---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to cannabis; and declaring an emergency."
description: "<i>Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to study cannabis. Requires report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 808"
citation: "Oregon SB 808 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-03-03T17:12:46+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T17:31:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/610ec476-e878-4086-85e1-e4b7daf5a846"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB808"
source_hash: "c27e4f13091e027b07994a5e00d31623bf4ea815fa8c83040a274944d122b03b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 808 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to cannabis; and declaring an emergency.

<i>Directs Oregon Liquor Control Commission to study cannabis. Requires report to interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary.</i>]

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB808/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB808/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB808/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJD110 Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20324)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB808/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Taken from 05-04 Calendar and placed on 05-05 Calendar. Ayes, 27; Excused, 3--Heard, Johnson, President Courtney. — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Zika. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–2** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-03T17:12:46+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T20:03:08+00:00** Referred to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-13T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-29T22:43:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03T17:08:21+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04T17:09:00+00:00** Taken from 05-04 Calendar and placed on 05-05 Calendar. Ayes, 27; Excused, 3--Heard, Johnson, President Courtney.
- **2021-05-05T20:03:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-06T18:28:25+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13T21:36:50+00:00** Referred to General Government. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-20T22:47:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-21T23:31:26+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-24T19:01:50+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25T20:01:01+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 26, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-26T20:01:20+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 27, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-27T19:48:12+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 28, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-28T18:08:11+00:00** Carried over to June 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-06-01T23:41:34+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Zika. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03T18:59:08+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-04T17:31:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-11T17:22:29+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30T17:07:29+00:00** Chapter 286, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-30T17:31:39+00:00** Effective date, June 11, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/610ec476-e878-4086-85e1-e4b7daf5a846`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).