OR HB4060 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-06 - Chapter 38, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-06 - Chapter 38, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
This Act says that sales of fluorescent lamps to buyers with large buildings are not banned until 2030. The Act says that some care facilities do not have to submit plans to replace lamps that are banned until 2030. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). [Digest: This Act says that sales of fluorescent lamps to buyers with large buildings are not banned until 2030. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).] Exempts sales to purchasers with facilities totaling more than one million square feet from a prohibition on sales of certain fluorescent lamps until January 1, 2030. Exempts residential care facilities and long term care facilities from the requirement to submit for review plans to replace light fixtures designed to use prohibited fluorescent lamps. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Title
Relating to fluorescent lamps; and declaring an emergency.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jeff Helfrich [R] | Sen. Richard Anderson [R] | Rep. Bobby Levy [R] | Rep. Emerson Levy [D] |
| Rep. Mark Owens [R] | Rep. Werner Reschke [R] | Sen. Bruce Starr [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-04 - House - House Third Reading in Concurrence (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-17 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - House - House Committee Do Pass (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-17 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - House - House Committee Do Pass (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | House | Chapter 38, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026. |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Governor signed. |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2026-03-04 | House | House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 54; Excused, 3--Hartman, Levy B, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Boshart Davis, Elmer, Levy E. |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. Ayes, 21; Nays, 8--Campos, Girod, Golden, Neron Misslin, Patterson, Pham, Prozanski, Taylor; Excused, 1--Linthicum. |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Public Hearing and Work Session held. |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | Referred to Energy and Environment. |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | First reading. Referred to President's desk. |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Third reading. Carried by Helfrich. Passed. Ayes, 45; Excused, 4--Hartman, Lewis, Sosa, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 11--Boshart Davis, Bunch, Diehl, Elmer, Gomberg, Mannix, McIntire, Nguyen D, Skarlatos, Watanabe, Speaker Fahey. |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Second reading. |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. |
| 2026-02-02 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
