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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to energy facilities."
description: "Requires the Energy Facility Siting Council to conclude a contested case and issue a final order within 12 months from the date of a proposed order. [<i>Provides that any final order issued by the council is appealable directly to the Supreme Court.</i>] <b>Requires the council to include in all final orders approving or rejecting an application for a site certificate or amended site certificate any decisions related to or arising from a contested case on the application. Requires a petitioner to establish individual or associational standing to appeal a final order. Provides that the council's approval or rejection of an application or request for an amendment, including decisions related to or arising from a contested case on the application or request, is conferred upon the Supreme Court.</b> [<i>Allows a holder of a site certificate to file a notice for minor changes to the site boundaries of an energy facility. Allows a holder of a site certificate for certain energy facilities to file a request to extend by up to three years the deadlines by which construction of a facility must begin or be completed as specified in the site certificate.</i>] [<i>Narrows the criteria by which the Public Utility Commission reviews a petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for overhead transmission lines. Directs the commission to review a petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity without requiring a petitioner to first obtain any required land use approvals.</i>] [<i>Allows the use of a site certificate for a high voltage transmission line as conclusive evidence of public use and necessity for any proceeding for condemnation of land or an interest therein. Allows a high voltage transmission line that has been designated as having statewide significance by a regional transmission authority that is established under state law to be placed in areas zoned for exclusive farm use.</i>] <b>Allows a person who holds a site certificate to request to add area to the approved site boundary without the council requiring an amendment to the site certificate.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 3681"
citation: "Oregon HB 3681 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Gamba"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-25T19:45:35+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-24T02:30:47+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22510ad8-fcc7-401c-a883-9bf973129aca"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3681"
source_hash: "7c06b5dd38c0b05a92a71db3ab0af1862b61acc52177a66288a595ae289301f5"
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 3681 (2025R1) — Relating to energy facilities.
Requires the Energy Facility Siting Council to conclude a contested case and issue a final order within 12 months from the date of a proposed order. [<i>Provides that any final order issued by the council is appealable directly to the Supreme Court.</i>] <b>Requires the council to include in all final orders approving or rejecting an application for a site certificate or amended site certificate any decisions related to or arising from a contested case on the application. Requires a petitioner to establish individual or associational standing to appeal a final order. Provides that the council's approval or rejection of an application or request for an amendment, including decisions related to or arising from a contested case on the application or request, is conferred upon the Supreme Court.</b> [<i>Allows a holder of a site certificate to file a notice for minor changes to the site boundaries of an energy facility. Allows a holder of a site certificate for certain energy facilities to file a request to extend by up to three years the deadlines by which construction of a facility must begin or be completed as specified in the site certificate.</i>] [<i>Narrows the criteria by which the Public Utility Commission reviews a petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for overhead transmission lines. Directs the commission to review a petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity without requiring a petitioner to first obtain any required land use approvals.</i>] [<i>Allows the use of a site certificate for a high voltage transmission line as conclusive evidence of public use and necessity for any proceeding for condemnation of land or an interest therein. Allows a high voltage transmission line that has been designated as having statewide significance by a regional transmission authority that is established under state law to be placed in areas zoned for exclusive farm use.</i>] <b>Allows a person who holds a site certificate to request to add area to the approved site boundary without the council requiring an amendment to the site certificate.</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/HB3681/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3681/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3681/A-Engrossed)
4. **HCEE Amendment -5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28245)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3681/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. — **36–21** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. — **19–10** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mark Gamba — primary (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-25T19:45:35+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27T19:41:05+00:00** Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-08T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-16T16:18:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17T19:17:05+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-21T19:59:47+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-23T01:35:47+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 23, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-23T18:35:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24T17:42:10+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24T19:28:00+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-12T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-19T16:48:07+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-19T18:21:23+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-20T19:31:29+00:00** Carried over to 05-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-21T19:19:17+00:00** Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-22T19:23:08+00:00** Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-27T19:17:19+00:00** Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-28T20:29:31+00:00** Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-29T21:59:57+00:00** Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-02T18:52:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-03T17:29:53+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-03T22:25:52+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-11T23:16:13+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-24T02:30:47+00:00** Chapter 305, (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/22510ad8-fcc7-401c-a883-9bf973129aca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
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