OR HB3159 | 2025 | Regular Session

Oregon House Bill 3159

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Pending: House Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Limits the amount by which a public utility may increase a rate or schedule of rates in a year. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3). Limits the maximum percentage by which a public utility may increase a rate or schedule of rates in a calendar year to the average percentage change of the Consumer Price Index.

Title

Relating to public utility rates.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	House	Referred to Commerce and Consumer Protection.
2025-01-13	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Oregon State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3159
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3159/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/84128