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HB2738 • 2025

Prohibits the use of leaded fuel at race tracks in cities with a population of 500,000 or greater as of January 1, 2026.

Prohibits the use of leaded fuel at race tracks in cities with a population of 500,000 or greater as of January 1, 2026.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Nelson, Representative Chotzen,, Gamba,, Hudson,, Neron,, Senator Frederick,, Reynolds,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits the use of leaded fuel at race tracks in cities with a population of 500,000 or greater as of January 1, 2026.

Digest: This Act bans the use of leaded fuel at race tracks in cities with 500,000 or more people.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: This Act bans the use of leaded fuel at race tracks in cities with 500,000 or more people.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).
  • Prohibits the use of leaded fuel at race tracks in cities with a population of 500,000 or greater as of January 1, 2026.
  • Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-02-18 House

    Public Hearing held.

  3. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.

  4. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act bans the use of leaded fuel at race tracks in cities with 500,000 or more people. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).
Prohibits the use of leaded fuel at race tracks in cities with a population of 500,000 or greater as of January 1, 2026.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to the use of leaded fuel; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2738
Sponsored by Representative NELSON; Senators FREDERICK, REYNOLDS (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: This Act bans the use of leaded fuel at race tracks in cities with 500,000 or more people.
(Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).
Prohibits the use of leaded fuel at race tracks in cities with a population of 500,000 or greater
as of January 1, 2026.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the use of leaded fuel; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 468A.
SECTION 2. (1) As used in this section:
(a) “Leaded fuel” means any fuel containing more than 0.05 grams of lead per gallon.
(b) “Racing vehicle” means a vehicle used solely for competition in sanctioned racing
events.
(2) A person may not use leaded fuel to power a racing vehicle on the premises of a race
track located within the limits of a city with a population of 500,000 or greater.
(3) The owner or operator of a race track located within the limits of a city with a pop-
ulation of 500,000 or greater may not permit any person to operate a racing vehicle powered
by leaded fuel on the premises of the race track.
SECTION 3.
(1) Section 2 of this 2025 Act becomes operative on January 1, 2026.
(2) The Environmental Quality Commission and the Department of Environmental Qual-
ity may take any action before the operative date specified in subsection (1) of this section
that is necessary for the department or the commission to exercise, on and after the oper-
ative date specified in subsection (1) of this section, all of the duties, functions and powers
conferred on the department and the commission by section 2 of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 4. This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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