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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to public utilities."
+description: "Authorizes Public Utility Commission to consider differential energy burden and other inequities of affordability in rates."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
+legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
+session: "2021 Regular Session"
+identifier: "HB 2475"
+citation: "Oregon HB 2475 (2021 Regular Session)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Karin Power", "Khanh Pham"]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 7
+first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93820f1f-dce6-4484-8266-34ac7845063c"
+source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2475"
+source_hash: "a34dde314024fc5f55a87e4992ee353d90d897ca84ce769b601c75a2ef9d5edd"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
+---
+
+# Oregon HB 2475 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to public utilities.
+
+Authorizes Public Utility Commission to consider differential energy burden and other inequities of affordability in rates.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2475/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+2. **House Minority Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2475/House%20Minority%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+3. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2475/Introduced)
+4. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2475/A-Engrossed)
+5. **HEE Amendment -8** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18399)
+6. **Minority Report A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2475/Minority%20Report%20A-Engrossed)
+7. **Minority Report to B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2475/Minority%20Report%20to%20B-Engrossed)
+8. **Senate Minority Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2475/Senate%20Minority%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
+9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2475/Enrolled)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–3** (pass) · lower
+- Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. — **10–19** (fail) · upper
+- Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed. — **22–34** (fail) · lower
+- Heard and Reported Out — **3–2** (pass) · upper
+- Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. — **18–11** (pass) · upper
+- Motion to rerefer to Energy and Environment failed. — **23–33** (fail) · lower
+- Passed. — **36–20** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Karin Power — primary (person)
+- Khanh Pham — primary (person)
+- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
+- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
+- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
+- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
+- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
+- Kathleen Taylor — cosponsor (person)
+- Kayse Jama — cosponsor (person)
+- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
+- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
+- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael Dembrow — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
+- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
+- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
+- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-01T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2021-02-03T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2021-03-03T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2021-03-09T16:42:30+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-09T16:42:31+00:00** Minority Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-15T18:11:34+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2021-03-16T18:35:28+00:00** Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.
+- **2021-03-16T18:58:16+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Power.
+- **2021-03-16T18:59:24+00:00** Motion to rerefer to Energy and Environment failed.
+- **2021-03-16T19:26:25+00:00** Passed.
+- **2021-03-17T15:50:49+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-24T16:00:51+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-22T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2021-04-29T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2021-05-11T21:05:00+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-11T21:05:01+00:00** Minority Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng Minority) `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-12T17:20:51+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-13T18:10:40+00:00** Motion to substitute Minority Report for Committee Report failed.
+- **2021-05-13T18:29:12+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Beyer. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-05-13T18:30:12+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist.
+- **2021-05-18T16:00:20+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2021-05-18T19:06:06+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2021-05-24T19:18:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 90, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93820f1f-dce6-4484-8266-34ac7845063c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
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