---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the residential rates of public utilities; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Allows an increase in the residential rates of a public utility to take effect from November 1 to March 31 for public utilities other than public utilities that provide electricity or natural gas services. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2026R1"
identifier: "HB 4025"
citation: "Oregon HB 4025 (2026R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
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/44337857-4c10-4f8c-9391-3ceb60509193"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4025"
source_hash: "ad37f1bac84475bb0c7a3de352348cb1943c6dc075b1a6cbdf5bca62d3ad50ec"
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 4025 (2026R1) — Relating to the residential rates of public utilities; and prescribing an effective date.

Allows an increase in the residential rates of a public utility to take effect from November 1 to March 31 for public utilities other than public utilities that provide electricity or natural gas services. 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/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4025/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4025/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed. — **49–9** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **24–4** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (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 Commerce and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2026-02-05T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2026-02-07T00:57:04+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09T19:23:49+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10T19:56:29+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-11T18:54:15+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11T21:52:41+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.
- **2026-02-24T17:53:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25T00:39:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25T19:47:59+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 10, (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/44337857-4c10-4f8c-9391-3ceb60509193`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).