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2019 Environmental Scorecard for the Oregon Legislature

HB 2509

Plastic Bag Ban

This Sustainable Shopping Initiative bans single-use plastic bags, and provides for a fee on paper bags, thus incentivizing reusable bags. Scientists have found plastic fragments in hundreds of species, including sea turtles, seabirds, and marine mammals. Ingesting these fragments is often fatal. Plastic bags in particular have been known to be mistaken for food by sea turtles given their resemblance to jellyfish. Banning the use of plastic grocery bags prevents plastic pollution and moves Oregon towards a future with less plastic on our beaches and harming our wildlife.

Yes is the pro-environment vote.
Status: Passed.
Visit the Oregon Legislature's bill history and full text on HB 2509.

House Votes

RepresentativeHB 2509
Alonso Leon, TeresaPro-Environment Vote
Barker, JeffPro-Environment Vote
Barreto, GregAnti-Environment Vote
Boles, DenycPro-Environment Vote
Bonham, DanielAnti-Environment Vote
Boshart Davis, ShellyAnti-Environment Vote
Bynum, JanellePro-Environment Vote
Clem, BrianPro-Environment Vote
Doherty, MargaretPro-Environment Vote
Drazan, ChristineAnti-Environment Vote
Evans, PaulPro-Environment Vote
Fahey, JuliePro-Environment Vote
Findley, LynnAnti-Environment Vote
Gomberg, DavidPro-Environment Vote
Gorsek, ChrisPro-Environment Vote
Greenlick, MitchPro-Environment Vote
Hayden, CedricAnti-Environment Vote
Helm, KenPro-Environment Vote
Helt, CheriPro-Environment Vote
Hernandez, DiegoPro-Environment Vote
Holvey, PaulPro-Environment Vote
representative whose score is 100%Keny-Guyer, AlissaPro-Environment Vote
Kotek, TinaPro-Environment Vote
Leif, GaryPro-Environment Vote
Lewis, RickPro-Environment Vote
Lively, JohnPro-Environment Vote
representative whose score is 100%Marsh, PamPro-Environment Vote
McKeown, CaddyPro-Environment Vote
McLain, SusanPro-Environment Vote
McLane, MikeAnti-Environment Vote
Meek, MarkPro-Environment Vote
Mitchell, TiffinyPro-Environment Vote
Nathanson, NancyPro-Environment Vote
Nearman, MikeAnti-Environment Vote
Neron, CourtneyPro-Environment Vote
Noble, RonAnti-Environment Vote
representative whose score is 100%Nosse, RobPro-Environment Vote
Piluso, CarlaPro-Environment Vote
Post, BillAnti-Environment Vote
Power, KarinPro-Environment Vote
representative whose score is 100%Prusak, RachelPro-Environment Vote
representative whose score is 100%Rayfield, DanPro-Environment Vote
Reardon, JeffPro-Environment Vote
Reschke, WernerAnti-Environment Vote
Salinas, AndreaPro-Environment Vote
Sanchez, TawnaPro-Environment Vote
Schouten, SheriPro-Environment Vote
Brock Smith, DavidPro-Environment Vote
Smith, GregAnti-Environment Vote
Smith Warner, BarbaraPro-Environment Vote
Sollman, JaneenPro-Environment Vote
Sprenger, SherrieAnti-Environment Vote
Stark, DuaneAnti-Environment Vote
Wallan, KimAnti-Environment Vote
Wilde, MartyPro-Environment Vote
Williams, AnnaPro-Environment Vote
Williamson, JenniferPro-Environment Vote
Wilson, CarlAnti-Environment Vote
Witt, BradAnti-Environment Vote
Zika, JackAnti-Environment Vote
pro-environment voteanti-environment voteabsent, excusedabsent, unexcusednot availablelegislator whose score is 100%
 
 

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