SB 1143 — Directs the Public Utility Commission to establish a pilot program that allows each natural gas company to develop a utility-scale thermal energy network pilot project to provide heating and cooling services to customers.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-25
<b>Digest: Makes the PUC create a program to have each gas company create a thermal energy network pilot project. Makes each gas company apply to create a pilot project. Makes labor standards for certain covered projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.4).</b> [<i>Digest: Makes the PUC create a program to have each gas company create a thermal energy network pilot project. Makes each gas company apply to create a pilot project. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).</i>] Directs the Public Utility Commission to establish a pilot program that allows each natural gas company to develop a utility-scale thermal energy network pilot project to provide heating and cooling services to customers. Requires each natural gas company to file a proposal and plan to develop a pilot project or an explanation for why the natural gas company is not submitting a proposal. Identifies criteria the commission shall take into consideration in evaluating a proposal. <b>Establishes labor standards and reporting requirements for certain thermal energy network projects.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — In Senate Committee
Sponsors
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — sponsor
- Sollman, Janeen (D, OR-15) — sponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — sponsor
- Andersen, Tom (D, OR-19) — sponsor
- Marsh, Pam (D, OR-5) — sponsor
- Lieber, Kate (D, OR-14) — sponsor
- Helm, Ken (D, OR-27) — cosponsor
- Lively, John (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
- Pham, Khanh (D, OR-23) — cosponsor
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Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-25 | Andersen, Tom | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-25 | Helm, Ken | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-25 | Levy, Bobby | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-25 | Lively, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-25 | Marsh, Pam | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-25 | Lieber, Kate | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-25 | Pham, Khanh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-25 | Smith, David Brock | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-25 | Sollman, Janeen | 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 | Andersen, Tom (D, state_lower OR-19) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Lieber, Kate (D, state_upper OR-14) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 4 | Marsh, Pam (D, state_lower OR-5) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Sollman, Janeen (D, state_upper OR-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 7 | Helm, Ken (D, state_lower OR-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Lively, John (D, state_lower OR-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Pham, Khanh (D, state_upper OR-23) | 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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- 2025-02-25 · cosponsored by Lively, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-25 · cosponsored by Helm, Ken (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-25 · sponsored by Andersen, Tom (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-25 · sponsored by Lieber, Kate (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-25 · cosponsored by Pham, Khanh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-25 · sponsored by Levy, Bobby (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-25 · sponsored by Marsh, Pam (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-25 · sponsored by Smith, David Brock (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-25 · sponsored by Sollman, Janeen (sponsor) · sponsorship