiation power emitted between 250 and 315 nanometers represents at least five per-
cent of the total radiation power emitted between 250 and 800 nanometers; or
(B) The radiation power emitted between 315 and 400 nanometers represents at least 20 percent
of the total radiation power emitted between 250 and 800 nanometers.
(d) A lamp used for the generation of ozone where the primary purpose is to emit radiation at
approximately 185.1 nanometers.
(e) A lamp used for coral zooxanthellae symbiosis from which the radiation power emitted be-
tween 400 and 480 nanometers represents at least 40 percent of the total radiation power emitted
between 250 and 800 nanometers.
(f) Any lamp used in an electronic product designed to incorporate one or more ultraviolet lamps
and intended for irradiation of any part of the living human body by ultraviolet radiation, with
wavelengths in air between 200 and 400 nanometers, to induce skin tanning.
(3) A lamp used in a medical device or otherwise used for medical or veterinary diagnosis or
treatment.
(4) A lamp used in pharmaceutical product manufacturing or quality control.
(5) A lamp used for spectroscopy and photometric applications, including ultraviolet-visible
spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, nondispersive infrared
(NDIR), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), medical analysis, ellipsometry, layer thickness measure-
ment, process monitoring or environmental monitoring.
(6) A lamp used by academic or research institutions exclusively for conducting research
projects or experiments.
(7) A compact fluorescent lamp used to replace a lamp in a motor vehicle manufactured on or
before January 1, 2020.
[(8) A lamp purchased by a school district, as defined in ORS 332.002, for use in school
buildings.]
SECTION 3.
The amendments to ORS 459.488 by section 2 of this 2025 Act become oper-
ative on January 2, 2030.
SECTION 4. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
on its passage.
Enrolled House Bill 2307 (HB 2307-INTRO) Page 2
Passed by House March 24, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 21, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
Approved:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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