l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 5520

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Quality for certain biennial expenses.

Became law as Chapter 426, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 24, 2025, 162 days after it was filed. In force from July 1, 2026.

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 Environmental Quality for certain biennial expenses. Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, specified bond proceeds and specified federal funds, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by the department. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from the Parks and Natural Resources Fund to the department. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Limits certain biennial expenditures by the department from federal funds. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Its course

January 13 to July 2, 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 action28 actions on 23 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 5143 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Ways and MeansJan 17 to Jan 18 · moved on1 day

Natural ResourcesJan 18 to May 21 · moved on123 days

Ways and MeansMay 21 to Jun 313 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 5 to Jun 1611 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 5 to Jun 94 days

Ways and MeansJun 9 to Jun 101 day

With the GovernorJun 16 to Jun 248 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading17–11

    Passed · Jun 5 · 2 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading31–19

    Passed · Jun 16 · 10 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 3

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 Senate Jan 13 – Jun 5

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jan 18Sent to Natural Resources Subcommittee
  4. Apr 7Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  5. Apr 8Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  6. Apr 9Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  7. Apr 16Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  8. May 21Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  9. Returned to Ways and Means
  10. May 30Heard in Ways and Means
  11. Jun 3Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  12. Jun 4Read a second time
  13. Jun 5Passed the Senate, 17 to 11

In the House of Representatives Jun 9 – Jun 16

  1. Jun 9Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 10Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Jun 16Passed the House of Representatives, 31 to 19

To the Governor Jun 17 – Jul 2

  1. Jun 17Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Jun 24Signed by the Governor
  4. Jul 2Became chapter 426 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from July 1, 2026
All 28 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  2. Jan 17Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
  3. Jan 18Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.Senate
  4. Apr 7Informational Meeting held.Senate
  5. Apr 8Informational Meeting held.Senate
  6. Apr 9Informational Meeting held.Senate
  7. Apr 10Public Hearing Cancelled.Senate
  8. Apr 14Public Hearing Cancelled.Senate
  9. Apr 16Public Hearing held.Senate
  10. May 21Work Session held.Senate
  11. May 21Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  12. May 30Work Session held.Senate
  13. Jun 3Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  14. Jun 4Second reading.Senate
  15. Jun 5Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.Senate
  16. Jun 9First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 9Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 10Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 10Second reading.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 11Rules suspended. Carried over to June 12, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  21. Jun 12Rules suspended. Carried over to June 13, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  22. Jun 13Third Reading. Motion to postpone to June 16, 2025 Calendar carried.House of Representatives
  23. Jun 16Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed.House of Representatives
  24. Jun 17President signed.Senate
  25. Jun 17Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  26. Jun 24Governor signed.Senate
  27. Jul 2Chapter 426, 2025 Laws.Senate
  28. Jul 2Effective date, July 1, 2026.Senate