Oregon · Senate Bill 680 · 2025 Regular Session

Prohibits a person from publishing or causing to be published an environmental marketing claim, net zero claim or reputational advertising that is…

SB 680 Sponsored by Jeff Golden and James Manning Jr. Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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…

Read the full title (164 words)

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.

Read the full official title (28 words)

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.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Natural Resources and Wildfire, then Judiciary. · Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire
  3. CommitteeWork Session held. · Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire
  4. CommitteeRecommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Judiciary by prior reference. · Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire
  5. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary by prior reference. · Senate Judiciary
  6. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Senate Judiciary
  7. SenateIn committee upon adjournment.

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 23, 2025 Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire Recommendation: Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Judiciary by prior reference.
Members

Yes · 5

 5–0

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.

All 6 cosponsors

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.