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SB992 • 2025

Authorizes the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to approve one or more alternative access redemption centers.

Authorizes the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to approve one or more alternative access redemption centers.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Energy and Environment
Last action
2025-06-11
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Chapter 266, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Effective date, June 3, 2025.

  3. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-05-22 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-05-22 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-05-21 House

    Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. Ayes, 48; Nays, 4--Chaichi, Diehl, Evans, Marsh; Excused, 5--Cate, Dobson, Hartman, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Breese-Iverson, McIntire.

  7. 2025-05-20 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to May 21, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-05-19 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  9. 2025-05-19 House

    Second reading.

  10. 2025-05-15 House

    Work Session held.

  11. 2025-05-08 House

    Public Hearing held.

  12. 2025-04-23 House

    Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.

  13. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. Ayes, 28; Nays, 1--Thatcher; Excused, 1--Woods.

  14. 2025-04-17 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  15. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Carried over to 04-17 by unanimous consent.

  16. 2025-04-15 Senate

    Second reading.

  17. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  18. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Work Session held.

  19. 2025-04-02 Senate

    Work Session held.

  20. 2025-02-17 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  21. 2025-02-10 Senate

    Referred to Energy and Environment.

  22. 2025-02-06 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: This Act allows the OLCC to approve a new kind of redemption center and makes other changes to Oregon's Bottle Bill. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).</b>
[<i>Digest: This Act requires the OLCC to study ways to modernize Oregon's Bottle Bill. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4).</i>]
[<i>Requires the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to study the modernization of the beverage container redemption and recycling law. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment by September 15, 2026.</i>]
<b>Authorizes the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to approve one or more alternative access redemption centers. Directs the commission to classify two existing convenience zones as a single low-impact convenience zone if certain criteria are met. Directs the commission to review convenience zones every three years.
Provides that beverage container dealers must accept returns of empty beverage containers during specified hours and may refuse to accept returns during all other hours. Provides that wineries may refuse to accept returns of empty beverage containers not sold by the winery. Modifies provisions related to siting of full-service redemption centers. Provides that a dealer that establishes a dealer redemption center within a city with a population of 500,000 or greater may refuse to accept returns of empty beverage containers.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Relating to: Relating to beverage containers; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned