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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to energy facilities."
description: "Modifies definition of \"energy facility\" for purposes of regulation of energy facilities by Energy Facility Siting Council. Broadens provisions for types of electric power generating plants that may elect to obtain site certificate from council if otherwise not required to obtain site certificate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2329"
citation: "Oregon HB 2329 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cliff Bentz", "Ken Helm"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00"
last_action: "2019-08-14T21:32:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9220ec1-21dc-4385-964a-25a0de81231d"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2329"
source_hash: "cf7f6262609264a743b2d6048698530f0db4c3909533ac4fb9a5da9ab81a543a"
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 2329 (2019 Regular Session) — Relating to energy facilities.
Modifies definition of "energy facility" for purposes of regulation of energy facilities by Energy Facility Siting Council. Broadens provisions for types of electric power generating plants that may elect to obtain site certificate from council if otherwise not required to obtain site certificate.
## 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.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2329/House Amendments to Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2329/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2329/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2329/B-Engrossed)
5. **HEE Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/15665)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2329/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/16896)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2329/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **362** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. — **527** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — **252** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **90** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cliff Bentz — primary (person)
- Ken Helm — primary (person)
- Cheri Helt — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Karin Power — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-14T16:54:51+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-18T19:43:45+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-03-05T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2019-04-09T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-04-16T16:15:52+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-16T16:15:53+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05T22:15:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-10T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2019-06-10T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2019-06-14T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2019-06-19T15:02:13+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-20T17:27:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-24T21:45:42+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-06-29T14:53:52+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-29T16:13:51+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-29T22:54:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-30T02:02:34+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-30T03:46:39+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-07-02T17:49:50+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2019-07-03T22:16:12+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2019-08-09T23:53:36+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-14T21:32:36+00:00** Chapter 650, (2019 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2020.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9220ec1-21dc-4385-964a-25a0de81231d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).