---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to prohibitions for certain products."
description: "Prohibits food vendor from using polystyrene foam container in sales of prepared food. <i>Prohibits food vendor from providing single-use foodware containers to consumer unless foodware containers meet certain criteria.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 543"
citation: "Oregon SB 543 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janeen Sollman", "Maxine Dexter", "Michael Dembrow", "Tom Andersen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-16T23:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82a783aa-e7ff-4a70-a386-b01080431829"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB543"
source_hash: "5fcb1430d7c964ee90190763d2756a6ab2dd0be628efcc959f4a1bb204635994"
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 543 (2023R1) — Relating to prohibitions for certain products.

Prohibits food vendor from using polystyrene foam container in sales of prepared food. <i>Prohibits food vendor from providing single-use foodware containers to consumer unless foodware containers meet certain criteria.</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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB543/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB543/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB543/A-Engrossed)
4. **SEE Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23298)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB543/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **20–9** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Dexter. Passed. — **40–18** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Janeen Sollman — primary (person)
- Maxine Dexter — primary (person)
- Michael Dembrow — primary (person)
- Tom Andersen — primary (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Farrah Chaichi — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Khanh Pham — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12T19:26:35+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-16T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-23T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-24T22:40:45+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27T17:34:50+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T19:10:40+00:00** Carried over to 03-29 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-03-29T20:10:13+00:00** Carried over to 03-30 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-03-30T19:25:50+00:00** Carried over to 04-03 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-03T19:54:03+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T19:55:03+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist, Robinson.
- **2023-04-04T17:39:45+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07T16:22:53+00:00** Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2023-04-17T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-19T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-20T18:23:11+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-24T19:05:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:38:12+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 26, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-26T18:35:03+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dexter. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:43:55+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-01T17:14:34+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-08T20:12:01+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-16T22:45:00+00:00** Chapter 73, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-05-16T23:00:00+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82a783aa-e7ff-4a70-a386-b01080431829`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).