l9n/ Oregon

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1581

Requires an investor-owned utility that sells more than two million megawatt hours of electricity in a calendar year to report to and inform the Legislative Assembly of activities that the investor-owned utility has taken or is taking toward participating in a regional energy market.

Became law as Chapter 67, Oregon Laws 2024, signed March 27, 2024, 51 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act makes an electric company report each year on the steps taken or being taken to be part of an energy market. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). Requires an investor-owned utility that sells more than two million megawatt hours of electricity in a calendar year to report to <b>and inform</b> the Legislative Assembly [<i>the activities, if any,</i>] <b>of activities</b> that the investor-owned utility has taken or is taking toward participating in a regional energy market. <b>Sunsets January 2, 2031.</b>

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

12 co-sponsors

Wlnsvey Campos, Michael Dembrow, Lew Frederick, Chris Gorsek, Kayse Jama, Kate Lieber, James Manning Jr., Mark Meek, Deb Patterson, Rob Wagner, Aaron Woods, Jeff Golden

In the House of Representatives

12 co-sponsors

Court Boice, Mark Gamba, Dacia Grayber, Ken Helm, James Hieb, John Lively, Pam Marsh, Nancy Nathanson, Travis Nelson, Rob Nosse, Mark Owens, Maxine Dexter

Its course

February 5 to March 28, 2024, 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 action20 actions on 15 days

In the SenateFeb 5 to Feb 2116 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

Energy and EnvironmentFeb 5 to Feb 1611 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to Mar 513 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 21 to Feb 221 day

Climate, Energy, and EnvironmentFeb 22 to Mar 18 days

With the GovernorMar 5 to Mar 2722 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • Senate, third reading24–6

    Passed · Feb 21

  • House of Representatives, third reading37–14

    Passed · Mar 5 · 9 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 16

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 Feb 5 – Feb 21

  1. Feb 5Introduced
  2. Sent to Energy and Environment
  3. Feb 13Heard in Energy and Environment
  4. Feb 16Energy and Environment recommended it as amended
  5. Feb 19Read a second time
  6. Feb 21Passed the Senate, 24 to 6

In the House of Representatives Feb 22 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 22Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Climate, Energy, and Environment
  3. Feb 26Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
  4. Feb 28Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
  5. Mar 1Climate, Energy, and Environment recommended it
  6. Mar 4Read a second time
  7. Mar 5Passed the House of Representatives, 37 to 14

To the Governor Mar 7 – Mar 28

  1. Mar 7Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Mar 27Signed by the Governor
  4. Mar 28Became chapter 67 of Oregon Laws 2024
  5. In force from January 1, 2025
All 20 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Feb 5Referred to Energy and Environment.Senate
  3. Feb 13Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  4. Feb 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  5. Feb 19Second reading.Senate
  6. Feb 20Carried over to 02-21 by unanimous consent.Senate
  7. Feb 21Third reading. Carried by Taylor, Smith DB. Passed.Senate
  8. Feb 22First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  9. Feb 22Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.House of Representatives
  10. Feb 26Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  11. Feb 28Work Session held.House of Representatives
  12. Mar 1Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  13. Mar 4Second reading.House of Representatives
  14. Mar 4Rules suspended. Carried over to March 5, 2024 Calendar.House of Representatives
  15. Mar 5Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.House of Representatives
  16. Mar 7President signed.Senate
  17. Mar 7Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  18. Mar 27Governor signed.Senate
  19. Mar 28Chapter 67, 2024 Laws.Senate
  20. Mar 28Effective date, January 1, 2025.Senate