HB 2242 Oregon House · 2019 Regular Session

Relating to public utilities.

Summary
Authorizes Public Utility Commission to consider differential energy burden and other inequities of affordability in rates. Authorizes public utilities to enter agreements to provide financial assistance for organizations to represent in regulatory proceedings before commission interests of low-income residential customers and residential customers that are members of environmental justice communities. Establishes Office of the Low-Income and Environmental Justice Advocate within commission. Authorizes office to intervene in certain proceedings. Requires Low-Income and Environmental Justice Advocate to convene advisory group to advise office in discharge of duties. Requires office to report on activities of office to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy no later than December 1, 2021. Directs commission to establish public process for investigating ways to address and mitigate , through nonbypassable means, differential energy burdens on classes of electric company ] public utility customers and other inequities of affordability and environmental justice . Requires commission to report findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to energy and business no later than September 15, 2020 ] incorporate findings into commission's 2020 report to Environmental Justice Task Force and Governor . Sunsets public process January 2, 2021.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2019 Last action Jul 1, 2019
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Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jul 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Committee
Referred to Energy and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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