Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 994 — Allows the siting and operation of a small modular reactor energy facility without requiring that the proposed site certificate for the small modular reactor energy facility be submitted to the electors of this state for their approval or rejection.

Last action — In Senate Committee

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Digest: Allows the siting of a power plant that uses one or more small modular reactors. Exempts the siting from the law that requires approval from the electors of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Allows the siting and operation of a small modular reactor energy facility without requiring that the proposed site certificate for the small modular reactor energy facility be submitted to the electors of this state for their approval or rejection.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 89 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (89)

89 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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 994 do?
Digest: Allows the siting of a power plant that uses one or more small modular reactors. Exempts the siting from the law that requires approval from the electors of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). Allows the siting and operation of a small modular reactor energy facility without requiring that the proposed site certificate for the small modular reactor energy facility be submitted to the electors of this state for their approval or rejection.
Who sponsors SB 994?
SB 994 is sponsored by David Brock Smith (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 994?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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