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HB3119 • 2025

Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from implementing or enforcing the Advanced Clean Trucks regulations before January 1, 2027.

Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from implementing or enforcing the Advanced Clean Trucks regulations before January 1, 2027.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Boshart Davis,, Diehl, Representative Boice,, Breese-Iverson,, Cate,, Drazan,, Elmer,, Gomberg,, Harbick,, Helm,, Javadi,, Levy B,, Levy E,, Lively,, Mannix,, McIntire,, Owens,, Reschke,, Wright,, Yunker,
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from implementing or enforcing the Advanced Clean Trucks regulations before January 1, 2027.

Digest: This Act tells DEQ to wait to enforce some California rules on truck exhaust.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: This Act tells DEQ to wait to enforce some California rules on truck exhaust.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7).
  • Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from implementing or enforcing the Advanced Clean Trucks regulations before January 1, 2027.
  • 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. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-01-30 House

    Public Hearing held.

  3. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Transportation.

  4. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act tells DEQ to wait to enforce some California rules on truck exhaust. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7).
Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from implementing or enforcing the Advanced Clean Trucks regulations before January 1, 2027.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to the delay of certain motor vehicle emissions standards; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3119
Sponsored by Representatives BOSHART DAVIS, DIEHL; Representatives HELM, LEVY B, LEVY E, LIVELY
(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 tells DEQ to wait to enforce some California rules on truck exhaust. (Flesch
Readability Score: 71.7).
Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from implementing or enforcing the Ad-
vanced Clean Trucks regulations before January 1, 2027.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the delay of certain motor vehicle emissions standards; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section, “Advanced Clean Trucks regulations” means the
portion of the California Low Emission Vehicle program that was first adopted by the
California Air Resources Board in 2021, and which would require manufacturers of medium-
duty and heavy-duty motor vehicles to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emissions vehi-
cles.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 468A.360 or any other provision of law, the Department of En-
vironmental Quality may not implement or enforce the Advanced Clean Trucks regulations,
as adopted by the Environmental Quality Commission, before January 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. 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.
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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