Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB26: Relating to environmental health.
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
Digest: This Act tells the DEQ to study environmental health. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.1). Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study environmental health. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to environmental health.
From the introduced text, January 10, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to environmental health. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. The Department of Environmental Quality shall study environmental health. The department shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and may include recommendations for legislation, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the environment no later than September 15, 2026. SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027. matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted. New sections are in boldfaced type. LC
Sponsors
- Deb Patterson (D, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter 107, (2026 Laws): Effective date April 7, 2026.
- : Governor signed.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.
- : Second reading.
- : Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
- : Referred to Ways and Means.
- : First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- : Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed.
Subjects: Energy and Environment
Common questions
- What is SB26?
- SB26 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to environmental health.
- What does SB26 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to environmental health.
- What is the status of SB26?
- Chaptered as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: Chapter 107, (2026 Laws): Effective date April 7, 2026. (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB26?
- Deb Patterson (D, 10).
- Where is the official record for SB26?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/26
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