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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 5539

Limits biennial expenditures from certain fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Department of State Lands for certain purposes.

Became law as Chapter 338, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 16, 2025, 154 days after it was filed. In force from July 1, 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). [<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of State Lands for biennial expenses.</i>] Limits biennial expenditures from certain fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the [<i>department</i>]<b> Department of State Lands</b> for certain purposes. Limits biennial expenditures by the department from specified continuously appropriated funds. Limits certain biennial expenditures by the department from federal funds. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Its course

January 13 to June 23, 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 action24 actions on 21 days

In the SenateJan 13 to May 14121 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Ways and MeansJan 17 to Jan 18 · moved on1 day

Natural ResourcesJan 18 to Apr 30 · moved on102 days

Ways and MeansApr 30 to May 1212 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 14 to Jun 421 days

Waiting for a committeeMay 14 to May 217 days

Ways and MeansMay 21 to May 287 days

With the GovernorJun 4 to Jun 1612 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading28–2

    Passed · May 14

  • House of Representatives, third reading35–17

    Passed · Jun 4 · 7 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 12

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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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 – May 14

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jan 18Sent to Natural Resources Subcommittee
  4. Mar 17Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  5. Mar 19Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  6. Apr 30Heard in Natural Resources Subcommittee
  7. Returned to Ways and Means
  8. May 9Heard in Ways and Means
  9. May 12Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  10. May 13Read a second time
  11. May 14Passed the Senate, 28 to 2

In the House of Representatives May 15 – Jun 4

  1. May 15Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. May 21Sent to Ways and Means
  3. May 28Ways and Means recommended it
  4. May 29Read a second time
  5. Jun 4Passed the House of Representatives, 35 to 17

To the Governor Jun 9 – Jun 23

  1. Jun 9Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Jun 16Signed by the Governor
  4. Jun 23Became chapter 338 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from July 1, 2025
All 24 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. Mar 17Informational Meeting held.Senate
  5. Mar 18Informational Meeting cancelled.Senate
  6. Mar 19Public Hearing held.Senate
  7. Apr 30Work Session held.Senate
  8. Apr 30Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  9. May 9Work Session held.Senate
  10. May 12Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  11. May 13Second reading.Senate
  12. May 14Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed.Senate
  13. May 15First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  14. May 21Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  15. May 28Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  16. May 29Second reading.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 2Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 3Rules suspended. Carried over to June 4, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 4Third reading. Carried by Lively. Passed.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 9President signed.Senate
  21. Jun 9Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  22. Jun 16Governor signed.Senate
  23. Jun 23Chapter 338, 2025 Laws.Senate
  24. Jun 23Effective date, July 1, 2025.Senate