l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 5546

Authorizes expenditures for obligations incurred by state agencies on or after July 1, 2025, that do not exceed specified levels.

Became law as Chapter 430, Oregon Laws 2025, signed June 24, 2025, 162 days after it was filed. In force from July 1, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act gives money for certain expenses to state agencies that don't have a budget at the end of the biennium. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).</i>] [<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to _____ for biennial expenses.</i>] [<i>Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by _______.</i>] [<i>Limits biennial expenditures from federal funds.</i>] <b>Authorizes expenditures for obligations incurred by state agencies on or after July 1, 2025, that do not exceed specified levels. Appropriates moneys for expenditures. Authorizes payments for debt service, certificates of participation and other financing agreements during the period commencing July 1, 2025. Applies to any state agency for which no budget has become law on or before July 1, 2025. Sunsets September 15, 2025.</b> 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 action24 actions on 19 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 2140 days

Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days

Ways and MeansJan 17 to May 9 · moved on112 days

Capital ConstructionMay 9 to May 16 · moved on7 days

Ways and MeansMay 16 to May 2812 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 2 to Jun 1311 days

Waiting for a committeeJun 2 to Jun 31 day

Ways and MeansJun 3 to Jun 41 day

With the GovernorJun 13 to Jun 2411 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading29–0

    Passed · Jun 2 · 1 present

  • House of Representatives, third reading40–1

    Passed · Jun 13 · 19 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 28

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 2

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Ways and Means
  3. May 9Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
  4. May 16Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
  5. Returned to Ways and Means
  6. May 23Heard in Ways and Means
  7. May 28Ways and Means recommended it as amended
  8. May 29Read a second time
  9. Jun 2Passed the Senate, 29 to 0

In the House of Representatives Jun 2 – Jun 13

  1. Jun 2Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Jun 3Sent to Ways and Means
  3. Jun 4Ways and Means recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Jun 13Passed the House of Representatives, 40 to 1

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 430 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. May 9Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.Senate
  4. May 16Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
  5. May 16Returned to Full Committee.Senate
  6. May 23Work Session held.Senate
  7. May 28Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
  8. May 29Second reading.Senate
  9. Jun 2Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed.Senate
  10. Jun 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 3Referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  12. Jun 4Recommendation: Do pass.House of Representatives
  13. Jun 4Second reading.House of Representatives
  14. Jun 5Rules suspended. Carried over to June 9, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  15. Jun 9Rules suspended. Carried over to June 10, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  16. Jun 10Rules suspended. Carried over to June 11, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  17. Jun 11Rules suspended. Carried over to June 12, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  18. Jun 12Rules suspended. Carried over to June 13, 2025 Calendar.House of Representatives
  19. Jun 13Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed.House of Representatives
  20. Jun 17President signed.Senate
  21. Jun 17Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  22. Jun 24Governor signed.Senate
  23. Jul 2Chapter 430, 2025 Laws.Senate
  24. Jul 2Effective date, July 1, 2025.Senate