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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 17: Relating to the eligibility to use electricity generated from waste for renewable energy certificates.

In committee 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

SB 17 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the eligibility to use electricity generated from waste for renewable energy certificates. Primary sponsor: Kim Thatcher (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 28, 2025): In committee upon adjournment.

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Official summary

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

Establishes the eligibility for renewable energy certificates for facilities that generate electricity from the direct combustion of municipal solid waste and became operational before January 1, 1995, if such facilities register with the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System at any time, and for up to 11 average megawatts of electricity generated, per calendar year, from the combustion of biogenic material.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kim ThatcherPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Ed DiehlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Bobby LevyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Suzanne WeberCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16

“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. In committee upon adjournment.
  2. Referred to Energy and Environment.
  3. Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Sources

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