---
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).