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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1080
Sponsored by Senator ANDERSON
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 prohibits local or agency bans of energy use. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2).
Prevents local governments or state agencies from prohibiting natural gas use or other energy
options in or availability for new or existing residential or commercial buildings.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to regulation of energy use in buildings.
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 197.
SECTION 2. A local government may not adopt or enforce any land use regulation or
other ordinance, and a state agency may not adopt any rule other than regulations adopted
pursuant to the state building code for the purposes provided in ORS 455.020, that has the
effectof:
(1) Prohibiting the installation or use of natural gas in existing or new residential or
commercialbuildings;
(2) Prohibiting the installation of natural gas infrastructure serving lands zoned to allow
for residential or commercial uses; or
(3) Otherwise limiting the access, installation or use of any energy options in existing or
new residential or commercial buildings.
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 1022