HB 2065 — Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a microgrid or community microgrid.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 07, 2025. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Digest: Allows the use of a third party to study or evaluate a request to connect a microgrid to a power grid. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a microgrid or community microgrid. Allows a contracted third-party consultant to receive from a public utility all technical data necessary to conduct the study or engineering evaluation and submit to the public utility a preliminary design for review. Requires a public utility to approve or deny an application based on safety, reliability and compliance with published standards. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill Text
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Read HB 2065 on the official Oregon source →Action History
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Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on · 7 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (90)
90 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 90 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 10% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sen Smith DB | — | Yea |
| Sen Pham | — | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Gorsek | Democrat | Yea |
| Courtney Neron Misslin | Democrat | Yea |
| Deb Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Floyd Prozanski | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janeen Sollman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Golden | Democrat | Yea |
| Kate Lieber | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathleen Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Kayse Jama | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Reynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Meek | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Gelser Blouin | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Bruce Starr | Republican | Yea |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Nay |
| Diane Linthicum | Republican | Nay |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Robinson | Republican | Nay |
| Suzanne Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Nash | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 3% | 0% | 27% |
How each member voted (60)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Rep Levy E | — | Yea |
| Rep Nguyen H | — | Not Voting |
| Rep Smith G | — | Yea |
| Rep Levy B | — | Yea |
| Rep Nguyen D | — | Yea |
| Rep Pham H | — | Yea |
| Rep Munoz | — | Yea |
| Rep Rieke Smith | — | Yea |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Annessa Hartman | Democrat | Yea |
| April Dobson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| Dacia Grayber | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Farrah Chaichi | Democrat | Yea |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lively | Democrat | Yea |
| Jules Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Fahey | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Helm | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Fragala | Democrat | Yea |
| Mari Watanabe | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Gamba | Democrat | Yea |
| Nancy Nathanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Nathan Sosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Marsh | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Nosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah McDonald | Democrat | Yea |
| Shannon Isadore | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan McLain | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Yea |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Travis Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Willy Chotzen | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Hudson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alek Skarlatos | Republican | Not Voting |
| Anna Scharf | Republican | Not Voting |
| Boomer Wright | Republican | Not Voting |
| Christine Drazan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Court Boice | Republican | Not Voting |
| Cyrus Javadi | Republican | Yea |
| Darcey Edwards | Republican | Not Voting |
| Darin Harbick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dwayne Yunker | Republican | Not Voting |
| E. Werner Reschke | Republican | Nay |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Not Voting |
| Emily McIntire | Republican | Yea |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeffrey Helfrich | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kevin Mannix | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Wallan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lucetta Elmer | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Shelly Boshart Davis | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgle Osborne | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 9% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (23)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Rep Levy E | — | Yea |
| Rep Smith G | — | Yea |
| Sen Smith DB | — | Yea |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janeen Sollman | Democrat | Yea |
| Kate Lieber | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Christine Drazan | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Nay |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Yea |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Yea |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 8% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Rep Levy B | — | Yea |
| Rep Levy E | — | Yea |
| Rep Neron | — | Yea |
| John Lively | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Helm | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Gamba | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Marsh | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Darcey Edwards | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Wallan | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Yea |
| Virgle Osborne | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2065 do?
- Digest: Allows the use of a third party to study or evaluate a request to connect a microgrid to a power grid. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Allows a person to contract with a third-party consultant to conduct a study or engineering evaluation that a public utility requires for an application to interconnect a microgrid or community microgrid. Allows a contracted third-party consultant to receive from a public utility all technical data necessary to conduct the study or engineering evaluation and submit to the public utility a preliminary design for review. Requires a public utility to approve or deny an application based on safety, reliability and compliance with published standards. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
- What is the current status of HB 2065?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 07, 2025. Enacted.
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