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SB492 • 2025

Establishes a division in the Department of State Police to enforce laws related to illegal marijuana cultivation.

Establishes a division in the Department of State Police to enforce laws related to illegal marijuana cultivation.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Smith DB
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate 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.

Establishes a division in the Department of State Police to enforce laws related to illegal marijuana cultivation.

Digest: The Act makes a division in OSP to deal with marijuana grows that are illegal.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act makes a division in OSP to deal with marijuana grows that are illegal.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
  • Establishes a division in the Department of State Police to enforce laws related to illegal marijuana cultivation.
  • Relating to: Relating to the Department of State Police.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Judiciary.

  3. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act makes a division in OSP to deal with marijuana grows that are illegal. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
Establishes a division in the Department of State Police to enforce laws related to illegal marijuana cultivation.
Relating to: Relating to the Department of State Police.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 492
Sponsored by Senator SMITH DB (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 makes a division in OSP to deal with marijuana grows that are illegal. (Flesch
Readability Score: 67.5).
Establishes a division in the Department of State Police to enforce laws related to illegal
marijuana cultivation.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Department of State Police.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 181A.010 to
181A.350.
SECTION 2. There is established within the Department of State Police a division to en-
force state laws related to illegal cultivation of marijuana, as defined in ORS 475C.009, in-
cluding but not limited to the unlawful production of marijuana, as described in ORS
475C.379.
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.
LC 2029