Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: Enacted 26 D cosponsors

HB 3179 — Directs the Public Utility Commission to consider the cumulative economic impact of an electric or natural gas company's proposed residential rate or schedule of rates.

Last action — Chapter Number Assigned

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 07, 2025. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 27 sponsors

    4 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (26 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Digest: Tells the PUC to look at the economic impact of a proposed residential rate or schedule of rates. Allows the PUC to adjust rates to mitigate an increase. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Directs the Public Utility Commission to consider the cumulative economic impact of an electric or natural gas company's proposed residential rate or schedule of rates. Requires an electric or natural gas company to file an analysis of the cumulative economic impact on the company's residential rate payers if the company's return on equity is subject to review and modification. Authorizes the commission to adjust rates to mitigate an increase in residential customer rates if the increase would affect the ability of customers to maintain adequate utility services. Prohibits any increase in residential rates from taking effect from November 1 to March 31. Directs the commission to require an electric or natural gas company to establish a multiyear rate plan for certain rate revisions. Prohibits, until January 2, 2027, or the date the commission adopts rules regarding multiyear rate plans, certain rate increases from taking effect within 18 months from the date of the last rate increase. Authorizes a public utility, upon approval by the commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the public utility associated with certain capital investments, retiring a generation asset, environmental remediation or an event in which the availability of electricity or natural gas within a regional energy market is significantly constrained. Requires an electric or natural gas company to provide and make public a visual representation of cost categories included in the company's residential customer rates and a report on any rate adjustments the company expects within the next 12 months. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Bill Text

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Action History

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Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 63 not signed on · 19 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (23)

Not signed on (63)

63 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed.

Passed 20 Yea · 9 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 17000
Republican 2801
Unaffiliated 1100
Total 20901
% of votes cast 67%30%0%3%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Sen Smith DB — Nay
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 Nay
Cedric Hayden Republican Nay
Daniel Bonham Republican Nay
Diane Linthicum Republican Nay
Dick Anderson Republican Nay
Fred Girod Republican Yea
Kim Thatcher Republican Not Voting
Mike McLane Republican Yea
Noah Robinson Republican Nay
Suzanne Weber Republican Nay
Todd Nash Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Third reading. Carried by Sosa. Passed.

Passed 35 Yea · 8 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 29001
Republican 17014
Unaffiliated 5102
Total 358017
% of votes cast 58%13%0%28%
How each member voted (60)
Member Party Vote
Rep Levy E — Yea
Rep Nguyen H — Not Voting
Rep Smith G — Yea
Rep Levy B — Nay
Rep Nguyen D — Yea
Rep Pham H — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Yea
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 Not Voting
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 Nay
Jami Cate Republican Not Voting
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Nay
Kevin Mannix Republican Nay
Kim Wallan Republican Not Voting
Lucetta Elmer Republican Nay
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Rick Lewis Republican Nay
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Not Voting
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Nay
Virgle Osborne Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Committee vote — JWM

Passed 18 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 12000
Republican 3500
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 18500
% of votes cast 78%22%0%0%
How each member voted (23)
Member Party Vote
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 Yea
Daniel Bonham Republican Nay
Dick Anderson Republican Nay
Fred Girod Republican Yea
Jami Cate Republican Nay
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Mike McLane Republican Nay
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Committee vote — HCCP

Passed 8 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2101
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 8101
% of votes cast 80%10%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Rep Neron — Yea
David Gomberg Democrat Yea
Farrah Chaichi Democrat Yea
Jules Walters Democrat Yea
Nathan Sosa Democrat Yea
Willy Chotzen Democrat Yea
E. Werner Reschke Republican Nay
Jami Cate Republican Not Voting
Kim Wallan Republican Yea
Virgle Osborne Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 3179 do?
Digest: Tells the PUC to look at the economic impact of a proposed residential rate or schedule of rates. Allows the PUC to adjust rates to mitigate an increase. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Directs the Public Utility Commission to consider the cumulative economic impact of an electric or natural gas company's proposed residential rate or schedule of rates. Requires an electric or natural gas company to file an analysis of the cumulative economic impact on the company's residential rate payers if the company's return on equity is subject to review and modification. Authorizes the commission to adjust rates to mitigate an increase in residential customer rates if the increase would affect the ability of customers to maintain adequate utility services. Prohibits any increase in residential rates from taking effect from November 1 to March 31. Directs the commission to require an electric or natural gas company to establish a multiyear rate plan for certain rate revisions. Prohibits, until January 2, 2027, or the date the commission adopts rules regarding multiyear rate plans, certain rate increases from taking effect within 18 months from the date of the last rate increase. Authorizes a public utility, upon approval by the commission, to issue bonds and securitize debt for costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the public utility associated with certain capital investments, retiring a generation asset, environmental remediation or an event in which the availability of electricity or natural gas within a regional energy market is significantly constrained. Requires an electric or natural gas company to provide and make public a visual representation of cost categories included in the company's residential customer rates and a report on any rate adjustments the company expects within the next 12 months. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Who sponsors HB 3179?
HB 3179 is sponsored by Nathan Sosa (Democrat), Kathleen Taylor (Democrat), Pam Marsh (Democrat), Janeen Sollman (Democrat), Willy Chotzen (Democrat), Lisa Fragala (Democrat), David Gomberg (Democrat), John Lively (Democrat), Jules Walters (Democrat), Jeff Golden (Democrat), Deb Patterson (Democrat), Khanh Pham (Democrat), Lesly Muñoz (Democrat), Mark Gamba (Democrat), Daniel Nguyen (Democrat), Annessa Hartman (Democrat), Dacia Grayber (Democrat), Zach Hudson (Democrat), Farrah Chaichi (Democrat), Tom Andersen (Democrat), April Dobson (Democrat), Emerson Levy (Democrat), Jason Kropf (Democrat), Hoa Nguyen (Democrat), Sarah McDonald (Democrat), Sue Rieke Smith (Democrat), and Courtney Neron.
What is the current status of HB 3179?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 07, 2025. Enacted.
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