---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to county land use permits to establish renewable energy facilities; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Modifies definition of \"renewable energy facility\" for purposes of county permitting process for certain energy facilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2109"
citation: "Oregon HB 2109 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f8ec484-307c-4ba0-8009-edc37c300a14"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2109"
source_hash: "0d1d53f867ca381ecc4f537c55aa54a98585506deb3df9a477f21423135e959f"
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 2109 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to county land use permits to establish renewable energy facilities; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies definition of "renewable energy facility" for purposes of county permitting process for certain energy facilities.

## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2109/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2109/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. — **51–4** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. — **25–5** (pass) · upper

## 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`
- **2021-03-01T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-10T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-15T16:47:17+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-15T18:11:34+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17T03:58:00+00:00** Carried over to March 22, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-22T19:54:00+00:00** Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Smith G.
- **2021-03-22T19:55:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-24T17:56:14+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31T21:45:47+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-27T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-10T15:14:08+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-10T17:16:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11T19:00:06+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-11T19:01:06+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-05-13T18:07:57+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-14T18:54:17+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-21T23:53:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 60, (2021 Laws): Effective date May 21, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f8ec484-307c-4ba0-8009-edc37c300a14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).