Oregon House Bill 2509 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Passed on July 2 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-02 - Chapter 434, (2019 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2020.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Prohibits retail establishments from providing single-use checkout bags to customers, except in certain cases. Prohibits restaurants from providing single-use checkout bags to customers. Requires retail establishments to charge not less than five cents each for recycled paper checkout bags, reusable fabric checkout bags or reusable plastic checkout bags provided to customers, except in certain circumstances. Requires restaurants to charge not less than five cents each for reusable plastic checkout bags provided to customers, except in certain cases. Establishes certain preemptive restrictions on local governments. Requires Department of Environmental Quality to report on certain impacts. Punishes violations by maximum fine of $250 per violation. Repeals statute requiring retail establishments that offer plastic bags to customers to also offer paper bags.

Relating to checkout bags.

Rep. Carla Piluso [D]	Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]	Sen. Chris Gorsek [D]	Rep. Dan Rayfield [D]
Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]	Sen. Mark Hass [D]	Rep. David Gomberg [D]	Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer [D]
Rep. Caddy McKeown [D]	Rep. Susan McLain [D]	Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell [D]	Rep. Courtney Neron [D]
Rep. Robert Nosse [D]	Rep. Tawna Sanchez [D]	Rep. Sheri Malstrom Schouten [D]	Rep. Barbara Warner [D]
Rep. Marshall Wilde [D]	Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson [D]

2019-06-11 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 17 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-05-29 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass the B-Eng bill (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-25 - House - House Read and Passed (Y: 42 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-22 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-04 - House - House Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-02	House	Chapter 434, (2019 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2020.
2019-06-20	House	Governor signed.
2019-06-14	Senate	President signed.
2019-06-13	House	Speaker signed.
2019-06-11	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. Ayes, 17; Nays, 12--Baertschiger Jr, Bentz, Beyer, Boquist, Girod, Hansell, Heard, Knopp, Linthicum, Olsen, Thatcher, Thomsen.
2019-06-10	Senate	Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.
2019-06-06	Senate	Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.
2019-06-05	Senate	Second reading.
2019-06-05	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
2019-05-29	Senate	Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2019-04-30	Senate	Referred to Rules.
2019-04-29	Senate	First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2019-04-25	House	Vote explanation(s) filed by Noble, Smith DB.
2019-04-25	House	Read. Carried by Sollman. Passed. Ayes, 42; Nays, 18--Barreto, Bonham, Boshart Davis, Drazan, Findley, Hayden, McLane, Nearman, Noble, Post, Reschke, Smith G, Sprenger, Stark, Wallan, Wilson, Witt, Zika.
2019-04-24	House	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
2019-04-22	House	Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2019-04-16	House	Third Reading. Motion to refer to Rules carried. Referred.
2019-04-15	House	Second reading.
2019-04-11	House	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2019-04-04	House	Work Session held.
2019-04-04	House	Work Session held.
2019-04-02	House	Work Session held.
2019-02-19	House	Public Hearing held.
2019-01-15	House	Referred to Energy and Environment.
2019-01-14	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2509
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2509/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2509/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2509/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2509/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2509/B-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2509/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/28709
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29117
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=461923
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29741
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=473804