---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to energy use standards for state agencies."
description: "Requires state agency that purchases or leases light-duty vehicle on and after January 1, 2025, to purchase only zero-emission vehicle unless state agency finds that zero-emission vehicle is not feasible for specific use state agency has for light-duty vehicle. Specifies exceptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3550"
citation: "Oregon HB 3550 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-28T18:14:25+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b57876ff-8726-415a-914b-fce994c722e0"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3550"
source_hash: "0b9778d791f6bad9f0d063c4e2d9a360d07f1c78bd64630e96874f09fefd1193"
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 3550 (2023R1) — Relating to energy use standards for state agencies.

Requires state agency that purchases or leases light-duty vehicle on and after January 1, 2025, to purchase only zero-emission vehicle unless state agency finds that zero-emission vehicle is not feasible for specific use state agency has for light-duty vehicle. Specifies exceptions.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3550/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3550/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard — **8–2** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **8–2** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Woods. Passed. — **18–6** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. — **34–23** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28T18:14:25+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T17:30:17+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26T00:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-10T00:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-12T00:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-17T22:03:28+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18T18:34:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-22T18:03:52+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nathanson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-16T18:21:13+00:00** Referred to Transportation. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T15:12:30+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T01:49:10+00:00** Carried over to 06-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T22:16:05+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Woods. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-25T23:01:27+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-27T18:54:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-08-01T01:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-23T22:17:05+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Smith DB.
- **2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00** Chapter 553, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b57876ff-8726-415a-914b-fce994c722e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).