Self-Service Gas Now Legal Across Oregon
By Joe Hathaway on Monday, August 7th, 2023 in Columbia Basin News Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
SALEM — You can now pump your own gas anywhere in Oregon. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed the consumer choice fueling bill, House Bill 2426, into law after it passed the state House and Senate with bipartisan support during the 2023 Legislative Session.
The bill came after a ban on self-service gas that lasted for 72 years.
Under the new bill, Oregonians will have the option to pump their own gas, while stations will also have employees there to pump gas as well.
The bill, which went into effect immediately after being signed, allows gas stations across Oregon to give drivers the option to either pump their own gas or have an attendant do it.
The new law also requires gas to cost the same amount no matter the service a person chooses and does not allow stations to have more self-service pumps than attendant-service pumps.
People who live in rural areas such as eastern Oregon have been able to pump their own gas since 2015.
