HB2100 • 2025

Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study the effects on small businesses of sales and use prohibitions on polystyrene foam containers, polystyrene foam packaging peanuts and foodware containers containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Osborne,, Levy B
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study the effects on small businesses of sales and use prohibitions on polystyrene foam containers, polystyrene foam packaging peanuts and foodware containers containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Digest: This Act tells the DEQ to study the effect on small businesses of the ban on some food containers and packing peanuts.

What This Bill Does

Digest: This Act tells the DEQ to study the effect on small businesses of the ban on some food containers and packing peanuts.
(Flesch Readability Score: 65.2).
Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study the effects on small businesses of sales and use prohibitions on polystyrene foam containers, polystyrene foam packaging peanuts and foodware containers containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act tells the DEQ to study the effect on small businesses of the ban on some food containers and packing peanuts. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2).
Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study the effects on small businesses of sales and use prohibitions on polystyrene foam containers, polystyrene foam packaging peanuts and foodware containers containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets January 2, 2027.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to the effects of certain environmental laws on small businesses; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2100
Sponsored by Representative OSBORNE (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: This Act tells the DEQ to study the effect on small businesses of the ban on some food
containers and packing peanuts. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.2).
Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study the effects on small businesses of
sales and use prohibitions on polystyrene foam containers, polystyrene foam packaging peanuts and
foodware containers containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly
related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets January 2, 2027.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the effects of certain environmental laws on small businesses; and prescribing an effec-
tive date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) As used in this section, “small business” has the meaning given that
term in ORS 183.310.
(2) The Department of Environmental Quality shall study the economic effects on small
businesses of the prohibitions on:
(a) The use of polystyrene foam containers under ORS 459.468;
(b) The sale of polystyrene foam containers and polystyrene foam packaging peanuts
under ORS 459.471; and
(c) The sale of foodware containers containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or
polyfluoroalkyl substances under ORS 459.474.
(3) The study must include the costs to small businesses of acquiring replacement
foodware containers and packaging and any other costs necessary for small businesses to
comply with ORS 459.465 to 459.474.
(4) No later than September 15, 2026, the department shall submit the findings of the
study in a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the en-
vironment in the manner provided by ORS 192.245. The report may include recommendations
for legislation.
SECTION 2.
Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
SECTION 3. This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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