Oregon House Bill 4036 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Failed on March 3 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-03 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires each electric company providing electricity to retail electricity consumers located in this state to eliminate coal-fired resources from electric company's electricity supply. Changes compliance requirements for renewable portfolio standards. Makes other changes to provisions setting forth renewable portfolio standards. Requires, by 2035, eight percent of retail electrical load of electric company to come from certain small-scale renewable energy projects or biomass generating facilities that generate thermal energy for secondary purpose. Directs Public Utility Commission to establish stranded costs obligation associated with condemnation of or transaction related to service territory or property of electric company. Directs commission to allow, in public bidding process for procurement of renewable energy generating facility, inclusion of value of long-term access to and use of facility beyond time at which facility is fully depreciated.] Directs commission to establish means by which electric company may track, and credit or charge customers for, difference between state or federal production tax credits included in rates charged by electric company and actual production tax credits received by electric company.] Requires each electric company to file applications with commission for programs to accelerate transportation electrification. Allows return of and return on investment made by electric company for purposes of programs. Directs commission to establish program for creation of community solar projects. Repeals minimum solar energy capacity standard for electric companies. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to utility regulation; declaring an emergency.

No sponsor information available at this time.

2016-03-02 - Senate - Senate Motion to Refer (Y: 28 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-15 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments and rescind subsequent referral to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-03	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2016-03-02	Senate	Motion to refer to Health Care carried.Ayes, 28; excused, 2--Shields, Winters.
2016-03-01	Senate	Second reading.
2016-02-29	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
2016-02-22	Senate	Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2016-02-17	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2016-02-16	Senate	Referred to Business and Transportation.
2016-02-16	Senate	First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2016-02-15	House	Vote explanation(s) filed by Mckeown.
2016-02-15	House	Passed.Ayes, 39; Nays, 20--Barreto, Bentz, Davis, Esquivel, Hack, Hayden, Heard, Kennemer, McLane, Nearman, Olson, Parrish, Post, Smith, Sprenger, Stark, Weidner, Whisnant, Whitsett, Wilson; Excused, 1--Barton.
2016-02-15	House	Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Lininger, Reardon.
2016-02-15	House	Third reading. Carried by Vega Pederson.
2016-02-12	House	Second reading.
2016-02-11	House	Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
2016-02-11	House	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
2016-02-11	House	Work Session held.
2016-02-09	House	Work Session held.
2016-02-04	House	Public Hearing held.
2016-02-02	House	Public Hearing held.
2016-02-01	House	Referred to Energy and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2016-02-01	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2016-01-27	House	Presession Released to the Public.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Measures/Overview/HB4036
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4036/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4036/House%20Amendments
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4036/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4036/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4036/B-Engrossed
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/23817
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=375673
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/23935
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2016R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=377898