SB888 • 2025

Prohibits local governments from prohibiting or limiting the residential use of natural gas as an energy source.

Energy

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Smith DB
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate 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 local governments from prohibiting or limiting the residential use of natural gas as an energy source.

Digest: Bans a local government from banning or limiting in homes the use of natural gas.

What This Bill Does

Digest: Bans a local government from banning or limiting in homes the use of natural gas.
(Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).
Prohibits local governments from prohibiting or limiting the residential use of natural gas as an energy source.
Provides for certain exceptions.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-21 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-01-21 Senate
Referred to Energy and Environment.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Bans a local government from banning or limiting in homes the use of natural gas. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).
Prohibits local governments from prohibiting or limiting the residential use of natural gas as an energy source. Provides for certain exceptions.
Relating to: Relating to the use of natural gas as an energy source.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 888
Sponsored by Senator SMITH DB
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: Bans a local government from banning or limiting in homes the use of natural gas.
(Flesch Readability Score: 61.8).
Prohibits local governments from prohibiting or limiting the residential use of natural gas as
an energy source. Provides for certain exceptions.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the use of natural gas as an energy source.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) A unit of local government may not adopt or enforce any ordinance, rule
or regulation or take any other actions that prohibit or limit the residential use of natural
gas as an energy source.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall limit the authority of a local govern-
ment to adopt or enforce a local ordinance, rule or regulation or take other actions strictly
necessary to comply with:
(a) The Uniform Building Code published by the International Conference of Building
Officials, as amended and adopted by the Director of the Department of Consumer and
Business Services;
(b) A uniform fire code; or
(c) Any requirement of a state or federal statute or regulation.
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.
LC 3984