Now I knew a gentleman was not able to get out of his car to put fuel in his automobile. Phone-in caller Alan: Yes, my responses to the representative, this concerns the disabled who own and drive their own automobiles. It just would allow up to 50% of those pumps when you’re open to be self served. It still would be the same 24 hours a day. But here it wouldn’t change at night times. I believe in 2015 there was the bill that allowed Oregonians in rural and coastal counties the ability to pump their own gas and then in 2017 that expanded into rural counties that allows 24/7 self refueling. How would that work?īoshart Davis: It doesn’t affect that. And I asked this because in rural areas, where there was not an attendant say at midnight, that was Oregon’s first foray into self-serve. Miller: Would full service have to be an option around the clock or what would happen in the evening. And so it’s really that simple and when you pull into a fueling station, you have the choice to do one or the other. And so if you pulled up to it, you’d see signs that show self-serve and signs that show attendants that could service you. Miller: Can you explain how the rules would work?īoshart Davis: Basically there would be placards and up to 50% of the pumps at the gas stations would be allowed to be self-serve. It really just allows gas stations to offer consumers a choice of both self-service and attended fueling and it will ensure the attended service for customers who enjoy it today and self-service for those who make that choice. And so for such a big issue, like you mentioned in the beginning, this is kind of a simple bill. Shelly Boshart Davis: I think that it’s needed and we’re right in the middle of a labor shortage. I’m joined now by Shelly Boshart Davis, a Republican state representative from Albany, Millersburg and Tangent and one of the chief sponsors of this bill. What do you think about this idea? You can give us a call to join the conversation right now. The proposal would still require stations to offer a full service option. Now there is a bipartisan bill to allow self-service statewide. In recent years, lawmakers have been loosening restrictions in rural areas. Only one other state, New Jersey, has a similar prohibition. Until recently you could have put convictions by non-unanimous juries in that category and not being able to pump your own gas statewide is definitely on the list. This transcript was created by a computer and edited by a volunteer.ĭave Miller: There are only a handful of laws that set Oregon apart from the rest of the country, ‘The Kicker’ is one of them. Shelly Boshart Davis, R-Albany, and gas station owner Haseeb Shojai. A bipartisan bill working its way through the legislature would give residents across the state that option. Rural Oregonians can already pump their own gas.

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