---
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).