Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3879
Directs the Governor and Legislative Assembly, in developing an outcomes-based budget, to use a process to establish the priorities of state government.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act makes several changes to the way the state budget is constructed. It sets up a detailed process for making an outcomes-based budget. It requires reports of vacant positions. It requires a budget stress test. It requires zero-based budgeting. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.2). Directs the Governor and Legislative Assembly, in developing an outcomes-based budget, to use a process to establish the priorities of state government. Requires state agencies to report to the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services when any budgeted position is vacant for at least six months. Prohibits filling of a vacant position if the director determines that insufficient reasons exist for retaining the position. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, in coordination with the Legislative Fiscal Officer and the Legislative Revenue Officer, to prepare a biennial budget stress test report that estimates the effects on state finances of negative economic conditions. Declares the policy of the state to use zero-based budgeting in developing biennial budgets. Requires state agencies to include information justifying all proposed expenditures in agency request budgets. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 27 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Jun 27 · stopped120 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 45 days
Emergency Management, General Government, and VeteransMar 4 to Jun 27 · stopped115 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 27 – Jun 27
- Feb 27Introduced
- Mar 4Sent to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 4Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives