HB 3787
Prohibits restaurants and retailers from providing reusable plastic checkout bags to consumers.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Climate, Energy, and Environment
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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Bill overview
This bill prohibits restaurants and retailers in Oregon from providing customers with reusable plastic checkout bags. It updates existing state law to define terms related to checkout bags, including recycled paper and reusable fabric bags. Retailers can still offer these alternative bags for a fee, and restaurants can provide them at no cost to customers using specific benefit programs. Local governments can also enact similar regulations.
Key provisions
- Restaurants and retailers cannot provide reusable plastic checkout bags.
- The bill defines terms like ‘recycled paper checkout bag,’ ‘reusable fabric checkout bag,’ and ‘single-use checkout bag.’
- Retailers can offer recycled paper or reusable fabric bags for a fee of at least five cents.
- Restaurants can provide reusable plastic bags at no cost to customers using specific benefit cards.
- Local governments can adopt similar regulations to restrict bag usage.
Who is affected
- Restaurants
- Retail establishments
- Consumers
- Local governments
Notable changes
- The bill removes the provision allowing for reusable plastic checkout bags.
- It establishes fees for recycled paper and reusable fabric bags.
- It allows for no-cost distribution of reusable bags under specific circumstances (WIC and EBT programs).
Fiscal impact
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