l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 5038

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for certain biennial expenses.

Became law as Chapter 526, Oregon Laws 2025, signed July 17, 2025, 185 days after it was filed. In force from July 17, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for certain biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures by the department from lottery moneys for certain purposes. Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and Oregon War Veterans' Bond Sinking Account, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the department. Limits biennial expenditures by the department from federal funds. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Its course

January 13 to August 7, 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 action20 actions on 17 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 13151 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Ways and MeansJan 17 to Jan 18 · moved on1 day

Transportation and Economic DevelopmentJan 18 to May 27 · moved on129 days

Ways and MeansMay 27 to Jun 1115 days

In the SenateJun 13 to Jun 196 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 13 to Jun 163 days

Ways and MeansJun 16 to Jun 182 days

With the GovernorJun 19 to Jul 1728 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading40–0

    Passed · Jun 13 · 20 present

  • Senate, third reading27–2

    Passed · Jun 19 · 1 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 11

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 Jan 13 – Jun 13

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jan 18Sent to Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  4. Feb 26Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  5. Feb 27Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  6. May 27Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  7. Returned to Ways and Means
  8. Jun 6Heard in Ways and Means
  9. Jun 11Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  10. Jun 12Read a second time
  11. Jun 13Passed the House of Representatives, 40 to 0

In the Senate Jun 16 – Jun 19

  1. Jun 16Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 18Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Jun 19Passed the Senate, 27 to 2

To the Governor Jun 23 – Aug 7

  1. Jun 23Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 24Signed in the Senate
  3. Jul 17Signed by the Governor
  4. Aug 7Became chapter 526 of Oregon Laws 2025, in force from July 17, 2025
All 20 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Jan 18Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 26Informational Meeting held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 27Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  6. May 27Work Session held.House of Representatives
  7. May 27Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
  8. Jun 6Work Session held.House of Representatives
  9. Jun 11Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  10. Jun 12Second reading.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 13Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed.House of Representatives
  12. Jun 16First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  13. Jun 16Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  14. Jun 18Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.Senate
  15. Jun 18Second reading.Senate
  16. Jun 19Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed.Senate
  17. Jun 23Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 24President signed.Senate
  19. Jul 17Governor signed.House of Representatives
  20. Aug 7Chapter 526, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.House of Representatives