l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 5541

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

Became law as Chapter 634, Oregon Laws 2025, signed August 7, 2025, 206 days after it was filed. In force from August 7, 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 Transportation for certain biennial expenses. Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts and certain federal funds, but excluding lottery funds and other federal funds, collected or received by the department. Limits certain biennial expenditures by the department from other federal funds. Limits certain biennial expenditures by the department from lottery moneys. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Its course

January 13 to August 13, 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 action29 actions on 16 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 25163 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 Jun 13 · moved on146 days

Capital ConstructionJun 13 to Jun 24 · moved on11 days

Ways and MeansJun 24 to Jun 251 day

In the House of RepresentativesJun 25 to Jun 272 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 25 to Jun 250 days

Ways and MeansJun 25 to Jun 261 day

With the GovernorJun 27 to Aug 741 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading16–12

    Passed · Jun 25 · 2 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading28–12

    Failed · Jun 26 · 20 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading35–14

    Jun 27 · 11 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading34–15

    Passed · Jun 27 · 11 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 25

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 – Jun 25

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jan 18Sent to Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  4. Mar 3Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  5. Mar 4Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  6. Mar 5Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  7. Mar 6Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  8. Mar 11Heard in Transportation and Economic Development Subcommittee
  9. Jun 13Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
  10. Jun 24Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
  11. Returned to Ways and Means
  12. Heard in Ways and Means
  13. Jun 25Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  14. Read a second time
  15. Passed the Senate, 16 to 12

In the House of Representatives Jun 25 – Jun 27

  1. Jun 25Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 26Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Failed in the House of Representatives, 28 to 12
  6. Jun 27Passed the House of Representatives, 34 to 15

To the Governor Jun 30 – Aug 13

  1. Jun 30Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Aug 7Signed by the Governor
  4. Aug 13Became chapter 634 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from August 7, 2025
All 29 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 Transportation and Economic Development.Senate
  4. Mar 3Informational Meeting held.Senate
  5. Mar 4Informational Meeting held.Senate
  6. Mar 5Informational Meeting held.Senate
  7. Mar 6Informational Meeting held.Senate
  8. Mar 11Public Hearing held.Senate
  9. Jun 13Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.Senate
  10. Jun 24Work Session held.Senate
  11. Jun 24Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  12. Jun 24Work Session held.Senate
  13. Jun 25Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  14. Jun 25(Amendments distributed.)Senate
  15. Jun 25Second reading.Senate
  16. Jun 25Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.Senate
  17. Jun 25First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 25Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 26Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 26Second reading.House of Representatives
  21. Jun 26Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Failed.House of Representatives
  22. Jun 26Bowman served notice of possible reconsideration.House of Representatives
  23. Jun 27Vote reconsideration carried.House of Representatives
  24. Jun 27Passed.House of Representatives
  25. Jun 30President signed.Senate
  26. Jun 30Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  27. Aug 7Governor signed.Senate
  28. Aug 13Chapter 634, 2025 Laws.Senate
  29. Aug 13Effective date, August 7, 2025.Senate