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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the siting of renewable energy facilities; and prescribing an effective date."
+description: "Exempts an energy facility from needing a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council if the energy facility produces power from a renewable energy source, qualifies for certain federal renewable energy tax credits and <b>is placed in service on or before December 31, 2030, or a date allowed by exception and a local land use application for the facility is submitted </b>[<i>construction begins</i>] on or before December 31, 2028. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
+legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
+session: "2026R1"
+identifier: "HB 4031"
+citation: "Oregon HB 4031 (2026R1)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00"
+last_action: "2026-03-17T17:50:42+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b82e7928-8a57-4101-92ed-5c3cae0f5954"
+source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4031"
+source_hash: "4997b4b08106056fc4679d52417c9966c0105cf8c3e6992d6f5c6f9fca7e814f"
+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 4031 (2026R1) — Relating to the siting of renewable energy facilities; and prescribing an effective date.
+
+Exempts an energy facility from needing a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council if the energy facility produces power from a renewable energy source, qualifies for certain federal renewable energy tax credits and <b>is placed in service on or before December 31, 2030, or a date allowed by exception and a local land use application for the facility is submitted </b>[<i>construction begins</i>] on or before December 31, 2028. 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/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4031/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4031/Introduced)
+3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4031/A-Engrossed)
+4. **HCEE Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/30042)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4031/Enrolled)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–1** (pass) · lower
+- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. — **43–13** (pass) · lower
+- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **20–8** (pass) · upper
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-02T17:51:51+00:00** Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-03T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2026-02-10T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2026-02-11T21:11:02+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-12T19:31:48+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-12T19:46:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-16T19:05:10+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-16T21:40:16+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-18T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing Cancelled.
+- **2026-02-23T23:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
+- **2026-02-24T17:53:42+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-25T00:39:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-25T20:11:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-26T20:54:33+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2026-02-27T16:55:44+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2026-03-05T22:38:57+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2026-03-17T17:50:42+00:00** Chapter 12, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b82e7928-8a57-4101-92ed-5c3cae0f5954`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
+