---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to energy performance contracts; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Defines \"energy performance contract\" and allows authorized state agencies to enter into energy performance contracts without requiring a competitive procurement if the authorized state agency follows rules that the Attorney General adopts, negotiates a performance guarantee and enters into the contract with a qualified energy service company that the State Department of Energy prequalifies and approves. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 3653"
citation: "Oregon HB 3653 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bobby Levy", "Emerson Levy"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-20T19:35:40+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T23:37:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ada8766-d189-4078-912e-cfa45977401b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3653"
source_hash: "32cb1799d9fb8612dba566677ef4318593aa70d2949f48f3e4ead579e6495698"
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 3653 (2025R1) — Relating to energy performance contracts; and prescribing an effective date.

Defines "energy performance contract" and allows authorized state agencies to enter into energy performance contracts without requiring a competitive procurement if the authorized state agency follows rules that the Attorney General adopts, negotiates a performance guarantee and enters into the contract with a qualified energy service company that the State Department of Energy prequalifies and approves. 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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3653/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3653/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. — **26–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Levy E, Levy B. Passed. — **51–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bobby Levy — primary (person)
- Emerson Levy — primary (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-20T19:35:40+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-21T18:24:39+00:00** Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-08T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-14T21:18:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-15T18:26:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T19:50:15+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-17T23:02:18+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Levy E, Levy B. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-21T18:38:45+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-21T21:55:42+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-28T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-05T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-12T16:44:10+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-12T19:04:00+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13T19:14:26+00:00** Carried over to 05-14 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-14T19:25:17+00:00** Carried over to 05-15 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-15T19:14:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20T17:35:37+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-20T22:02:32+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-27T23:56:40+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T23:37:45+00:00** Chapter 161, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ada8766-d189-4078-912e-cfa45977401b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).