Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: Enacted

SB 845 — Authorizes the Public Utility Commission to order the sale of an incumbent water utility to another water utility or entity when the incumbent water utility is not able to provide safe and adequate service.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 06, 2025. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 68% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

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  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

<b>Digest: Allows the PUC to order the sale of a water utility that is not able to provide service. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</b> [<i>Digest: Allows the PUC to order a water utility that is not able to provide service to be bought. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</i>] Authorizes the Public Utility Commission to order the [<i>acquisition</i>] <b>sale</b> of an incumbent water utility [<i>by</i>]<b> to</b> another water utility or entity when the incumbent water utility is not able to provide [<i>safe, adequate, efficient and reasonable</i>] <b>safe and adequate</b> service. <b>Requires the commission to provide the incumbent water utility reasonable opportunity to take alternative actions to the sale. Increases, from $5,000 to $100,000, the amount of fees that the commission may use to make emergency repairs to public utility plants that provide water service. Authorizes the commission to order a public utility that provides water service to make emergency repairs.</b>

Bill Text

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Action History

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Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on · 17 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (90)

90 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed.

Passed 41 Yea · 9 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 28002
Republican 8905
Unaffiliated 5002
Total 41909
% of votes cast 69%15%0%15%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Rep Levy E — Yea
Rep Nguyen H — Not Voting
Rep Smith G — Not Voting
Rep Levy B — Yea
Rep Nguyen D — Yea
Rep Pham H — Yea
Rep Munoz — 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 Not Voting
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 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 Not Voting
Zach Hudson Democrat Yea
Alek Skarlatos Republican Nay
Anna Scharf Republican Yea
Boomer Wright Republican Yea
Christine Drazan Republican Not Voting
Court Boice Republican Yea
Cyrus Javadi Republican Yea
Darcey Edwards Republican Yea
Darin Harbick Republican Nay
Dwayne Yunker Republican Nay
E. Werner Reschke Republican Not Voting
Ed Diehl Republican Nay
Emily McIntire Republican Not Voting
Jami Cate Republican Nay
Jeffrey Helfrich Republican Nay
Kevin Mannix Republican Yea
Kim Wallan Republican Not Voting
Lucetta Elmer Republican Yea
Mark Owens Republican Yea
Rick Lewis Republican Nay
Shelly Boshart Davis Republican Nay
Vikki Breese-Iverson Republican Not Voting
Virgle Osborne Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed.

Passed 18 Yea · 9 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 16000
Republican 1802
Unaffiliated 1101
Total 18903
% of votes cast 60%30%0%10%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Sen Smith DB — Nay
Sen Woods — Not Voting
Sen Pham — Yea
Anthony Broadman Democrat Yea
Chris Gorsek 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 Not Voting
Dick Anderson Republican Yea
Fred Girod Republican Nay
Kim Thatcher Republican Not Voting
Mike McLane Republican Nay
Noah Robinson Republican Nay
Suzanne Weber Republican Nay
Todd Nash Republican Nay

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Subjects

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What does SB 845 do?
<b>Digest: Allows the PUC to order the sale of a water utility that is not able to provide service. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</b> [<i>Digest: Allows the PUC to order a water utility that is not able to provide service to be bought. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).</i>] Authorizes the Public Utility Commission to order the [<i>acquisition</i>] <b>sale</b> of an incumbent water utility [<i>by</i>]<b> to</b> another water utility or entity when the incumbent water utility is not able to provide [<i>safe, adequate, efficient and reasonable</i>] <b>safe and adequate</b> service. <b>Requires the commission to provide the incumbent water utility reasonable opportunity to take alternative actions to the sale. Increases, from $5,000 to $100,000, the amount of fees that the commission may use to make emergency repairs to public utility plants that provide water service. Authorizes the commission to order a public utility that provides water service to make emergency repairs.</b>
What is the current status of SB 845?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 06, 2025. Enacted.
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