Requires certain individuals to hold a retail liquor sales permit from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission in order to sell alcohol to consumers.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: At Presidents Desk Upon Adjournment
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.

Bill History

2025-06-27 Senate
At President's desk upon adjournment.
2025-05-13 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-05-08 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-21 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-04-21 Senate
Referred to Labor and Business.
2025-04-17 House
Third reading. Carried by Nguyen D. Passed. Ayes, 35; Nays, 16--Boice, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Drazan, Elmer, Harbick, Levy B, Lewis, Mannix, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Yunker; Excused, 6--Dobson, Grayber, Helfrich, McDonald, Nguyen H, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Boshart Davis, Nelson, Sanchez.
2025-04-16 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-15 House
Second reading.
2025-04-14 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2025-04-09 House
Work Session held.
2025-04-02 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act says that a person has to get a new kind of permit from the OLCC to sell alcohol to consumers. The Act also changes how often minor decoy operations happen for liquor stores and distilleries. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act tells OLCC to study alcohol. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to study alcohol. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development not later than September 15, 2026.</i>]
[<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>]
<b>Requires certain individuals to hold a retail liquor sales permit from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission in order to sell alcohol to consumers. Creates exceptions. Punishes by a maximum fine of $1,000.
<b>Provides that a distillery licensee and a retail outlet agent appointed by the commission may not be subject to more than one minor decoy operation per calendar year. Creates exceptions.
<b>Becomes operative on January 1, 2027.
<b>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>
Relating to: Relating to alcohol; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: At Presidents Desk Upon Adjournment