HB 2976 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency.

Summary

] Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to a nonprofit [ groups ] group for purposes related to interpretation of indigenous languages. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → A-Engrossed · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to streamline its text by combining the emergency declaration section with the funding section and removing specific references to a single recipient organization. The sponsor list was updated to reflect new co-sponsors, and the digest was slightly modified to change 'groups' to 'a group' while retaining a deleted version in brackets.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on funding interpretation services for indigenous and minority languages, but the specific funding recipient was removed from the text, allowing for broader distribution to nonprofit groups.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the specific designation of 'Oregon Worker Relief' as the sole recipient, changing the language to allow distribution to nonprofit groups in general.

TECHNICAL

Added new co-sponsors (MUNOZ, NGUYEN H) to the sponsor list and removed previous co-sponsors (ANDERSEN, CHAICHI, GAMBA, HUDSON, NGUYEN) from the original list.

Combined the emergency declaration section with the funding section and removed the separate SECTION 3, streamlining the bill's structure.

Updated the digest summary to change 'groups' to 'a group' while keeping the original version in brackets for reference.

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Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

1 primary · 17 co-sponsors