Committees · 2019 Regular Session
Energy and Environment
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Ken HelmChair
Democrat · 34th District
E. Werner ReschkeVice-chair
Republican · 56th District
Sheri SchoutenVice-chair
Democrat · 27th District
Republican · 60th District
Democrat · 38th District
Democrat · 30th District
Democrat · 11th District
Democrat · 52nd District
Republican · 53rd District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2019 Regular Session.
Bills sent76
4% of the bills the House of Representatives sent to committees
Reported out46%
35 of 76; 41 stopped in committee
Time in committee46 days
most between 32 and 68 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term.
202172 bills
reported 36% · typically 50 days, most 44–79 · 0 amendments · 7 members
202011 bills
reported 64% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 9 members
201976 bills
reported 46% · typically 46 days, most 32–68 · 0 amendments · 9 members
20186 bills
reported 100% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 9 members
2017114 bills
reported 46% · typically 56 days, most 39–80 · 0 amendments · 9 members
20168 bills
reported 50% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 9 members
201587 bills
reported 47% · typically 49 days, most 35–64 · 0 amendments · 9 members
20149 bills
reported 56% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 10 members
2013117 bills
reported 34% · typically 38 days, most 17–56 · 0 amendments · 9 members
200786 bills
reported 57% · typically 37 days, most 27–56 · 0 amendments · 7 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2019 Regular Session, newest first.
76 bills
Senate Bill 451 · Establishes eligibility for renewable energy certificates for facilities that generate electricity from direct combustion of municipal solid waste and became operational before January 1, 1995, if such facilities register with Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System at any time, and for up to 11 average megawatts of electricity generated, per calendar year, from the combustion of biogenic material.
Sent June 25, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 5 days
House Bill 3438 · Allows owner of reservoir located on specified property within Big Butte Creek drainage area to register reservoir with Water Resources Department.
Sent May 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 40 days
Senate Bill 247 · Adds containers that contain hard seltzer and containers that contain kombucha to types of beverage containers covered by provisions of Bottle Bill.
Sent April 29, 2019 · Reported out after 24 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 93 · Establishes dealer redemption centers for bulk redemption of beverage containers.
Sent April 24, 2019 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 522 · Prohibits person from, with intent to defraud, returning for refund value during one day 50 or more individual beverage containers that person knows were not sold in this state.
Sent April 24, 2019 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3430 · Eliminates routine staying of Water Resources Commission or Water Resources Department final order enforcement upon filing of petition for judicial review of order.
Sent April 22, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 69 days
Senate Bill 90 · Prohibits food and beverage provider or convenience store from providing single-use plastic straw to consumer unless consumer specifically requests single-use plastic straw.
Sent April 22, 2019 · Reported out after 28 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3408 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Environmental Quality for deposit in Residential Solid Fuel Heating Air Quality Improvement Fund to fund community efforts to promote economic development and improve public health by reducing emissions from solid fuel burning devices that burn wood.
Sent March 28, 2019 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 914 · Requires certain distributors and importers to register with distributor cooperatives and provide certain information to distributor cooperatives.
Sent March 28, 2019 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3407 · Authorizes electric companies that are subject to renewable portfolio standards to offer to purchase qualifying electricity generated by certain hydroelectric facilities.
Sent March 27, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 95 days
House Bill 3094 · Establishes Home Weatherization, Retrofit and Affordability Program for Housing and Community Services Department to provide incentive payments to construction contractors undertaking energy improvement projects on residential structures.
Sent March 22, 2019 · Reported out after 20 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2271 · Changes punishment for unlawful air pollution in the second degree from specific fine violation to Class A misdemeanor.
Sent March 21, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 101 days
House Bill 3248 · Provides that county prohibition, restriction, limitation or regulation of certain open burning applies throughout county unless county court or board of county commissioners expressly states otherwise.
Sent March 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 111 days
House Bill 3274 · Requires eight percent of electricity sold in this state by each electric company that makes sales to 25,000 or more retail electricity consumers to be generated by small-scale renewable energy facilities or certain biomass facilities.
Sent March 11, 2019 · Reported out after 36 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3325 · Requires public utility to meet certain requirements for processing applications from nonresidential customer-generators to interconnect to electric distribution system net metering facility that has generating capacity of more than 25 kilowatts but less than two megawatts.
Sent March 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 111 days
House Bill 3350 · Prohibits sale or use of two-cycle gasoline-powered leaf blowers.
Sent March 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 111 days
House Bill 3355 · Removes limit on number of chemicals Oregon Health Authority may include on list of high priority chemicals of concern in children's products.
Sent March 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 111 days
House Bill 3366 · Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules authorizing single-family dwelling and accessory dwelling unit constructed on same lot or parcel to be permanently connected to same subsurface sewage disposal system or alternative sewage disposal system.
Sent March 11, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 111 days
Senate Bill 107 · Provides exemption, under certain circumstances, to natural gas utility vehicles when inspecting or repairing natural gas leak, and to electric utility vehicles when responding to emergency , from offense of illegal stopping, standing or parking.
Sent March 11, 2019 · Reported out after 58 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
Senate Bill 637 · Raises statutory threshold for requiring public utility to receive Public Utility Commission approval for disposition of certain property from $100,000 to $1 million.
Sent March 11, 2019 · Reported out after 57 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
56 more
House Bill 3326 · Appropriates moneys to Department of Environmental Quality to fund laboratory services for public water systems that are susceptible to hazardous algal blooms and to Oregon Health Authority to hire recreational hazardous algal bloom coordinator.
Sent March 7, 2019 · Reported out after 40 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3340 · Declares harmful algal blooms to be menace to public health and welfare.
Sent March 7, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
House Bill 3141 · Modifies and adds laws related to electric vehicle charging stations.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Reported out after 41 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3156 · Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule schedule of enhanced civil penalties for violations involving cargo tank motor vehicles of certain environmental laws.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 3157 · Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to amend Low-Rise Residential Dwelling Code to require alternative energy collection or generation by December 15, 2020.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 3174 · Directs Public Utility Commission to require electricity or natural gas utility to provide analog meter option for residential customers.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 3222 · Prohibits Department of Environmental Quality from issuing air quality permits for new or modified sources that department determines may pose material threat to compliance with air quality standards unless certain requirements for review by governing body of county where source will be located are met.
Sent March 6, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 116 days
House Bill 3182 · Requires permit for construction, installation or operation of onsite nonpotable water system.
Sent March 5, 2019 · Reported out after 37 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 3045 · Requires local governments to allow residential or commercial development applications to provide one parking space with electric vehicle charging as substitute for two required nonelectrified spaces.
Sent March 4, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 118 days
House Bill 3114 · Makes changes to requirements for recycling certain electronic devices.
Sent March 4, 2019 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3062 · Extends sunset date for exemption from use fuel tax for diesel fuel blended with at least 20 percent biodiesel derived from used cooking oil.
Sent March 1, 2019 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 3065 · Directs Public Utility Commission to establish public process for investigating continuing relevance of telecommunications carrier of last resort obligations.
Sent March 1, 2019 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2007 · Extends authorized uses of moneys received by state pursuant to Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement and deposited in Clean Diesel Engine Fund.
Sent February 28, 2019 · Reported out after 42 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 3055 · Prohibits sale of mattress or children's product that incorporates or bears fire-retardant chemical in concentrations of more than one-tenth of one percent by mass.
Sent February 25, 2019 · Reported out after 50 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 256 · Repeals sunset on moratorium on oil, gas and sulfur leasing in territorial sea.
Sent February 25, 2019 · Reported out after 18 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2944 · Establishes Task Force on Oregon Domestic Use Water Supply.
Sent February 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 135 days
Senate Bill 38 · Modifies provisions for treatment of renewable energy certificates issued for generation of thermal energy.
Sent February 13, 2019 · Reported out after 68 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2851 · Authorizes Water Resources Department to require reporting of water use measurements.
Sent February 7, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2853 · Requires Water Resources Department to maintain registry of historic-use reservoirs.
Sent February 7, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2854 · Establishes task force to study measurement and reporting of appropriated water use.
Sent February 7, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 143 days
House Bill 2856 · Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Water Resources Department to study ground water in this state.
Sent February 7, 2019 · Reported out after 57 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2819 · Requires Water Resources Department to establish pilot program to make conserved Columbia River water available to holder of water right in critical ground water area in exchange for holder reducing appropriation of ground water.
Sent February 4, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 146 days
House Bill 2852 · Authorizes local governments to form authorities for purpose of implementing community choice aggregation programs.
Sent February 4, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 146 days
House Bill 2855 · Modifies general powers of Public Utility Commission.
Sent February 4, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 146 days
House Bill 2857 · Requires eight percent of electricity sold in this state by each electric company that makes sales to 25,000 or more retail electricity consumers to be generated by small-scale renewable energy facilities or certain biomass facilities.
Sent February 4, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 146 days
House Bill 2858 · Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules applying certain oil spill prevention and emergency response planning requirements to high hazard train routes in this state.
Sent February 4, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 146 days
House Bill 2860 · Requires Oregon Health Authority to analyze ground water contaminant data and provide education in areas with ground water contaminant problems.
Sent February 4, 2019 · Reported out after 71 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2883 · Prohibits food vendor from using polystyrene container in selling, offering for sale, serving or dispensing prepared food to public.
Sent February 4, 2019 · Reported out after 71 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate
House Bill 2791 · Modifies cost recovery formula for site certificate holders.
Sent January 28, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 153 days
House Bill 2792 · Requires applicant for energy facility site certificate to obtain land use approval from local government.
Sent January 28, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 153 days
House Bill 2794 · Requires Department of Environmental Quality to conduct water quality study.
Sent January 28, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 153 days
House Bill 2800 · Prohibits full-service restaurant from providing single-use plastic straw to consumer unless consumer requests single-use plastic straw.
Sent January 28, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 153 days
House Bill 2737 · Requires at least 50 percent of total annual amount of all civil penalties imposed by Environmental Quality Commission or Department of Environmental Quality for violations of water quality rules or standards to be deposited in Waterway Enhancement Fund.
Sent January 25, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 156 days
House Bill 2766 · Imposes excise tax of five cents per bag on provision of single-use plastic checkout bags by establishments selling raw or processed food or alcohol at retail.
Sent January 25, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 156 days
House Bill 2772 · Establishes product stewardship program for household hazardous waste.
Sent January 25, 2019 · Reported out after 46 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2063 · Extends authorized uses of moneys received by state pursuant to Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement and deposited in Clean Diesel Engine Fund.
Sent January 18, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2064 · Directs Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules applying certain oil spill prevention and emergency response planning requirements to high hazard train routes in this state.
Sent January 18, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2084 · Extends sunset date for Water Resources Department grant program for place-based integrated water resources strategies.
Sent January 18, 2019 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2322 · Requires Land Conservation and Development Commission to amend statewide land use planning goals related to energy conservation to incorporate development of renewable energy facilities and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and to match state energy policies.
Sent January 18, 2019 · Reported out after 83 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2329 · Modifies definition of "energy facility" for purposes of regulation of energy facilities by Energy Facility Siting Council.
Sent January 18, 2019 · Reported out after 88 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2493 · Prohibits aerial application of pesticide to land within watershed of McKenzie River or its tributaries or of Santiam River or its tributaries.
Sent January 18, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2494 · Extends operation of public purpose charges until January 1, 2036.
Sent January 18, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2496 · Includes battery storage in definition of "green energy technology." Defines "total contract price." Permits contracting agency, as alternative to including green energy technology in construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building, to make expenditure to improve energy use efficiency in public building.
Sent January 18, 2019 · Reported out after 88 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2611 · Specifies that electricity generated by hydroelectric facility or other equipment that generates electricity through use of hydroelectric energy may be used to comply with renewable portfolio standard.
Sent January 18, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2619 · Prohibits sale, purchase or use of pesticide products containing chlorpyrifos.
Sent January 18, 2019 · Reported out after 88 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2656 · Prohibits certain forest operation activities on forestland that supplies drinking water for one or more public water systems.
Sent January 18, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 163 days
House Bill 2242 · Authorizes Public Utility Commission to consider differential energy burden and other inequities of affordability in rates.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 48 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2250 · Requires Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Health Authority to regularly assess final changes to federal environment laws to determine whether changes are significantly less protective of public health, environment or natural resources than standards and requirements contained in those federal environmental laws, as in effect on January 19, 2017.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2271 · Changes punishment for unlawful air pollution in the second degree from specific fine violation to Class A misdemeanor.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 62 days · did not pass the House of Representatives
House Bill 2497 · Adds battery storage to definition of "green energy technology" for public buildings that are emergency shelters or facilities for public safety.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days
House Bill 2501 · Establishes Task Force on Green Energy Corridors.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days
House Bill 2509 · Prohibits retail establishments from providing single-use checkout bags to customers, except in certain cases.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 86 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2618 · Requires State Department of Energy to adopt by rule program for providing rebates for purchase, construction or installation of residential and certain nonresidential solar electric systems and paired solar and storage systems.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 80 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2623 · Prohibits use of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas exploration and production.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Reported out after 56 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and became law
House Bill 2653 · Prohibits use of single-use checkout bags except in certain cases.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days
House Bill 2670 · Prohibits restaurant from providing single-use plastic straw to consumer unless consumer requests straw.
Sent January 15, 2019 · Stopped in committee after 166 days