Oregon Senate Bill 637 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 10 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-10 - Effective date, January 1, 2020.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Raises statutory threshold for requiring public utility to receive Public Utility Commission approval for disposition of certain property from $100,000 to $1 million. Requires public utility to submit annual report to commission summarizing transactions for disposition of property valued in excess of $25,000 but less than $1 million. Repeals requirement that public utility notify commission of disposition of certain property valued in excess of $25,000 but less than $100,000. Requires public utility to determine value of property for purposes of compliance with statutory thresholds based on portion of value of property recognized as basis of operating expense or capital expenditure in Oregon rate valuation or other hearing or proceeding.

Relating to disposition of utility property.

Sen. Fred Girod [R]

2019-05-22 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 54 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2019-05-02 - House - House Committee Do Pass (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-03-04 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2019-02-21 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-10	Senate	Effective date, January 1, 2020.
2019-06-10	Senate	Chapter 252, 2019 Laws.
2019-06-04	Senate	Governor signed.
2019-05-28	House	Speaker signed.
2019-05-28	Senate	President signed.
2019-05-22	House	Third reading. Carried by Salinas. Passed. Ayes, 54; Nays, 1--Drazan; Excused, 5--Gorsek, Helm, Smith DB, Sprenger, Wilde.
2019-05-21	House	Carried over to May 22, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-20	House	Carried over to May 21, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-17	House	Carried over to May 20, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-16	House	Carried over to May 17, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-15	House	Carried over to May 16, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-14	House	Carried over to May 15, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-13	House	Carried over to May 14, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-09	House	Carried over to May 13, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-08	House	Second reading.
2019-05-07	House	Recommendation: Do pass.
2019-05-02	House	Work Session held.
2019-04-18	House	Public Hearing held.
2019-04-16	House	Public Hearing cancelled.
2019-03-11	House	Referred to Energy and Environment.
2019-03-05	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2019-03-04	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. Ayes, 25; Excused, 5--Baertschiger Jr, Hass, Heard, President Courtney, Wagner.
2019-02-28	Senate	Second reading.
2019-02-28	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass.
2019-02-21	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-02-07	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2019-01-24	Senate	Referred to Business and General Government.
2019-01-22	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB637
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB637/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB637/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/27977
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=447002
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29235
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=468771