republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2025r1/hb-3792.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to consumer protection for utility ratepayers."
description: "Increases from $20 million to $40 million the minimum amount to be collected from the customers of electric companies for low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance. Directs the Public Utility Commission to reassess every two years the community level of need for low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance. Allows the commission to adjust the amount to be collected based on its findings and changes to electricity rates. Requires the commission to report to the Legislative Assembly if the commission increases the amount to be collected by more than 2.5 percent. Increases from $500 to $1,000 per month per customer site the maximum amount that a customer may be required to pay for low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 3792"
citation: "Oregon HB 3792 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Andersen"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-27T19:29:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16d5d49d-9420-45d4-982f-017ef9ad98c4"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3792"
source_hash: "f18d49d7e0a6b5d9ec0aabfb4f4b2591cc4e244e320a57a1b23fd56046d3b805"
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 3792 (2025R1) — Relating to consumer protection for utility ratepayers.

Increases from $20 million to $40 million the minimum amount to be collected from the customers of electric companies for low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance. Directs the Public Utility Commission to reassess every two years the community level of need for low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance. Allows the commission to adjust the amount to be collected based on its findings and changes to electricity rates. Requires the commission to report to the Legislative Assembly if the commission increases the amount to be collected by more than 2.5 percent. Increases from $500 to $1,000 per month per customer site the maximum amount that a customer may be required to pay for low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance.

## 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/HB3792/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3792/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3792/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3792/B-Engrossed)
5. **HCCP Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28120)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3792/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29693)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3792/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **28–12** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. — **22–7** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. — **38–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tom Andersen — primary (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-27T19:29:00+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05T00:19:48+00:00** Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-08T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-15T18:04:01+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-15T18:04:02+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-12T14:41:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-16T15:33:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2025-06-16T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-18T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-06-20T20:24:54+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-23T18:52:16+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-24T19:13:57+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-24T22:04:59+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-24T22:25:10+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-25T18:50:24+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25T21:47:08+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-25T23:25:30+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to 06-26 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-26T17:52:11+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-27T21:26:47+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-27T22:58:40+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-07-18T02:25:24+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-07T21:11:07+00:00** Chapter 512, (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/16d5d49d-9420-45d4-982f-017ef9ad98c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).