Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 556
Allows a marijuana producer, marijuana wholesaler, marijuana processor or marijuana retailer to use a motion detection camera system at a licensed premises.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act changes some laws about marijuana and says that ODA can say what hemp means in rules. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.7). Allows a marijuana producer, marijuana wholesaler, marijuana processor or marijuana retailer to use a motion detection camera system at a licensed premises. Directs the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to establish by rule an industrial hemp endorsement for marijuana producers. Prohibits the commission from requiring physical tags or other identifiers on certain marijuana plants. Allows a marijuana item transport vehicle to use a digital manifest and edit the manifest during transport. Allows the State Department of Agriculture to define "industrial hemp" by rule. Becomes operative on January 1, 2026. Allows a marijuana licensee to engage in the interstate commerce of industrial hemp and marijuana. Becomes operative if federal law or the United States Department of Justice allow or tolerate the interstate commerce of industrial hemp or marijuana. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
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 action6 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
JudiciaryJan 17 to Jun 27 · stopped161 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Judiciary
- Feb 17Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 7Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 9Heard in Judiciary
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 17Referred to Judiciary.Senate
- Feb 17Public Hearing held.Senate
- Apr 7Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 9Work Session held.Senate
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate