l9n/ Oregon

2023 Regular Session

Senate Bill 802

Authorizes public utility, upon approval by Public Utility Commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by public utility associated with events subject to federal or state declaration of emergency.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Energy and Environment Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Authorizes public utility, upon approval by Public Utility Commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by public utility associated with events subject to federal or state declaration of emergency. Establishes criteria and procedures for commission for approving public utility's application to designate rate recovery expenditures as bondable and establish rate schedules to recover rate recovery expenditures. Pledges State of Oregon to not limit or alter collection of rate recovery assets or impair rate recovery bonds. Prohibits State of Oregon, public body or commission from limiting or altering collection of rate recovery assets or impairing rate recovery bonds. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    SEE

    Its course

    January 31 to June 25, 2023, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action3 actions on 3 days

    In the SenateJan 31 to Jun 25 · stopped145 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 31 to Feb 22 days

    Energy and EnvironmentFeb 2 to Jun 25 · stopped143 days

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Jan 31 – Jun 25

    1. Jan 31Introduced
    2. Feb 2Sent to Energy and Environment
    3. Jun 25Died when the session ended
    All 3 actions, as published
    1. Jan 31Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    2. Feb 2Referred to Energy and Environment.Senate
    3. Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.Senate