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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the use of meat."
description: "Directs State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules allowing donation of meat to charitable organizations and other organizations that offer food for noncommercial purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 479"
citation: "Oregon SB 479 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hansell", "David Brock Smith"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a84ce4a8-ae8d-41a5-bf2a-c4e975e2991f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB479"
source_hash: "6dfdb58e8b139f3005667504ebd3c7ce5c05a7fbb833199e77383e65da9d09f2"
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 479 (2023R1) — Relating to the use of meat.
Directs State Department of Agriculture to adopt rules allowing donation of meat to charitable organizations and other organizations that offer food for noncommercial purposes.
## 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/SB479/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB479/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed. — **48–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Hansell — primary (person)
- David Brock Smith — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Court Boice — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Owens — 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`
- **2023-01-13T19:45:37+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources, then Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-27T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-07T17:17:04+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07T17:17:05+00:00** Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
- **2023-03-07T18:20:31+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08T19:49:27+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-09T18:14:52+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T23:20:24+00:00** Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing cancelled.
- **2023-04-20T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-09T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-15T13:32:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-15T19:33:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-16T19:08:21+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 17, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-17T19:46:43+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-18T19:29:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-22T18:59:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-23T20:23:23+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-25T18:12:20+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-26T01:02:48+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-06T17:21:52+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 153, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+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/a84ce4a8-ae8d-41a5-bf2a-c4e975e2991f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).