HB 4076 — Requires the Energy Facility Siting Council to find that reasons justify why the state policy in applicable statewide planning goals should not apply to a proposed energy facility if the council finds that the proposed energy facility will deliver electricity to the electric grid using an existing energy facility's surplus interconnection and does not require associated transmission lines more than two miles from the existing energy facility.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-16
Digest: Specifies a reason why EFSC may take an exception to goal compliance. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires the Energy Facility Siting Council to find that reasons justify why the state policy in applicable statewide planning goals should not apply to a proposed energy facility if the council finds that the proposed energy facility will deliver electricity to the electric grid using an existing energy facility's surplus interconnection and does not require associated transmission lines more than two miles from the existing energy facility. Defines "surplus interconnection." <b>Allows a local government to justify a reason for an exception to a statewide land use planning goal relating to agricultural lands for the development of a renewable energy facility if an exception is required under rules of the Land Conservation and Development Commission, the county adopts certain findings and the proposed facility will deliver electricity to the electric grid using an existing energy facility's unused interconnection capacity and does not require associated transmission lines more than two miles from the existing energy facility. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>
Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Lively, John (D, OR-7) — sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, OR-7) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
- · state_lower — Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.
- · state_lower — Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
- · state_lower — Second reading.
- · state_lower — Rules suspended. Carried over to February 19, 2026 Calendar.
- · state_lower — Rules suspended. Carried over to February 20, 2026 Calendar.
- · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed.
- · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- · state_upper — Referred to Energy and Environment.
- · state_upper — Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
- · state_upper — Second reading.
- · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed.
- · state_lower — Potential conflict(s) of interest declared by Scharf.
- · state_lower — House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
- · state_lower — Speaker signed.
- · state_upper — President signed.
- · state_lower — Governor signed.
- · state_lower — Chapter 46, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.
Text versions
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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 | Lively, John (D, state_lower OR-7) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Manning Jr., James (D, state_upper OR-7) | 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