Oregon · Senate Bill 5521 · 2025 Regular Session

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Forestry Department for certain biennial expenses.

SB 5521 Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jun 18, 2025
  4. Passed the House Jun 23, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jul 24, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Forestry Department for certain biennial expenses. Limits 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 biennial…

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The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Forestry Department for certain biennial expenses. Limits 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 biennial expenditures by the department from certain lottery moneys. Limits biennial expenditures by the department from certain federal funds. [ Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Emergency Board for allocation to the department. ] Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Every action

24 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 16 earlier steps
  1. SenateIntroduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
  2. CommitteeReferred to Ways and Means. · Joint Ways and Means
  3. CommitteeAssigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Natural Resources
  4. CommitteeInformational Meeting held. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Natural Resources
  5. CommitteeInformational Meeting held. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Natural Resources
  6. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Natural Resources
  7. CommitteeWork Session cancelled. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Natural Resources
  8. CommitteeWork Session held. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Natural Resources
  9. CommitteeReturned to Full Committee. · Joint Ways and Means
  10. CommitteeWork Session held. · Joint Ways and Means
  11. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) · Joint Ways and Means
  12. SenateSecond reading.
  13. SenateThird reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed.24–5 vote
  14. HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  15. CommitteeReferred to Ways and Means. · Joint Ways and Means
  16. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass. · Joint Ways and Means
  1. HouseSecond reading.
  2. HouseRules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.
  3. HouseThird reading. Carried by Owens. Passed.42–1 vote
  4. SenatePresident signed.
  5. HouseSpeaker signed.
  6. GovernorGovernor signed.
  7. SenateChapter 609, 2025 Laws.
  8. SenateEffective date, July 24, 2025.

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. · Full Senate

Passed 24–5
Jun 18, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 24 No 5 Not voting 1
Democrats: 17 yes, 0 no Republicans: 7 yes, 5 no
How each member voted

Yes · 24

No · 5

Excused · 1

Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. · Full House

Passed 42–1
Jun 23, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 42 No 1 Not voting 17
Democrats: 33 yes, 0 no Republicans: 9 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 42

No · 1

Absent · 1

Excused · 16

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jun 13, 2025 Joint Ways and Means Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
Members

Yes · 18

No · 3

Excused · 2

 18–3

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.