republic-os/legislation/us/states/or/2026r1/hb-4077.md

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Bill	Relating to the securitization of a public utility's insurance program; and prescribing an effective date.	Authorizes a public utility, upon approval by the Public Utility Commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the public utility associated with a self-insurance or captive insurance program. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.	us/states/or	Oregon Legislative Assembly	2026R1	HB 4077	Oregon HB 4077 (2026R1)	bill		enacted	John Lively	2	17	4	2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00	2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/551c49f7-2674-47b7-8890-9ab5f71a30df	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4077	3d9a6bd3b5f44e2bcec279aab4a602e0819d3db1640abd30caf40ac0e6d70ddf	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-or

Oregon HB 4077 (2026R1) — Relating to the securitization of a public utility's insurance program; and prescribing an effective date.

Authorizes a public utility, upon approval by the Public Utility Commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the public utility associated with a self-insurance or captive insurance program. 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.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Heard and Reported Out — 11–1 (pass) · lower
• Third reading. Carried by Robinson. Passed. — 28–0 (pass) · upper
• Heard and Reported Out — 4–0 (pass) · upper
• Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed. — 47–2 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• John Lively — primary (person)
• Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
• Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)

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
• 2026-02-10T16:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
• 2026-02-12T16:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
• 2026-02-13T18:22:36+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-16T19:37:59+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2026-02-17T23:46:35+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-19T22:10:27+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk. introduction, reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-19T23:17:20+00:00 Referred to Energy and Environment. referral-committee
• 2026-02-25T23:02:00+00:00 Public Hearing and Work Session held.
• 2026-02-27T17:41:47+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-27T20:49:42+00:00 Second reading. reading-2
• 2026-03-02T22:01:23+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Robinson. Passed. passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-04T17:42:52+00:00 Speaker signed. passage
• 2026-03-05T16:38:22+00:00 President signed. passage
• 2026-03-31T21:07:00+00:00 Governor signed. executive-signature
• 2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00 Chapter 47, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/551c49f7-2674-47b7-8890-9ab5f71a30df. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).