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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 551: Relating to plastic waste.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 551 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to plastic waste. Primary sponsor: Janeen Sollman (Democratic), Rep Neron, Tom Andersen (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2025): Effective date, January 1, 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

</b> </i>] Prohibits restaurants and retailers from providing single-use checkout bags to consumers. [<i>Prohibits food and beverage providers and convenience stores from providing single-use plastic utensils or single-use plastic condiment packaging to consumers unless requested.</i>] [<i>Prohibits lodging establishments from providing small plastic personal health or beauty product containers unless requested.</i>].

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Janeen SollmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Rep NeronPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tom AndersenPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Farrah ChaichiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Lisa FragalaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
David GombergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Zach HudsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Cyrus JavadiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
John LivelyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
James ManningCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Pam MarshCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Rob NosseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Deb PattersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Khanh PhamCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Lisa ReynoldsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective date, January 1, 2026.
  2. Chapter 276, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
  7. Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed.
  8. Rules suspended. Carried over to May 21, 2025 Calendar.
  9. Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
  10. Work Session held.
  11. Motion to rerefer to Climate, Energy, and Environment carried. Rereferred.
  12. Second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source