Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 7 D cosponsors

HB 2961 — Specifies, for newly constructed buildings within a metropolitan jurisdiction, the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or parking areas of commercial buildings, multifamily buildings with 10 or more units and mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and 10 or more residential dwelling units.

Last action — In House Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: Sets the percentage of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3).</b> [<i>Digest: Increases the number of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0).</i>] [<i>Increases</i>]<b> Specifies, for newly constructed buildings within a metropolitan jurisdiction,</b> the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or parking areas of [<i>newly constructed</i>] commercial buildings, multifamily buildings with [<i>five</i>]<b> 10</b> or more units and mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and [<i>five</i>]<b> 10</b> or more residential dwelling units.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In House Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 83 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (83)

83 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Passed 7 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Republican 0500
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 7500
% of votes cast 58%42%0%0%
How each member voted (12)
Member Party Vote
Courtney Neron — Yea
Emerson Levy Democrat Yea
John Lively Democrat Yea
Ken Helm Democrat Yea
Mark Gamba Democrat Yea
Pam Marsh Democrat Yea
Tom Andersen Democrat Yea
Bobby Levy Republican Nay
Darcey Edwards Republican Nay
Kim Wallan Republican Nay
Mark Owens Republican Nay
Virgle Osborne Republican Nay

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Subjects

housing environment technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 2961 do?
<b>Digest: Sets the percentage of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.3).</b> [<i>Digest: Increases the number of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.0).</i>] [<i>Increases</i>]<b> Specifies, for newly constructed buildings within a metropolitan jurisdiction,</b> the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or parking areas of [<i>newly constructed</i>] commercial buildings, multifamily buildings with [<i>five</i>]<b> 10</b> or more units and mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and [<i>five</i>]<b> 10</b> or more residential dwelling units.
Who sponsors HB 2961?
HB 2961 is sponsored by Mark Gamba (Democrat), Chris Gorsek (Democrat), Khanh Pham (Democrat), Ken Helm (Democrat), Tom Andersen (Democrat), Jules Walters (Democrat), and Hoa Nguyen (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2961?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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