republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2023r1/hb-3179.md

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Bill	Relating to the permitting of renewable energy facilities.	Modifies definition of "renewable energy facility" for purposes of county permitting process for solar photovoltaic power generation facility. <b>Requires county to require applicant for permit to establish solar photovoltaic power generation facility using certain number of acres to provide decommissioning plan that includes bonding or other security.</b>	us/states/or	Oregon Legislative Assembly	2023R1	HB 3179	Oregon HB 3179 (2023R1)	bill		enacted	Ken Helm	8	33	5	2023-02-02T18:23:53+00:00	2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/48408bd3-e2fa-4b6c-9f96-dba21831cb3e	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3179	a45414aa428acf32d821b7ad9ef6481c12c045ac874a21050d916f7345b31fca	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-or

Oregon HB 3179 (2023R1) — Relating to the permitting of renewable energy facilities.

Modifies definition of "renewable energy facility" for purposes of county permitting process for solar photovoltaic power generation facility. Requires county to require applicant for permit to establish solar photovoltaic power generation facility using certain number of acres to provide decommissioning plan that includes bonding or other security.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. House Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
2. Introduced (filed) — source
3. A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
4. B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. HALNRW Amendment -4 (committee substitute) — source
6. SEE Amendment -A7 (committee substitute) — source
7. Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
8. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 9–0 (pass) · lower
• Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. — 56–2 (pass) · lower
• House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — 53–1 (pass) · lower
• Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 3–0 (pass) · upper
• Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. — 24–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Ken Helm — primary (person)
• Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
• David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
• E. Werner Reschke — cosponsor (person)
• Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
• Emily McIntire — cosponsor (person)
• Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
• Mark Owens — cosponsor (person)
• Nathan Sosa — cosponsor (person)
• Paul Evans — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-02-02T18:23:53+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2023-02-02T23:52:52+00:00 Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. referral-committee
• 2023-03-16T22:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2023-03-28T22:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2023-04-04T00:32:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2023-04-08T00:26:42+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-04-10T19:17:57+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2023-04-11T00:45:46+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to April 11, 2023 Calendar.
• 2023-04-12T01:02:56+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2023 Calendar.
• 2023-04-13T00:54:41+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to April 13, 2023 Calendar.
• 2023-04-13T23:20:12+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to April 14, 2023 Calendar.
• 2023-04-14T16:20:52+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2023 Calendar.
• 2023-04-18T18:30:47+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2023-04-18T20:06:12+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2023-04-19T19:52:51+00:00 Referred to Energy and Environment. referral-committee
• 2023-04-27T20:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2023-05-02T20:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2023-05-11T20:01:00+00:00 Possible Work Session cancelled.
• 2023-05-16T20:01:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2023-05-18T20:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2023-06-05T18:50:27+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-06-15T21:55:03+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2023-06-16T19:18:31+00:00 Carried over to 06-20 by unanimous consent.
• 2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00 Carried over to 06-21 by unanimous consent.
• 2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00 Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
• 2023-06-22T17:46:40+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Findley. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2023-06-23T18:45:04+00:00 House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
• 2023-06-25T23:01:27+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
• 2023-06-27T18:54:47+00:00 President signed. passage
• 2023-07-18T20:55:25+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00 Chapter 336, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.
• 2023-06-22T17:47:40+00:00 Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.
• 2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00 Carried over to April 18, 2023 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/48408bd3-e2fa-4b6c-9f96-dba21831cb3e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).