House Bill 3546

Digest: Tells the PUC to provide for a class of service for facilities that use large amounts of energy. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.3). Directs the Public Utility Commission to provide for a classification of service for large energy use facilities. Requires any tariff schedule adopted for the class to allocate the costs of serving large energy use facilities to the facilities and mitigate the risks to other classes of retail electricity consumers. Defines "large energy use facility." Directs the commission to require an electric company to use a contract when providing electricity service to a large energy use facility. Requires the contract to meet certain requirements and conditions. Directs the commission to report each even-numbered year to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy on trends in load requirements and other implications from large energy use facilities. Sunsets January 2, 2035. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

In the House of Representatives

• Pam Marsh

  Sponsor

• Mark Owens, Dacia Grayber

  Chief co-sponsors

In the Senate

• Janeen Sollman

  Sponsor

• Jeff Golden

  Chief co-sponsor

• House of Representatives, third reading41–16

  Passed · Apr 22 · 3 present

• Senate, third reading18–12

  Passed · Jun 3

• House of Representatives, concurrence37–17

  Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 5 · 5 present

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Apr 14

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted May 19

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In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Apr 22

1. Feb 11Introduced
2. Feb 12Sent to Climate, Energy, and Environment
3. Mar 6Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
4. Apr 8Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
5. Apr 14Climate, Energy, and Environment recommended it as amended
6. Apr 15Read a second time
7. Apr 22Passed the House of Representatives, 41 to 16

In the Senate Apr 23 – Jun 3

1. Apr 23Arrived in the Senate
2. Sent to Energy and Environment
3. Apr 30Heard in Energy and Environment
4. May 5Heard in Energy and Environment
5. May 14Heard in Energy and Environment
6. May 19Energy and Environment recommended it as amended
7. May 20Read a second time
8. Jun 3Passed the Senate, 18 to 12

Back in the House of Representatives Jun 5 – Jun 9

1. Jun 5The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 37 to 17
2. Jun 9Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Jun 9 – Jul 7

1. Jun 9Signed in the Senate
2. Jun 16Signed by the Governor
3. Jul 7Became chapter 323 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from June 16, 2025