---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to engine emissions; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Extends authorized uses of moneys received by state pursuant to Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement and deposited in Clean Diesel Engine Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2007"
citation: "Oregon HB 2007 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karin Power", "Kathleen Taylor", "Lew Frederick", "Michael Dembrow", "Rob Nosse", "Tina Kotek"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-02-26T17:40:18+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-14T21:32:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ac1787d-3dd9-4453-9f09-3f6132f0eb00"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2007"
source_hash: "e07b6bdb049c86ed32d53cdc7cf39b7b6c4f699aef0d642fcf6cf33b0c3cf981"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon HB 2007 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to engine emissions; and declaring an emergency.

Extends authorized uses of moneys received by state pursuant to Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement and deposited in Clean Diesel Engine Fund.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2007/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2007/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2007/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2007/B-Engrossed)
5. **HRULES Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16195)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2007/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A12** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/17022)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2007/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. — **44–15** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **26–6** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **17–11** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Karin Power — primary (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — primary (person)
- Lew Frederick — primary (person)
- Michael Dembrow — primary (person)
- Rob Nosse — primary (person)
- Tina Kotek — primary (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Andrea Salinas — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Smith Warner — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Diego Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Williamson — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Schouten — cosponsor (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-26T17:40:18+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28T19:45:46+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-21T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-04T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-11T16:18:26+00:00** Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Rules, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.
- **2019-04-11T16:18:27+00:00** Referred to Rules by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-06T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-13T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-05-15T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-05-17T21:49:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-17T21:50:56+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T00:32:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19T16:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2019-06-19T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-21T02:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-21T20:52:42+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-24T18:35:43+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-25T21:20:00+00:00** Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Boshart Davis.
- **2019-06-25T21:21:30+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-25T21:22:00+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by McKeown, Mitchell.
- **2019-06-29T14:53:52+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-29T16:13:51+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-29T20:16:42+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-30T18:43:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-30T19:21:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-07-02T22:16:59+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-06-30T19:22:57+00:00** Gelser, excused, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
- **2019-07-03T21:51:02+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-08-09T23:53:36+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-14T21:32:36+00:00** Chapter 645, (2019 Laws): Effective date August 9, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ac1787d-3dd9-4453-9f09-3f6132f0eb00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).