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Bill Relating to qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; and prescribing an effective date. Requires the Public Utility Commission to establish an eligibility cap at no less than 10 megawatts for the use of standard avoided costs rates and contracts for the purchase of energy or energy and capacity from qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. us/states/or Oregon Legislative Assembly 2025R1 HB 3863 Oregon HB 3863 (2025R1)
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Oregon HB 3863 (2025R1) — Relating to qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; and prescribing an effective date.

Requires the Public Utility Commission to establish an eligibility cap at no less than 10 megawatts for the use of standard avoided costs rates and contracts for the purchase of energy or energy and capacity from qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. 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
  2. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. — 4015 (pass) · lower
  • Heard and Reported Out — 93 (pass) · lower
  • Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — 218 (pass) · upper
  • Heard and Reported Out — 41 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Ken Helm — primary (person)
  • Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-27T19:29:00+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-03-05T00:19:48+00:00 Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. referral-committee
  • 2025-03-27T15:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2025-04-01T15:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2025-04-04T20:10:40+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-04-07T18:34:06+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2025-04-08T19:23:13+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to April 9, 2025 Calendar.
  • 2025-04-09T19:09:30+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.
  • 2025-04-10T22:51:41+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to April 14, 2025 Calendar.
  • 2025-04-14T18:48:13+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2025-04-15T18:32:30+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-15T20:12:35+00:00 Referred to Energy and Environment. referral-committee
  • 2025-04-23T22:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
  • 2025-04-30T22:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
  • 2025-05-07T17:09:27+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-07T19:01:49+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
  • 2025-05-08T18:40:05+00:00 Carried over to 05-12 by unanimous consent.
  • 2025-05-12T19:29:07+00:00 Carried over to 05-13 by unanimous consent.
  • 2025-05-13T19:14:32+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. passage, reading-3
  • 2025-05-14T20:42:14+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
  • 2025-05-15T17:01:27+00:00 President signed. passage
  • 2025-05-23T01:58:03+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
  • 2025-06-11T23:37:45+00:00 Chapter 149, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c7d1edbd-fd5d-4d9b-959d-8bad39c8f35b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).