l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 685

Requires a natural gas utility to provide notice to each customer of the utility and the Public Utility Commission if the utility plans to increase the amount of hydrogen that the utility blends with natural gas and the ratio of the volume of hydrogen to the volume of natural gas will, for the first time, be greater than 2.5 percent.

Became law as Chapter 328, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 16, 2025, 154 days after it was filed. In force from June 16, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: Makes a gas company give notice if the gas company plans to blend, for the first time, hydrogen with natural gas more than a certain amount. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0).</b> [<i>Digest: Makes a public utility that wants to make or carry out a project with hydrogen to first get approval from the PUC. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.4).</i>] [<i>Requires a public utility to obtain authorization from the Public Utility Commission to develop or carry out a project that involves the production or use of hydrogen in this state. Provides criteria that the commission shall use to evaluate a proposed project.</i>] <b>Requires a natural gas utility to provide notice to each customer of the utility and the Public Utility Commission if the utility plans to increase the amount of hydrogen that the utility blends with natural gas and the ratio of the volume of hydrogen to the volume of natural gas will, for the first time, be greater than 2.5 percent. Requires a natural gas utility that has a program for blending hydrogen with natural gas to maintain on the utility's website information regarding the utility's program and how a customer may communicate with the utility about the utility's program.</b> Declares an 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

4 co-sponsors

Wlnsvey Campos, Chris Gorsek, James Manning Jr., Kathleen Taylor

In the House of Representatives

    5 co-sponsors

    Willy Chotzen, Mark Gamba, Rob Nosse, Jules Walters, Thuy Tran

    Its course

    January 13 to June 23, 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 action23 actions on 20 days

    In the SenateJan 13 to Apr 2299 days

    Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

    Energy and EnvironmentJan 17 to Apr 1689 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 22 to Jun 342 days

    Waiting for a committeeApr 22 to Apr 242 days

    Climate, Energy, and EnvironmentApr 24 to May 2834 days

    With the GovernorJun 3 to Jun 1613 days

    Votes

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

    • Senate, third reading20–9

      Passed · Apr 22

    • House of Representatives, third reading32–22

      Passed · Jun 3 · 5 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 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 Jan 13 – Apr 22

    1. Jan 13Introduced
    2. Jan 17Sent to Energy and Environment
    3. Feb 10Heard in Energy and Environment
    4. Feb 12Heard in Energy and Environment
    5. Apr 9Heard in Energy and Environment
    6. Apr 16Energy and Environment recommended it as amended
    7. Apr 17Read a second time
    8. Apr 22Passed the Senate, 20 to 9

    In the House of Representatives Apr 22 – Jun 3

    1. Apr 22Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Apr 24Sent to Climate, Energy, and Environment
    3. May 6Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
    4. May 22Heard in Climate, Energy, and Environment
    5. May 28Climate, Energy, and Environment recommended it
    6. Read a second time
    7. Jun 3Passed the House of Representatives, 32 to 22

    To the Governor Jun 5 – Jun 23

    1. Jun 5Signed in the Senate
    2. Jun 9Signed in the House of Representatives
    3. Jun 16Signed by the Governor
    4. Jun 23Became chapter 328 of Oregon Laws 2025
    5. In force from June 16, 2025
    All 23 actions, as published
    1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    2. Jan 17Referred to Energy and Environment.Senate
    3. Feb 10Public Hearing held.Senate
    4. Feb 12Public Hearing held.Senate
    5. Apr 9Work Session held.Senate
    6. Apr 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
    7. Apr 17Second reading.Senate
    8. Apr 21Carried over to 04-22 by unanimous consent.Senate
    9. Apr 22Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.Senate
    10. Apr 22First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    11. Apr 24Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.House of Representatives
    12. May 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    13. May 22Work Session held.House of Representatives
    14. May 28Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
    15. May 28Second reading.House of Representatives
    16. May 29Rules suspended. Carried over to June 2, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    17. Jun 2Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
    18. Jun 3Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed.House of Representatives
    19. Jun 5President signed.Senate
    20. Jun 9Speaker signed.House of Representatives
    21. Jun 16Governor signed.Senate
    22. Jun 23Chapter 328, 2025 Laws.Senate
    23. Jun 23Effective date, June 16, 2025.Senate