Though there have been intermediate years and exceptions, notably in rural counties in 2017, and during wildfires or heatwaves since 2020.
House Bill 2426 as proposed would require gas stations to staff half of the available pumps, but allows the other half to be self-service.
According to a report from The Oregonian, fuel companies have long pushed for the change due to staffing shortages.
The provision in the bill to staff half of pumps reflects this statistic, effectively reopening gas stations that are understaffed.
One of the first self-service gas stations opened in 1947 in Los Angeles and started a change that caught strongly in the ‘70s.
From then, there have been staunch holdouts of full-service gas stations, the most famous of which is New Jersey.
The bill goes to Oregon Governor Tina Kotek to be signed into immediate effect. »
