republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2025r1/hb-2375.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to wind energy facilities."
description: "</b> </i>] Requires a person who is developing or repowering a wind energy facility to apply to the Federal Aviation Administration <b>and, if applicable, the Federal Communications Commission, for approval</b> for <b>the</b> installation <b>and use</b> of [<i>a</i>] light-mitigating technology [<i>system</i>] <b>systems</b> and, if approved, install the [<i>system</i>] <b>systems</b> within 24 months<b> or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter</b>. <b>Prohibits a county or city from allowing or permitting a wind energy facility if the person seeking to develop or repower the wind energy facility does not apply for approval for the installation and use of light-mitigating technology systems.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2375"
citation: "Oregon HB 2375 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bobby Levy"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T21:06:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4712428e-a957-4e4e-8668-722d8f8dfb2e"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2375"
source_hash: "f26c8dbec0349eba0e065df5ecdb931332fd7972d4fc08289d599d404cc06803"
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 2375 (2025R1) — Relating to wind energy facilities.

</b> </i>] Requires a person who is developing or repowering a wind energy facility to apply to the Federal Aviation Administration <b>and, if applicable, the Federal Communications Commission, for approval</b> for <b>the</b> installation <b>and use</b> of [<i>a</i>] light-mitigating technology [<i>system</i>] <b>systems</b> and, if approved, install the [<i>system</i>] <b>systems</b> within 24 months<b> or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter</b>. <b>Prohibits a county or city from allowing or permitting a wind energy facility if the person seeking to develop or repower the wind energy facility does not apply for approval for the installation and use of light-mitigating technology systems.</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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2375/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2375/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2375/A-Engrossed)
4. **HCEE Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27506)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2375/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Robinson. Passed. — **26–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Levy B. Passed. — **50–3** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **12–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bobby Levy — primary (person)
- Anna Scharf — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Virgle Osborne — cosponsor (person)

## 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`
- **2025-02-13T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2025-02-20T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-01T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-04T20:10:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `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.
- **2025-04-10T18:35:23+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Levy B. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10T21:44:51+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10T22:27:13+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-21T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-28T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-05T16:48:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-05T18:32:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06T19:04:16+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Robinson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-08T17:28:22+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-08T19:31:46+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-14T23:03:44+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T21:06:59+00:00** Chapter 74, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4712428e-a957-4e4e-8668-722d8f8dfb2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).