Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon SB1208: Relating to plastics.
Status: Failed, June 27, 2025
Digest: Declares a month in praise of plastics. (Flesch Readability Score: 90.9). Designates March of each year as Plastics Appreciation Month. Designates certain plastics and their uses to celebrate daily during March.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to plastics. Whereas the invention of plastics has led to increased quality of life around the world; and Whereas God blessed our country by making plastics possible and providing the materials with which to make them; and Whereas plastics are used to preserve and protect our food; and Whereas plastics are essential to the medical industry; and Whereas police, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and other first responders depend on plastics; and Whereas thousands of types of plastics exist and are used in many different applications…
From the introduced text, April 22, 2025:
A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to plastics. Whereas the invention of plastics has led to increased quality of life around the world; and Whereas God blessed our country by making plastics possible and providing the materials with which to make them; and Whereas plastics are used to preserve and protect our food; and Whereas plastics are essential to the medical industry; and Whereas police, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and other first responders depend on plastics; and Whereas thousands of types of plastics exist and are used in many different applications; and Whereas plastics are essential to the United States Armed Forces and Oregon National Guard; and Whereas traditional hydrocarbon-fueled cars and airplanes, and most machines in use today, depend on enormous numbers of various plastics; and Whereas even electric cars require a huge number of different types of plastics for the car to function, and many drivers look through plastic glasses or contact lenses while they drive; and Whereas plastics are cheap and easily molded; and Whereas plastics are the common term used for a wide variety of polymers; now, therefore, Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. (1) March of each year is designated as Plastics Appreciation Month. (2) Each day of March is further designated for celebration of a specific type …
Sponsors
- Noah Robinson (R, 2) · primary sponsor
- Diane Linthicum (R, 28)
- Todd Nash (R, 29)
- Bruce Starr (R, 12)
- Suzanne Weber (R, 16)
Latest actions
- : In committee upon adjournment.
- : Referred to Rules.
- : Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
Common questions
- What is SB1208?
- SB1208 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to plastics.
- What does SB1208 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT Relating to plastics. Whereas the invention of plastics has led to increased quality of life around the world; and Whereas God blessed our country by making plastics possible and providing the materials with which to make them; and Whereas plastics are used to preserve and protect our food; and Whereas plastics are essential to the medical industry; and Whereas police, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and other first responders depend on plastics; and Whereas thousands of types of plastics exist and are used in many different applications…
- What is the status of SB1208?
- Failed as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: In committee upon adjournment. (June 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1208?
- Noah Robinson (R, 2), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1208?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/1208
Source: official Oregon record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.