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| Bill | Relating to public utilities; and declaring an emergency. | Directs the Public Utility Commission to consider the cumulative economic impact of an electric or natural gas company's proposed residential rate or schedule of rates. Requires an electric or natural gas company to file an analysis of the cumulative economic impact on the company's residential rate payers if the company's return on equity is subject to review and modification. Authorizes the commission to adjust rates to mitigate an increase in residential customer rates if the increase would affect the ability of customers to maintain adequate utility services. Prohibits any increase in residential rates from taking effect from November 1 to March 31. Directs the commission to require an electric or natural gas company to establish a multiyear rate plan for certain rate revisions. Prohibits, until January 2, 2027, or the date the commission adopts rules regarding multiyear rate plans, certain rate increases from taking effect within 18 months from the date of the last rate increase. Authorizes a public utility, upon approval by the commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the public utility associated with certain capital investments, retiring a generation asset, environmental remediation or an event in which the availability of electricity or natural gas within a regional energy market is significantly constrained. Requires an electric or natural gas company to provide and make public a visual representation of cost categories included in the company's residential customer rates and a report on any rate adjustments the company expects within the next 12 months. Declares an emergency, effective on passage. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2025R1 | HB 3179 | Oregon HB 3179 (2025R1) |
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Oregon HB 3179 (2025R1) — Relating to public utilities; and declaring an emergency.
Directs the Public Utility Commission to consider the cumulative economic impact of an electric or natural gas company's proposed residential rate or schedule of rates. Requires an electric or natural gas company to file an analysis of the cumulative economic impact on the company's residential rate payers if the company's return on equity is subject to review and modification. Authorizes the commission to adjust rates to mitigate an increase in residential customer rates if the increase would affect the ability of customers to maintain adequate utility services. Prohibits any increase in residential rates from taking effect from November 1 to March 31. Directs the commission to require an electric or natural gas company to establish a multiyear rate plan for certain rate revisions. Prohibits, until January 2, 2027, or the date the commission adopts rules regarding multiyear rate plans, certain rate increases from taking effect within 18 months from the date of the last rate increase. Authorizes a public utility, upon approval by the commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the public utility associated with certain capital investments, retiring a generation asset, environmental remediation or an event in which the availability of electricity or natural gas within a regional energy market is significantly constrained. Requires an electric or natural gas company to provide and make public a visual representation of cost categories included in the company's residential customer rates and a report on any rate adjustments the company expects within the next 12 months. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
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
- HRULES Amendment -8 (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendments to A-Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- JWM Amendment -A9 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 36–10 (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 4–3 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — 8–1 (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. — 20–9 (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed. — 35–8 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Janeen Sollman — primary (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — primary (person)
- Nathan Sosa — primary (person)
- Pam Marsh — primary (person)
- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
- April Dobson — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
- Hoa Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lesly Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Rep Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah McDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rieke Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
- Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — 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 Commerce and Consumer Protection.
referral-committee - 2025-02-20T21:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2025-02-25T21:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2025-04-03T20:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2025-04-09T23:00:29+00:00 Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.
- 2025-04-09T23:00:30+00:00 Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.
referral-committee - 2025-05-07T15:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2025-05-19T15:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2025-05-23T18:50:50+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-05-23T18:50:51+00:00 Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
referral-committee - 2025-06-07T23:49:00+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.
- 2025-06-19T22:38:07+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 - 2025-06-23T21:47:45+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Sosa. 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 - 2025-06-24T20:42:51+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-06-24T22:16:12+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2025-06-25T01:23:13+00:00 Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. 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 503, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d6fbcff6-0818-41c4-9d36-bb7b10246122. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).