HB3197 • 2025

Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study the taxation of the sale of beer and wine.

Taxes

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Representative Sanchez
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 Legislative Revenue Officer to study the taxation of the sale of beer and wine.

Digest: The Act directs the LRO to study the taxing of the sale of beer and wine.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act directs the LRO to study the taxing of the sale of beer and wine.
(Flesch Readability Score: 90.1).
Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study the taxation of the sale of beer and wine.
Directs the officer to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to revenue not later than September 15, 2026.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-04-02 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-24 House
Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response, and then to Revenue by prior reference.
2025-02-24 House
Referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response by order of Speaker and then Revenue by prior reference.
2025-02-20 House
Work Session held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Revenue.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act directs the LRO to study the taxing of the sale of beer and wine. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.1).
Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study the taxation of the sale of beer and wine. Directs the officer to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to revenue not later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Relating to: Relating to revenues derived from sale of alcoholic beverages.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3197
Sponsored by Representative SANCHEZ (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: The Act directs the LRO to study the taxing of the sale of beer and wine. (Flesch
Readability Score: 90.1).
Requires the Legislative Revenue Officer to study the taxation of the sale of beer and wine.
Directs the officer to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related
to revenue not later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to revenues derived from sale of alcoholic beverages.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The Legislative Revenue Officer shall study the taxation of the sale of beer
and wine. The officer shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and may
include recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative As-
sembly related to revenue no later than September 15, 2026.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
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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