---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to local authority over regulated utilities."
description: "</b> </i>] [<i>Requires the Secretary of State to study local authority over regulated utility rates and infrastructure maintenance. Directs the secretary to submit a report of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to rules no later than September 15, 2026.</i>] <b>Provides that each of the cities of Bandon, North Bend and Reedsport may set charges for water and wastewater services provided by the city by a majority vote of its governing body.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 1062"
citation: "Oregon SB 1062 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boomer Wright", "Dick Anderson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-20T18:51:27+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T23:05:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b51b693-aedf-49a6-8b6c-907f13489b3f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB1062"
source_hash: "8ef506415e8b5b708a58e0bed291a650ee5bab183512c5d4789c136f3c97ce96"
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 SB 1062 (2025R1) — Relating to local authority over regulated utilities.

</b> </i>] [<i>Requires the Secretary of State to study local authority over regulated utility rates and infrastructure maintenance. Directs the secretary to submit a report of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to rules no later than September 15, 2026.</i>] <b>Provides that each of the cities of Bandon, North Bend and Reedsport may set charges for water and wastewater services provided by the city by a majority vote of its governing body.</b>

## 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/SB1062/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1062/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1062/A-Engrossed)
4. **SEE Amendment -6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28557)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1062/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed. — **46–3** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. — **25–4** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Boomer Wright — primary (person)
- Dick Anderson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-20T18:51:27+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-21T22:35:50+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-24T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-09T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-16T22:25:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17T18:01:44+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-21T18:38:45+00:00** Carried over to 04-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-22T18:55:53+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T23:19:24+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24T21:11:12+00:00** Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-06T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-13T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-15T17:13:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-15T18:20:57+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-19T20:27:04+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 20, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-20T19:06:07+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20T19:07:07+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Grayber.
- **2025-05-21T22:13:26+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-22T17:22:34+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-28T20:25:24+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T23:00:17+00:00** Chapter 240, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T23:05:17+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b51b693-aedf-49a6-8b6c-907f13489b3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).