Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

SB 656 — Creates an income tax credit for energy production in Oregon.

Last action — In Senate Committee

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 18% · 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.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 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: Creates an income tax credit for a person who makes energy in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Creates an income tax credit for energy production in Oregon. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. Establishes the Task Force on Free-Market Energy Production. Directs the task force to review existing laws related to energy production in Oregon to determine how to ensure all forms of energy production are regulated equally, based on scientific analysis of risks and rewards posed by each form of energy production. Sunsets the task force on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 88 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (88)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 656 do?
Digest: Creates an income tax credit for a person who makes energy in Oregon. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Creates an income tax credit for energy production in Oregon. Applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. Establishes the Task Force on Free-Market Energy Production. Directs the task force to review existing laws related to energy production in Oregon to determine how to ensure all forms of energy production are regulated equally, based on scientific analysis of risks and rewards posed by each form of energy production. Sunsets the task force on January 2, 2027. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Who sponsors SB 656?
SB 656 is sponsored by Noah Robinson (Republican) and Daniel Bonham (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 656?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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