l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2282

Requires certain individuals to hold a retail liquor sales permit from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission in order to sell alcohol to consumers.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Labor and Business Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act says that a person has to get a new kind of permit from the OLCC to sell alcohol to consumers. The Act also changes how often minor decoy operations happen for liquor stores and distilleries. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.0).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells OLCC to study alcohol. (Flesch Readability Score: 78.8).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to study alcohol. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to economic development not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Requires certain individuals to hold a retail liquor sales permit from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission in order to sell alcohol to consumers. Creates exceptions. Punishes by a maximum fine of $1,000. <b>Provides that a distillery licensee and a retail outlet agent appointed by the commission may not be subject to more than one minor decoy operation per calendar year. Creates exceptions. <b>Becomes operative on January 1, 2027. <b>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>

Its course

January 13 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action13 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Apr 1794 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Economic Development, Small Business, and TradeJan 17 to Apr 1487 days

In the SenateApr 17 to Jun 27 · stopped71 days

Waiting for a committeeApr 17 to Apr 214 days

Labor and BusinessApr 21 to Jun 27 · stopped67 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading35–16

    Passed · Apr 17 · 9 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 14

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Apr 17

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  3. Apr 2Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  4. Apr 9Heard in Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
  5. Apr 14Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade recommended it as amended
  6. Apr 15Read a second time
  7. Apr 17Passed the House of Representatives, 35 to 16

In the Senate Apr 21 – Jun 27

  1. Apr 21Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Labor and Business
  3. May 8Heard in Labor and Business
  4. May 13Heard in Labor and Business
  5. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade.House of Representatives
  3. Apr 2Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 14Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 15Second reading.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 16Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 17Third reading. Carried by Nguyen D. Passed.House of Representatives
  9. Apr 21First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  10. Apr 21Referred to Labor and Business.Senate
  11. May 8Public Hearing held.Senate
  12. May 13Work Session held.Senate
  13. Jun 27At President's desk upon adjournment.Senate