Oregon’s self-serve gas ban voted out by lawmakers after decades

[Gefn]

Oregon lawmakers on Wednesday voted to end a prohibition on self-serve gas that’s been in place since 1951.

House Bill 2426 would require gas stations to staff at least half of their open pumps for people who want assistance. But it would allow other pumps to be open for self-service.

Stations are prohibited from charging different prices at self-serve and attended pumps.

The bill passed the Senate 16-9. While the bill had bipartisan support, each no vote came from a Democrat, while four Republicans and the Senate’s lone Independent Party member did not vote.


https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2023/06/oregon-lawmakers-vote-to-allow-self-serve-gas-statewide-ending-decades-long-ban.html

[Gefn]

NJ is now the only state that doesn’t have self pump gas.

[Kamaji]

I think NJ is now the only remaining state that makes self-service gas stations illegal.

[Gefn]

I think NJ is now the only remaining state that makes self-service gas stations illegal.

Yep. This is a rather large story now in NJ

@Kamaji

[mountaineer]

I remember how surprised we were when we visited Oregon in 2015 and couldn't pump our own gas. Not sure how NJ can justify keeping that law in place.

[PeteS in CA]

House Bill 2426 would require gas stations to staff at least half of their open pumps for people who want assistance. ...

Stations are prohibited from charging different prices at self-serve and attended pumps.

Half a loaf for large station owners, no loaf for small station owners and consumers.

[Fishrrman]

The next Republican candidate for governor in NJ should make abolishment of the anti-self-serve law a major campaign issue.

It's quirky things like this that can "turn" a campaign right around and catch on with the voting public.