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Senate committee adopts amendment to curb single-use plastics, forwards bill to floor
Summary
The Senate Energy and Environment Committee adopted a dash-3 amendment to Senate Bill 551 that revises definitions and phases in prohibitions on certain single-use plastics and related items, then voted to send the measure to the Senate floor with a "do pass" recommendation.
The Oregon Senate Energy and Environment Committee on March 3 adopted a dash-3 amendment to Senate Bill 551 and voted to forward the bill to the full Senate with a due-pass recommendation.
The dash-3 amendment modifies the bill's definition of a single-use checkout bag and phases in a set of prohibitions. According to committee staff summary presented on the record, the amendment: restricts provision of certain checkout bags; prohibits food-and-beverage providers and convenience stores from providing single-use plastic utensils or single-use condiment packaging unless requested, beginning July 1, 2026; prohibits lodging…
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