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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 3874: Relating to the jurisdiction of the Energy Facility Siting Council over wind energy facilities.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 3874 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the jurisdiction of the Energy Facility Siting Council over wind energy facilities. Primary sponsor: Ken Helm (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2025): Chapter 162, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Increases from 50 megawatts to 100 megawatts the minimum size that a wind energy facility needs to be before a wind energy facility is required to obtain a site certificate from the Energy Facility Siting Council. <b>Requires an applicant for a county land use permit to provide a decommissioning plan if the application is to establish a wind energy facility with an average electric generating capacity of at least 50 megawatts but less than 100 megawatts.</b>

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ken HelmPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Mark OwensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter 162, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
  2. Governor signed.
  3. President signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
  6. Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed.
  7. Carried over to 05-13 by unanimous consent.
  8. Carried over to 05-12 by unanimous consent.
  9. Second reading.
  10. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
  11. Work Session held.
  12. Public Hearing held.

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source