Committees · 2021 Regular Session
Energy and Environment
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Lee BeyerChair
Democrat · 6th District
Lynn FindleyVice-chair
Republican · 30th District
Democrat · 23rd District
Republican · 2nd District
Democrat · 21st District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session.
Bills sent67
6% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out52%
35 of 67; 32 stopped in committee
Time in committee44 days
most between 35 and 65 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202612 bills
reported 83% · typically 8 days, most 8–16 · 0 amendments · 5 members
202588 bills
reported 42% · typically 44 days, most 36–66 · 0 amendments · 5 members
20248 bills
reported 63% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
202372 bills
reported 49% · typically 62 days, most 42–80 · 0 amendments · 5 members
20227 bills
reported 100% · too few to say · 0 amendments · 5 members
202167 bills
reported 52% · typically 44 days, most 35–65 · 0 amendments · 5 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2021 Regular Session, newest first.
67 bills
Senate Bill 871 · Prohibits person from holding, or entering equine in, exhibition of equine racing in this state.
Sent June 4, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 22 days
Senate Bill 869 · Removes general prohibition that precludes State Fish and Wildlife Commission from adopting rules to limit times, places or amounts of taking of predatory animals.
Sent June 2, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 24 days
House Bill 3227 · Prohibits Department of Consumer and Business Services from outlawing in state building code certain uses of specific refrigerants authorized under federal law.
Sent April 29, 2021 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 3375 · Establishes goal of planning for development of up to three gigawatts of floating offshore wind energy projects within federal waters off Oregon Coast by 2030.
Sent April 29, 2021 · Reported out after 39 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2064 · Modifies quorum requirement for Energy Facility Siting Council.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 25 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2344 · Requires persons that have responsibility for or control over packaging and labeling premoistened nonwoven disposable wipes with specified characteristics to comply with certain labeling requirements for product packaging.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 32 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2495 · Revises provisions relating to chemicals in children's products.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 64 days
House Bill 2611 · Permits agricultural building to be used for uses other than uses set forth in definition of "agricultural building" if additional uses are incidental and accessory to defined uses, are personal to farm owner and farm owner's immediate family or household and do not pose greater hazard to persons or property than defined uses.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 27 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2654 · Authorizes electric cooperative to use or allow for use of electric easement in provision of broadband services, subject to certain conditions and exceptions.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 26 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2695 · Modifies membership of State Marine Board.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 64 days
House Bill 3372 · Authorizes Department of Environmental Quality to require certain information related to history of compliance with environmental quality laws from applicant for license or permit.
Sent April 23, 2021 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2728 · Prohibits person from conducting or participating in contest, competition, tournament or derby that has objective of taking coyotes for cash or prizes.
Sent April 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 68 days
House Bill 2549 · Requires agencies to send copies of reports on public access sites to State Marine Board and for board to make reports public, including by hosting map of reported sites on website.
Sent April 15, 2021 · Reported out after 34 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2027 · Defines "parking facility." Allows Oregon Department of Administrative Services to establish boundaries in Salem where department manages parking facilities.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2062 · Establishes energy efficiency standards for certain appliances sold or offered for sale in this state.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 35 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2063 · Removes requirement that person seeking exemption from requirement to obtain site certificate for standby generation facility request exemption from Energy Facility Siting Council.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 36 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2180 · Requires Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services to amend state building code to require that new construction of certain buildings include provisions for electrical service capacity for specified percentage of parking spaces.
Sent April 12, 2021 · Reported out after 31 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2109 · Modifies definition of "renewable energy facility" for purposes of county permitting process for certain energy facilities.
Sent March 31, 2021 · Reported out after 40 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2475 · Authorizes Public Utility Commission to consider differential energy burden and other inequities of affordability in rates.
Sent March 24, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 2395 · Modifies definition of "recycled paper checkout bag" to include bags that contain nonwood renewable fiber for purposes of single-use checkout bag prohibition.
Sent March 17, 2021 · Reported out after 49 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
47 more
Senate Bill 847 · Establishes Bottle Bill Expansion, Access and Transparency Task Force.
Sent March 11, 2021 · Reported out after 22 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 784 · Authorizes public utility to seek rate recovery for operating expenses and capital costs associated with resiliency measures from retail electricity consumers or natural gas consumers.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Reported out after 51 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 803 · Prohibits scrap metal business from purchasing or receiving catalytic converters, except from commercial seller or owner of vehicle from which catalytic converter was removed.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Reported out after 43 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 825 · Creates income tax credit for energy production in Oregon.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 833 · Authorizes Public Utility Commission to initiate proceeding to increase certainty concerning cost recovery for actions taken by natural gas utilities to reduce hazardous leaks and nonhazardous fugitive emissions from natural gas utility's gas pipeline system in this state.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 834 · Directs Department of Environmental Quality to study impacts of engine emissions on environment and provide results of study in report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 839 · Prohibits Public Utility Commission from acknowledging in integrated resource plan, or allowing in customer rates, costs of investment in or upgrade of renewable energy facility, or certain contracts to acquire electricity, unless energy proposed to be acquired is generated by renewable energy facility constructed in compliance with certain labor standards.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 840 · Authorizes counties to establish county boating registration fee for purpose of disposing of derelict vessels.
Sent March 3, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 115 days
Senate Bill 754 · Modifies provisions relating to regulation of chemicals in children's products.
Sent February 22, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 124 days
Senate Bill 740 · Increases registration fee for sailboats 12 feet in length or more and for all motorboats.
Sent February 10, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 136 days
Senate Bill 715 · Requires diesel fuel that retail dealers, nonretail dealers and wholesale dealers sell or offer for sale in this state to contain at least five percent biodiesel during period that begins on October 2 of each year and ends on March 31 of following year and to contain at least 20 percent biodiesel during period that begins on April 1 and ends on October 1 of each year.
Sent January 27, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 150 days
Senate Bill 14 · Establishes product stewardship program for plastic packaging and plastic food serviceware.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 16 · Allows counties to partition and rezone up to 200 acres of lands within Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region from exclusive farm use to residential uses.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 65 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 56 · Authorizes Department of Environmental Quality to include amount estimated to equal economic benefit of violation when imposing civil penalty for violation of rule pertaining to a program to cap and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from large stationary sources, transportation fuels or other liquid and gaseous fuels, including natural gas.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 57 · Modifies fees for disposal of hazardous wastes.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 58 · Authorizes Department of Environmental Quality to add fee to credit card transactions.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 41 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 80 · Disconnects computation of petroleum supplier assessment from energy resource supplier fees.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 117 · Authorizes Public Utility Commission to set by rule certain civil penalty amounts, not to exceed civil penalties set by applicable federal law.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 44 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 154 · Extends sunset of program under which property constituting solar project may be exempt and instead pay fee in lieu of property taxes.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 73 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 246 · Modifies definition of "radioactive waste" for purposes of regulation by State Department of Energy.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 247 · Directs Department of Energy to study opportunities and challenges in Oregon for renewable energy, energy equity and development of clean energy workforce.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 286 · Renames Environmental Justice Task Force as Environmental Justice Council.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 73 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 289 · Prohibits person convicted of bias crime committed while on state waters or publicly owned outdoor recreation land from entering area under jurisdiction of State Parks and Recreation Department.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 90 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 314 · Authorizes Public Utility Commission to allow electric companies to recover costs from retail electricity consumers for prudent infrastructure measures to support transportation electrification if certain criteria are met.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 48 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 318 · Authorizes Public Utility Commission to determine resource adequacy for load serving entities.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 56 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 333 · Directs State Department of Energy to conduct study of benefits of, and barriers to, renewable hydrogen production and use in Oregon and report results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to revenue no later than September 15, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 76 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 340 · Directs State Department of Energy to study fossil fuel infrastructure in Oregon and provide results to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 350 · Reduces, to 0.15 percent, percentage of energy resource supplier's gross operating revenue that annual energy resource supplier assessment may not exceed.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 353 · Requires State Department of Energy to conduct study related to Energy Facility Siting Council and report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 360 · Exempts small modular reactors from certain siting restrictions that apply to nuclear-fueled thermal power plants.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 375 · Allows replacement dwelling for structure that was considered dwelling by final order under Ballot Measure 49 (2007) claim.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 390 · Directs Public Utility Commission, in coordination with State Department of Energy, to study and develop proposal for modifying Oregon laws as necessary to require 100 percent of electricity sold to retail electricity consumers to be electricity generated utilizing renewable and carbon-free energy.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 392 · Directs Department of Environmental Quality, in consultation with Public Utility Commission and State Department of Energy, to study fugitive methane emissions from natural gas production, storage, transportation and delivery and provide results of study and recommendations for legislation in report to interim committees of Legislative Assembly no later than November 15, 2022.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 64 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 536 · Repeals single-use checkout bag ban.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 537 · Repeals regulation that restricts food and beverage provider or convenience store from providing single-use plastic straws other than at consumer's specific request.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 540 · 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 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 541 · Declares that policy of state is to include atmospheric carbon sequestered by lands and waters of state in calculation to determine progress towards greenhouse gas reduction goals.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 542 · Establishes Task Force on Vehicle Charging Stations.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 49 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 570 · Establishes product stewardship program for mattresses.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 80 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 573 · Establishes Bottle Bill Expansion Task Force.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 581 · Establishes Truth in Labeling Task Force.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 87 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 582 · Establishes producer responsibility program for packaging, printing and writing paper and food serviceware.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 87 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 583 · Prohibits Department of Environmental Quality and State Department of Agriculture from issuing or renewing license or permit to allow construction or operation of new industrial dairy, addition to or expansion of existing industrial dairy or addition to or expansion of dairy that would cause dairy to become industrial dairy.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 589 · Requires State Department of Energy to prepare report identifying benefits, opportunities and challenges posed by development or expansion of regional transmission organization in this state.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Reported out after 72 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 628 · Authorizes Land Conservation and Development Commission to approve plans for urban growth boundary expansion to accommodate affordable housing in Pendleton.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 660 · 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 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days
Senate Bill 664 · Expands definition of "green energy technology" for purposes of public improvement contracts.
Sent January 19, 2021 · Stopped in committee after 158 days