---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to landfill emissions monitoring; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "</b> </i>] Requires the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill <b>located in Benton County</b> to conduct surface emissions monitoring and report data as specified in the Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 726"
citation: "Oregon SB 726 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Manning Jr.", "Jeff Golden", "Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-23T19:11:25+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/badb33ab-4369-4ce1-9041-49bf83c39927"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB726"
source_hash: "0b74b2c23c97951e95ec1aa642f67fa120ce4fce3a072beb61a7b8d476f78322"
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 726 (2025R1) — Relating to landfill emissions monitoring; and prescribing an effective date.

</b> </i>] Requires the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill <b>located in Benton County</b> to conduct surface emissions monitoring and report data as specified in the Act. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB726/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB726/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB726/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB726/B-Engrossed)
5. **HCEE Amendment -A7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29137)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB726/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **SEE Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27662)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB726/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Andersen, McDonald. Failed. — **29–22** (pass) · lower
- Vote reconsideration carried. — **34–21** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **17–10** (pass) · upper
- Passed. — **31–24** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **18–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James Manning Jr. — primary (person)
- Jeff Golden — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah McDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-02T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-07T22:16:17+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08T19:03:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T19:26:51+00:00** Carried over to 04-10 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-10T20:46:49+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10T23:51:53+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15T17:31:11+00:00** Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-01T15:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-06T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-20T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-23T18:50:58+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-27T19:09:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-28T20:23:29+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 29, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-29T22:05:08+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Andersen, McDonald. Failed. `reading-3`
- **2025-05-29T22:06:08+00:00** Bowman served notice of possible reconsideration.
- **2025-06-02T18:05:25+00:00** Vote reconsideration carried.
- **2025-06-02T18:07:24+00:00** Passed.
- **2025-06-04T18:51:57+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-06-05T19:43:29+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-09T16:44:54+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-16T21:57:30+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-23T19:03:43+00:00** Chapter 329, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-23T19:11:25+00:00** Effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/badb33ab-4369-4ce1-9041-49bf83c39927`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).