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

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the permitting of renewable energy facilities."
description: "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>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3179"
citation: "Oregon HB 3179 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ken Helm"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 33
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-02T18:23:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48408bd3-e2fa-4b6c-9f96-dba21831cb3e"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3179"
source_hash: "a45414aa428acf32d821b7ad9ef6481c12c045ac874a21050d916f7345b31fca"
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 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. <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>

## 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.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3179/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3179/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3179/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3179/B-Engrossed)
5. **HALNRW Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24310)
6. **SEE Amendment -A7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25059)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3179/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3179/Enrolled)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48408bd3-e2fa-4b6c-9f96-dba21831cb3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).