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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 688: Relating to performance-based regulation of electric utilities.

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

SB 688 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to performance-based regulation of electric utilities. Primary sponsor: Khanh Pham (Democratic), Jeff Golden (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 25, 2025): Effective date, January 1, 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

</b> </i>] Allows the Public Utility Commission to adopt a framework for carrying out performance-based regulation of electric companies and use incentives and penalties to induce electric companies to bring electric utility operations in line with the public interest and certain objectives. Declares a public interest for purposes of the Act. [<i>Appropriates moneys to the commission for implementing performance-based regulations.</i>] <b>Limits expenditures from certain moneys collected or received by the commission for the purposes of carrying out performance-based regulation of electric companies.</b>

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Khanh PhamPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Jeff GoldenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Tom AndersenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Wlnsvey CamposCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Willy ChotzenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
James ManningCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Pam MarshCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Mark MeekCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Courtney Neron MisslinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Travis NelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Janeen SollmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Nathan SosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30

“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. Effective date, January 1, 2026.
  2. Chapter 538, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed.
  7. Second reading.
  8. Recommendation: Do pass.
  9. Referred to Ways and Means.
  10. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  11. Vote explanation(s) filed by Sollman.
  12. Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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