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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 5542

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

Became law as Chapter 555, 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). Limits biennial expenditures for certain purposes from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the State Treasurer. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Its course

January 13 to July 25, 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 action23 actions on 18 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 18156 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Ways and MeansJan 17 to Jan 18 · moved on1 day

General GovernmentJan 18 to Jun 5 · moved on138 days

Ways and MeansJun 5 to Jun 1611 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 18 to Jun 246 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 18 to Jun 180 days

Ways and MeansJun 18 to Jun 180 days

With the GovernorJun 24 to Jul 1723 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading24–5

    Passed · Jun 18 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading44–2

    Passed · Jun 24 · 14 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 16

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 18

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jan 18Sent to General Government Subcommittee
  4. Apr 2Heard in General Government Subcommittee
  5. Apr 3Heard in General Government Subcommittee
  6. Jun 5Heard in General Government Subcommittee
  7. Returned to Ways and Means
  8. Jun 13Heard in Ways and Means
  9. Jun 16Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  10. Jun 17Read a second time
  11. Jun 18Passed the Senate, 24 to 5

In the House of Representatives Jun 18 – Jun 24

  1. Jun 18Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Jun 19Read a second time
  5. Jun 24Passed the House of Representatives, 44 to 2

To the Governor Jun 25 – Jul 25

  1. Jun 25Signed in the Senate
  2. Jun 26Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Jul 17Signed by the Governor
  4. Jul 25Became chapter 555 of Oregon Laws 2025
  5. In force from July 17, 2025
All 23 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 General Government.Senate
  4. Apr 2Informational Meeting held.Senate
  5. Apr 3Public Hearing held.Senate
  6. Jun 5Work Session held.Senate
  7. Jun 5Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  8. Jun 13Work Session held.Senate
  9. Jun 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  10. Jun 17Second reading.Senate
  11. Jun 18Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed.Senate
  12. Jun 18First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  13. Jun 18Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 18Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  15. Jun 19Second reading.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 20Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 23Rules suspended. Carried over to June 24, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 24Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 25President signed.Senate
  20. Jun 26Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  21. Jul 17Governor signed.Senate
  22. Jul 25Chapter 555, 2025 Laws.Senate
  23. Jul 25Effective date, July 17, 2025.Senate