Oregon Senate Bill 839 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on June 26 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-26 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits Public Utility Commission from acknowledging in integrated resource plan, or allowing in customer rates, costs of investment in or upgrade of renewable energy facility, or certain contracts to acquire electricity, unless energy proposed to be acquired is generated by renewable energy facility constructed in compliance with certain labor standards. Prohibits Public Utility Commission from acknowledging in integrated resource plan, or allowing in customer rates, costs of investment in or upgrade of renewable energy facility, or certain contracts to acquire electricity, unless energy proposed to be acquired is generated by renewable energy facility constructed in compliance with certain labor standards. Sets forth labor standards for construction of renewable energy facilities. Requires commission to adopt rules for implementation. Requires commission and State Department of Energy, in coordination with Bureau of Labor and Industries, to adopt rules related to labor and workforce standards for renewable energy facilities.

Relating to workforce standards for energy projects.

Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]

Rep. Paul Holvey [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-06-26	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2021-03-03	Senate	Referred to Energy and Environment.
2021-03-03	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB839
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB839/Introduced