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| Bill | Relating to the siting of renewable energy facilities; and prescribing an effective date. | Exempts an energy facility from needing a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council if the energy facility produces power from a renewable energy source, qualifies for certain federal renewable energy tax credits and <b>is placed in service on or before December 31, 2030, or a date allowed by exception and a local land use application for the facility is submitted </b>[<i>construction begins</i>] on or before December 31, 2028. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2026R1 | HB 4031 | Oregon HB 4031 (2026R1) |
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enacted | 5 | 18 | 4 | 2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00 | 2026-03-17T17:50:42+00:00 | openstates | ocd-bill/b82e7928-8a57-4101-92ed-5c3cae0f5954 | https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4031 | 4997b4b08106056fc4679d52417c9966c0105cf8c3e6992d6f5c6f9fca7e814f | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Oregon HB 4031 (2026R1) — Relating to the siting of renewable energy facilities; and prescribing an effective date.
Exempts an energy facility from needing a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council if the energy facility produces power from a renewable energy source, qualifies for certain federal renewable energy tax credits and is placed in service on or before December 31, 2030, or a date allowed by exception and a local land use application for the facility is submitted [construction begins] on or before December 31, 2028. 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
- HCEE Amendment -2 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — 10–1 (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. — 43–13 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — 5–0 (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — 20–8 (pass) · upper
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-02-02T17:51:51+00:00 Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.
referral-committee - 2026-02-03T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2026-02-10T16:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2026-02-11T21:11:02+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-12T19:31:48+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2026-02-12T19:46:57+00:00 Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-16T19:05:10+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-02-16T21:40:16+00:00 Referred to Energy and Environment.
referral-committee - 2026-02-18T23:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing Cancelled.
- 2026-02-23T23:02:00+00:00 Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- 2026-02-24T17:53:42+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-25T00:39:33+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2026-02-25T20:11:58+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-26T20:54:33+00:00 Speaker signed.
passage - 2026-02-27T16:55:44+00:00 President signed.
passage - 2026-03-05T22:38:57+00:00 Governor signed.
executive-signature - 2026-03-17T17:50:42+00:00 Chapter 12, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b82e7928-8a57-4101-92ed-5c3cae0f5954. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).