SB 216 — 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. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.3). 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.
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 Smith, David Brock (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · sponsored by Diehl, Ed (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2024-12-31 · cosponsored by Starr, Bruce (cosponsor) · sponsorship