[Pharmwaste] Oregon Senate Walk Out may kill EPR Bill

[Ed Gottlieb]

It was national news when Oregon State Senate Republicans left chambers to deny a quorum for a vote on a carbon reduction bill.  This ongoing walk out has put many other bills on hold, including:

"House Bill 3273, which would force prescription drug makers to fund take-back kiosks in every city, would give Oregonians "a safe, convenient way to dispose of drugs that will reduce accidental poisonings and access to opioids by removing unused, unwanted drugs from our homes," Rep. Sheri Schouten, D-Beaverton, said on the House floor before its passage Tuesday by a 56-3 vote."

The Oregon legislature is mandated to adjourn on June 30th.  All remaining bills will then be dead for this session.

https://www.thelundreport.org/content/major-pieces-health-care-legislation-threatened-republican-walkout

Ed Gottlieb
Chair, Tompkins County Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator
Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
525 3rd Street
Ithaca, NY  14850
(607) 273-8381<tel:(607)%20273-8381>


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