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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the interconnection process; and prescribing an effective date."
+description: "Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a microgrid or community microgrid. Allows a contracted third-party consultant to receive from a public utility all technical data necessary to conduct the study or engineering evaluation and submit to the public utility a preliminary design for review. Requires a public utility to approve or deny an application based on safety, reliability and compliance with published standards. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
+legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
+session: "2025R1"
+identifier: "HB 2065"
+citation: "Oregon HB 2065 (2025R1)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15feaa8e-9d72-484e-8f16-1a3f1ae10d76"
+source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2065"
+source_hash: "312e69a12e76510cafbbbb019a878e2836ccd18b480159d4b578304f44cbf03b"
+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 2065 (2025R1) — Relating to the interconnection process; and prescribing an effective date.
+
+Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a microgrid or community microgrid. Allows a contracted third-party consultant to receive from a public utility all technical data necessary to conduct the study or engineering evaluation and submit to the public utility a preliminary design for review. Requires a public utility to approve or deny an application based on safety, reliability and compliance with published standards. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
+
+## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2065/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2065/Introduced)
+3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2065/A-Engrossed)
+4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2065/B-Engrossed)
+5. **HCEE Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27786)
+6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2065/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
+7. **JWM Amendment -A4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29638)
+8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2065/Enrolled)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **42–4** (pass) · legislature
+- Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed. — **42–2** (pass) · lower
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **11–1** (pass) · lower
+- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **26–3** (pass) · upper
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-06T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2025-04-08T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2025-04-15T18:03:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-15T18:03:10+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-10T18:24:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-11T21:33:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
+- **2025-06-11T21:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2025-06-17T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2025-06-19T22:37:59+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-06-20T18:45:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2025-06-23T19:58:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-06-23T22:13:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-23T23:04:28+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-24T20:42:42+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-06-24T22:16:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2025-06-24T22:54:19+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-06-26T16:37:09+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2025-06-26T22:38:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2025-07-18T02:25:24+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00** Chapter 471, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15feaa8e-9d72-484e-8f16-1a3f1ae10d76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
+