l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1160

Requires the State Department of Energy tostudy developing certain renewable energy projects in this state.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: Tells ODOE to study making some renewable energy projects in this state. Tells ODOE to give a report on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.2).</b> [<i>Digest: Tells ODOE to study the costs and benefits of renewable energy projects in this state. Directs ODOE to give a report on its findings. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).</i>] Requires the State Department of Energy to [<i>carry out a cost-benefit analysis on deploying</i>] <b>study developing certain</b> renewable energy projects in this state. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy not later than September 30, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

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

David Brock Smith

In the House of Representatives

Its course

February 27 to June 27, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 27 to Jun 27 · stopped120 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 34 days

Energy and EnvironmentMar 3 to Apr 836 days

Ways and MeansApr 8 to Jun 27 · stopped80 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 8

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 27 – Jun 27

  1. Feb 27Introduced
  2. Mar 3Sent to Energy and Environment
  3. Mar 26Heard in Energy and Environment
  4. Apr 2Heard in Energy and Environment
  5. Apr 8Energy and Environment recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 27Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Mar 3Referred to Energy and Environment.Senate
  3. Mar 26Public Hearing held.Senate
  4. Apr 2Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  5. Apr 8Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  6. Apr 8Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate