HB 3628 — Establishes the Oregon Electric Transmission Authority as an independent public corporation.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-17
Digest: Creates a public body to fund, build, upgrade, own and carry out transmission projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7). Establishes the Oregon Electric Transmission Authority as an independent public corporation. Provides that the authority shall support the expansion of electric transmission capacity in this state by financing, developing, constructing, upgrading, owning and operating electric transmission infrastructure. Directs the authority to identify and establish electric transmission corridors with statewide significance. Authorizes the authority to finance transmission projects by issuing revenue bonds and collecting payments from the users of the authority's transmission facilities. Establishes the Tribal Advisory Council on Electric Transmission. Directs the authority to submit an annual report to the interim committees or committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy on the authority's activities and operations for the preceding year. Limits the authority's annual operating budget to no more than $2 million. Provides for the collection of a nonbypassable charge from large industrial electricity customers to fund the authority's operating budget. Sunsets January 2, 2032. Requires the State Department of Energy to conduct a review of the authority and submit a report to the committees or interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to energy for the Legislative Assembly's consideration to extend the sunset date. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Gamba, Mark (D, OR-41) — sponsor
- Golden, Jeff (D, OR-3) — cosponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — cosponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — cosponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — cosponsor
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Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-17 | Andersen, Tom | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-17 | Golden, Jeff | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-17 | Pham, Khanh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-17 | Sollman, Janeen | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-17 | Gamba, Mark | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gamba, Mark (D, state_lower OR-41) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Golden, Jeff (D, state_upper OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Pham, Khanh (D, state_upper OR-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2025-02-17 · cosponsored by Sollman, Janeen (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-17 · cosponsored by Pham, Khanh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-17 · cosponsored by Andersen, Tom (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-17 · cosponsored by Golden, Jeff (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-17 · sponsored by Gamba, Mark (sponsor) · sponsorship