A reborn version of the bisphenol A ban comes up this afternoon in the House Rules committee. HB 3703 bans the use of BPA lined bottles and cans if the food or drinks they contain are meant for children under the age of three. It’s a slightly different version of the BPA ban that was voted down by the Senate Tuesday. The hearing begins at 3:30pm in Hearing Room F.
The Senate Finance and Revenue Committee begins what could be two days of hearings on HB 3680, an update of Oregon’s famed Business Energy Tax Credit. BETC provides tax breaks for companies developing renewable energy project. But the costs of the program have grown faster than anyone anticipated. This new bill caps overall BETC spending, phases out credits for large wind farms, and closes some loopholes. This hearing begins at 1pm in Hearing Room A.
