SB 215 — Repeals the requirement that there be a licensed repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste before a site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant may be issued.
Congress · introduced 2024-12-31
Digest: Repeals the law that requires there to be a place for radioactive waste to be disposed of before a nuclear power plant may be sited in this state. Repeals the law that requires a proposed nuclear power plant first receive approval from the electors of this state. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Repeals the requirement that there be a licensed repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste before a site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant may be issued. Repeals the requirement that a proposed site certificate for a nuclear-fueled thermal power plant be submitted to the electors of this state for their approval or rejection. Refers the Act to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election.
Latest action: — In Senate Committee
Sponsors
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — sponsor
- Diehl, Ed (R, OR-17) — sponsor
- Starr, Bruce (R, OR-12) — cosponsor
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | Diehl, Ed | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Smith, David Brock | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2024-12-31 | Starr, Bruce | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | 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 | Diehl, Ed (R, state_lower OR-17) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Starr, Bruce (R, state_upper OR-12) | 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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- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Diehl, Ed (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Starr, Bruce (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Smith, David Brock (sponsor) · sponsorship