HB 3459 Oregon House · 2023 Regular Session

Relating to energy utility residential customers.

Summary
Prohibits energy utility from disconnecting service to residential customer for failure to pay amount owed for energy services. ] Prohibits energy utility from seeking to collect from residential customer who spends six percent or more of household income on energy costs. ] Requires energy utility to accept reasonable partial payment or payment plan for overdue amounts. Requires any partial payment or payment plan to be less than six percent of customer's household monthly income. ] Permits energy utility to recover costs for overdue amounts in rates to all residential service customers. ] Requires energy utility to provide Housing and Community Services Department with contact information for residential customers who have higher than average energy usage. Requires department to contact customers to help customers access programs and resources that may assist with reducing energy usage. ] Extends sunset for requirement that Public Utility Commission provide, through rates charged to all customers of electric companies, collection of moneys for low-income electric bill payment and crisis assistance. Removes requirement that assistance be only for customers who lost income due to circumstances arising from disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Reduces amount to be collected per calendar year from $10 million to $5 million.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 28, 2023 Last action Jun 25, 2023
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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Jun 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Annessa Hartman
Annessa Hartman
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