Oregon · Senate Bill 5539 · 2025 Regular Session

Limits biennial expenditures from certain fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal…

SB 5539 Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 17, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate May 14, 2025
  4. Passed the House Jun 4, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Jun 16, 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 Department of State Lands for biennial expenses. ] 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 ] Department of State Lands for certain purposes.…

Read the full title (94 words)

The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). [ Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of State Lands for biennial expenses. ] 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 ] Department of State Lands 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.

Read the full official title (32 words)

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.

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 cancelled. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Natural Resources
  6. CommitteePublic Hearing held. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Natural Resources
  7. CommitteeWork Session held. · Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee On Natural Resources
  8. CommitteeReturned to Full Committee. · Joint Ways and Means
  9. CommitteeWork Session held. · Joint Ways and Means
  10. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) · Joint Ways and Means
  11. SenateSecond reading.
  12. SenateThird reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed.28–2 vote
  13. HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  14. CommitteeReferred to Ways and Means. · Joint Ways and Means
  15. CommitteeRecommendation: Do pass. · Joint Ways and Means
  16. HouseSecond reading.
  1. HouseRules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2025 Calendar.
  2. HouseRules suspended. Carried over to June 4, 2025 Calendar.
  3. HouseThird reading. Carried by Lively. Passed.35–17 vote
  4. SenatePresident signed.
  5. HouseSpeaker signed.
  6. GovernorGovernor signed.
  7. SenateChapter 338, 2025 Laws.
  8. SenateEffective date, July 1, 2025.

Roll calls

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

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

Passed 28–2
May 14, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 28 No 2
Democrats: 18 yes, 0 no Republicans: 10 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 28

No · 2

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

Passed 35–17
Jun 4, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 35 No 17 Not voting 7
Democrats: 28 yes, 2 no Republicans: 7 yes, 15 no
How each member voted

Yes · 35

No · 17

Excused · 7

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
May 9, 2025 Joint Ways and Means Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
Members

Yes · 21

Excused · 2

 21–0

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

From Oregon's official records (api.oregonlegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.