l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2065

Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a microgrid or community microgrid.

Became law as Chapter 471, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 17, 2025, 185 days after it was filed. In force from September 26, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Allows the use of a third party to study or evaluate a request to connect a microgrid to a power grid. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a microgrid or community microgrid. Allows a contracted third-party consultant to receive from a public utility all technical data necessary to conduct the study or engineering evaluation and submit to the public utility a preliminary design for review. Requires a public utility to approve or deny an application based on safety, reliability and compliance with published standards. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Its course

January 13 to August 7, 2025, 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 action22 actions on 15 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 23161 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Climate, Energy, and EnvironmentJan 17 to Apr 1588 days

Ways and MeansApr 15 to Jun 10 · moved on56 days

Natural ResourcesJun 10 to Jun 11 · moved on1 day

Ways and MeansJun 11 to Jun 198 days

In the SenateJun 23 to Jun 241 day

Waiting for a committeeJun 23 to Jun 230 days

Ways and MeansJun 23 to Jun 241 day

With the GovernorJun 24 to Jul 1723 days

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading42–2

    Passed · Jun 23 · 16 present

  • Senate, third reading26–3

    Passed · Jun 24 · 1 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 15

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 19

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

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

In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jun 23

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Climate, Energy, and Environment
  3. Feb 6Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
  4. Apr 8Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
  5. Apr 15Climate, Energy, and Environment recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 10Sent to Natural Resources Subcommittee
  8. Jun 11Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. Jun 17Heard in Ways and Means
  11. Jun 19Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  12. Jun 20Read a second time
  13. Jun 23Passed the House of Representatives, 42 to 2

In the Senate Jun 23 – Jun 24

  1. Jun 23Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 24Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Passed the Senate, 26 to 3

To the Governor Jun 26 – Aug 7

  1. Jun 26Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Jul 17Signed by the Governor
  4. Aug 7Became chapter 471 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from September 26, 2025
All 22 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 15Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 15Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Jun 10Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.House of Representatives
  8. Jun 11Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. Jun 11Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  10. Jun 17Work Session held.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 19Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  12. Jun 20Second reading.House of Representatives
  13. Jun 23Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 23First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  15. Jun 23Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  16. Jun 24Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
  17. Jun 24Second reading.Senate
  18. Jun 24Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.Senate
  19. Jun 26Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 26President signed.Senate
  21. Jul 17Governor signed.House of Representatives
  22. Aug 7Chapter 471, (2025 Laws): Effective date September 26, 2025.House of Representatives