Beyond Toxics Legislative Commitments

Thank you for your support this legislative session! Join us as we prepare for 2026!

Thank you for your support during the most recent legislative session! We celebrated some victories and experienced some setbacks, and we are hard at work gearing up for the next session.

Legislative Victories in 2025

Thanks to your support and testimony, two of our priority bills were signed into law. SB 726 Landfill Methane Emissions Monitoring and HB 2684 Toxic Free Schools were signed by Governor Kotek at the end of the session.

SB 726 closes loopholes in landfill methane emissions monitoring requirements by mandating advanced GIS technology to monitor previously exempt zones and improves reporting. The bill was amended to apply to Benton County, which includes Coffin Butte Landfill.

HB 2684 requires schools to update their integrated pest management (IPM) plans every five years, include school gardens in their plans, and publish them on district websites for transparency. Beyond Toxics has fought for this bill for several years and we are very excited to see it finally passed.