l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 680

Prohibits a person from publishing or causing to be published an environmental marketing claim, net zero claim or reputational advertising that is materially false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: Says that a person may not claim a good effect on the environment from the person or the person's products or services if the claim is not true. Says that a violation is a bad practice under the UTPA and that the person can get sued for $200 for the violation. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.5). Prohibits a person from publishing or causing to be published an environmental marketing claim, net zero claim or reputational advertising that is materially false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent. Specifies what constitutes a materially false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent environmental marketing claim or net zero claim or reputational advertising. Punishes a violation of the Act as an unlawful trade practice under the Unlawful Trade Practices Act and subjects the violator to statutory damages of $200 if a plaintiff can prove exposure to the claim or advertising and that the plaintiff purchased a product or service from the person based on the claim or advertising. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

6 co-sponsors

Wlnsvey Campos, Lew Frederick, Chris Gorsek, Deb Patterson, Floyd Prozanski, Kathleen Taylor

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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Natural Resources and WildfireJan 17 to Jan 2710 days

JudiciaryJan 27 to Jun 27 · stopped151 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

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Natural Resources and Wildfire
  3. Jan 23Heard in Natural Resources and Wildfire
  4. Jan 27Natural Resources and Wildfire reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Judiciary
  5. Sent to Judiciary
  6. Feb 26Heard in Judiciary
  7. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 17Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire, then Judiciary.Senate
  3. Jan 23Work Session held.Senate
  4. Jan 27Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Judiciary by prior reference.Senate
  5. Jan 27Referred to Judiciary by prior reference.Senate
  6. Feb 26Public Hearing held.Senate
  7. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate