HB 3546 (Oregon, 2025): the POWER Act, Chapter 323, Oregon Laws 2025
enactedRequires the PUC to put "large energy use facilities" (20 MW or more, primarily data processing and hosting, NAICS 518210) in a separate customer class with its own tariff, with costs allocated or directly assigned to that class, contracts of 10 years or more and minimum payments, and a PUC report on large loads by Sept 1 of each even year. Chief sponsors Reps. Marsh, Owens and Grayber and Sens. Sollman and Golden. House passed 41-16-3 on Apr 22, 2025 (Democrats 34-0, Republicans 7-16); Senate passed 18-12 on Jun 3, 2025, on party lines; House concurred 37-17-5 on Jun 5, 2025; signed by Gov. Kotek Jun 16, 2025, effective that day.
HB 3546
- No opposing positions recorded.
Showing the final roll call in each chamber. 1 earlier roll call (amendments, procedural motions) not shown.
Total votes
10
Yea
8
Nay
2
Tracked donor money behind these voters
$12,204,602
Money Behind This Bill
Donors who gave money to legislators who voted on this bill, ranked by total contributions we track. The dollar figures below are QPQ-tracked totals across all of each donor's giving to these voters; they may undercount the donor's full FEC cycle activity.
| Donor | Type | Tracked giving to voters | Voters Funded | Recipients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don H Jones, Jr. | Individual | $1,790,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Republican Governors Association | PAC | $1,000,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| AGC Committee for Action | PAC | $730,000 | 3 | Christine Drazan, Julie Fahey, Rob Wagner |
| K & E Excavating Inc. | Organization | $615,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Bring Balance to Salem PAC | PAC | $410,045 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Marta Von Borstel | Individual | $400,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Murphy Plywood | Organization | $350,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| AGC Union Contractor Group | Organization | $300,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| The Pape Group, Inc. | Organization | $275,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Derrick Luksch | Individual | $272,500 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Friends of Shelly Boshart Davis (Albany, OR) | PAC | $255,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| MEI Group/Moore Excavation Company | Organization | $250,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Senate Democratic Leadership Fund | PAC | $224,941 | 1 | Janeen Sollman |
| Wayne Von Borstel | Individual | $200,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Swanson Group | Organization | $200,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Hampton Lumber | Organization | $170,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Don H Jones | Individual | $160,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Hamilton Construction Co. | Organization | $150,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Oregon Automobile Dealers Association - Political Action Committee | PAC | $135,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Local 48 Electricians PAC | PAC | $130,000 | 2 | Julie Fahey, Rob Wagner |
| Pacific Seafood Group Employee PAC | PAC | $125,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Dulcich, Inc. | Organization | $125,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Jay Compton | Individual | $125,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Steven D Swanson | Individual | $125,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Oregon Neighborhood Store Association Political Action Committee | PAC | $110,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Peterson Holdings | Organization | $100,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| James Bisenius | Individual | $100,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Peterson Trucks | Organization | $100,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Advanced American Construction, Inc. | Organization | $100,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions Inc | Organization | $100,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Henry Ritz (Tualatin, OR) | Individual | $100,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Gunderson Marine | Organization | $100,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Oregon Operators Mutual Benefit Corp | Organization | $100,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Oregon Health Care Association PAC | PAC | $88,000 | 3 | Rob Wagner, Julie Fahey, Janeen Sollman |
| Linda Leathers | Individual | $80,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| John Truax | Individual | $75,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Scott Parrish | Individual | $75,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Oregon Nurseries Political Action Committee | PAC | $70,321 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Stand for Children Oregon PAC | PAC | $70,295 | 3 | Julie Fahey, Rob Wagner, Janeen Sollman |
| Oregon Nurses Political Action Committee | PAC | $70,000 | 3 | Dacia Grayber, Julie Fahey, Rob Wagner |
| SEIU Local 49 COPE Fund | PAC | $65,000 | 2 | Julie Fahey, Rob Wagner |
| Citizen Action for Political Education | PAC | $65,000 | 2 | Julie Fahey, Rob Wagner |
| John Murphy (Eugene, OR) | Individual | $60,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Robert L Levy | Individual | $60,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| James C Pliska (Clackamas, OR) | Individual | $60,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Oregon State Fire Fighters Council | Organization | $60,000 | 2 | Dacia Grayber, Rob Wagner |
| Oregon Beverage PAC | PAC | $60,000 | 2 | Julie Fahey, Rob Wagner |
| Amazon (Oregon filings) | Organization | $51,000 | 8 | Julie Fahey, Rob Wagner, Mark Owens (Oregon), John Lively, Christine Drazan +3 more |
| Kathleen Jones McCann | Individual | $50,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Allen S Erickson | Individual | $50,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Stephen J Harder | Individual | $50,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| WWS Holdings, Inc. | Organization | $50,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| HP Civil Inc. | Organization | $50,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Chuck Taylor | Individual | $50,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| David Hampton | Individual | $50,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Peterson Holding Company | Organization | $50,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Western Pacific Buildings Materials, Inc. | Organization | $50,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Wilson Joint Trust | Organization | $50,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Steve Gordon (Lake Tapps, WA) | Individual | $50,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| John Duke (Jacksonville, OR) | Individual | $45,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Portland General Electric Employee Candidate Assistance Fund | PAC | $45,000 | 8 | Rob Wagner, Julie Fahey, Janeen Sollman, John Lively, Dacia Grayber +3 more |
| U.S. Distributing, Inc. | Organization | $40,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| NUCA of Oregon & SW Washington PAC-Northwest Utility Contractors Association PAC | PAC | $40,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Karen Luksch | Individual | $37,500 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Swanson Brothers Lumber Co., Inc. | Organization | $35,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Thomas R Tuttle | Individual | $35,000 | 1 | David Brock Smith |
| Fred Wahl Marine Construction | Organization | $35,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Scott Inukai (Hillsboro, OR) | Individual | $35,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Camas Creek, LLC | Organization | $35,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| ABC Analytics | Organization | $35,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Building a Stronger Oregon | PAC | $35,000 | 2 | Rob Wagner, Julie Fahey |
| Barbara R. Banke Revocable Trust | Organization | $30,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Mark Shuholm (Canby, OR) | Individual | $30,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| NSP Trucking, LLC | Organization | $30,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Perlo Construction | Organization | $30,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Oregon Hospital Political Action Committee | PAC | $30,000 | 2 | Julie Fahey, Rob Wagner |
| Oregon Trial Lawyers Association PAC | PAC | $30,000 | 2 | Julie Fahey, Rob Wagner |
| Equitable Housing PAC | PAC | $30,000 | 2 | Julie Fahey, Rob Wagner |
| Yohn Baldwin | Individual | $30,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Freres Timber Inc. | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Ed Staub & Sons Petroleum Inc. | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Kathleen A Moore | Individual | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Starfire Lumber Co. | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Friends of Fred Girod | PAC | $25,000 | 1 | David Brock Smith |
| United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 555 | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Rob Wagner |
| Lone Rock Timber Management Co. | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Koch GA Inc. | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Andrew Morris-Singer (Portland, OR) | Individual | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| International Association of Fire Fighters (Washington, DC) | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Dacia Grayber |
| Norman Brenden | Individual | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Corey Morris-Singer (Portland, OR) | Individual | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| The Greenbrier Companies | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Sidney Deboer (Ashland, OR) | Individual | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Kate Lieber for State Senate | PAC | $25,000 | 1 | Janeen Sollman |
| Gee Automotive Companies | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Aggretate Resource Drilling, LLC | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Siegmund Holdings Inc. | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Wildish Land Co. | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Karen Deboer (Ashland, OR) | Individual | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
| Rehab Specialists I, LLC | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Christine Drazan |
Voted Yea (8)
| Legislator | Party | State | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Golden | OR | senate | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| Rob Wagner | OR | senate | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| Pam Marsh | OR | house | Jun 5, 2025 | |
| Janeen Sollman | OR | senate | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| Julie Fahey | OR | house | Jun 5, 2025 | |
| Mark Owens (Oregon) | OR | house | Jun 5, 2025 | |
| Dacia Grayber | OR | house | Jun 5, 2025 | |
| John Lively | OR | house | Jun 5, 2025 |
Voted Nay (2)
| Legislator | Party | State | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brock Smith | OR | senate | Jun 3, 2025 | |
| Christine Drazan | OR | house | Jun 5, 2025 |