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| Bill | Relating to microgrids; and prescribing an effective date. | Directs the Public Utility Commission to establish a regulatory framework to allow the ownership, deployment and use of microgrids and community microgrids within the service territories of electric companies. Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules that support the integration of buildings with community microgrids. Allows local governments to adopt land use regulations that correspond to microgrid zones and designate a geographical area as a microgrid zone, subject to the approval of the commission or local consumer-owned utility. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2025R1 | HB 2066 | Oregon HB 2066 (2025R1) |
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enacted | 8 | 22 | 4 | 2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00 | 2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00 | openstates | ocd-bill/8e7b008c-2156-4a3b-b9d4-a9d1aadffa56 | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2066 | 15da6a2aad1eff229375af645c06275664fda6540fcca7748719825efbc514f1 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Oregon HB 2066 (2025R1) — Relating to microgrids; and prescribing an effective date.
Directs the Public Utility Commission to establish a regulatory framework to allow the ownership, deployment and use of microgrids and community microgrids within the service territories of electric companies. Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to adopt rules that support the integration of buildings with community microgrids. Allows local governments to adopt land use regulations that correspond to microgrid zones and designate a geographical area as a microgrid zone, subject to the approval of the commission or local consumer-owned utility. 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.
- House Amendments to Introduced (filed) — source
- Introduced (filed) — source
- A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- B-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- HCEE Amendment -2 (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- JWM Amendment -A7 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 42–4 (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed. — 41–1 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 11–1 (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. — 26–3 (pass) · upper
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00 Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.
referral-committee - 2025-02-06T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2025-04-08T15:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2025-04-15T18:03:11+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-04-15T18:03:12+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
referral-committee - 2025-06-10T18:25:00+00:00 Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.
referral-committee - 2025-06-11T21:33:00+00:00 Returned to Full Committee.
- 2025-06-11T21:32:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2025-06-17T15:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2025-06-19T22:38:00+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-06-20T18:45:56+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2025-06-23T20:47:16+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2025-06-23T22:13:01+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2025-06-23T23:04:28+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means.
referral-committee - 2025-06-24T20:42:43+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-06-24T22:16:12+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2025-06-25T00:57:16+00:00 Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2025-06-26T18:14:38+00:00 Speaker signed.
passage - 2025-06-26T22:38:22+00:00 President signed.
passage - 2025-07-18T02:25:24+00:00 Governor signed.
executive-signature - 2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00 Chapter 472, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8e7b008c-2156-4a3b-b9d4-a9d1aadffa56. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).