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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to radioactive material."
description: "Modifies definition of \"radioactive waste\" for purposes of regulation by State Department of Energy. Requires Energy Facility Siting Council to adopt standards and rules necessary to prevent disposal of radioactive waste in Oregon. Provides Director of State Department of Energy and council additional authority for administration and enforcement of laws related to disposal of radioactive waste."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 246"
citation: "Oregon SB 246 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/906ad2eb-58db-4d5d-a9cc-8b49182bc254"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB246"
source_hash: "5b8a6688c52d4f1cf7087283d85b93ae6b18805c0610e50e51192ce6d4d6117e"
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 246 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to radioactive material.
Modifies definition of "radioactive waste" for purposes of regulation by State Department of Energy. Requires Energy Facility Siting Council to adopt standards and rules necessary to prevent disposal of radioactive waste in Oregon. Provides Director of State Department of Energy and council additional authority for administration and enforcement of laws related to disposal of radioactive waste.
## 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/SB246/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB246/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB246/A-Engrossed)
4. **SEE Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/18193)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB246/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **551** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. — **270** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **70** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **50** (pass) · upper
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19T19:35:42+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-02-18T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-08T18:42:01+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10T18:54:55+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11T20:54:05+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dembrow. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15T17:37:57+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23T03:52:19+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-05T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-06T23:16:07+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-10T18:21:34+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11T19:06:05+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-12T18:31:27+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-13T18:07:57+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-19T18:37:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-10T18:23:55+00:00** Chapter 38, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2022.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/906ad2eb-58db-4d5d-a9cc-8b49182bc254`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).