---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to infectious waste."
description: "Permits sharps and waste pharmaceuticals to be consolidated in a single container, subject to certain requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 139"
citation: "Oregon SB 139 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deb Patterson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T22:55:25+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40ffba36-fa5c-40a1-97b5-970bf90fc20b"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB139"
source_hash: "deb381d02c0a6ad376e8c2485aa9ee0a65e857bc5a9e49b12729ba500687035e"
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 139 (2025R1) — Relating to infectious waste.

Permits sharps and waste pharmaceuticals to be consolidated in a single container, subject to certain requirements.

## 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/SB139/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB139/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB139/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB139/B-Engrossed)
5. **HCEE Amendment -A3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28942)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB139/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **SEE Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27700)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB139/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. — **48–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deb Patterson — primary (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.
- **2025-04-07T22:15:54+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.
- **2025-04-10T20:17:18+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Patterson. 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`
- **2025-05-06T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-15T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-19T16:57:02+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-20T18:17:20+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-21T19:51:34+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-27T18:37:42+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-05-28T21:03:39+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-29T16:55:41+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-03T19:41:57+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T22:41:32+00:00** Chapter 257, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-11T22:55:25+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40ffba36-fa5c-40a1-97b5-970bf90fc20b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).