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SB 5506 Oregon Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.

Summary
Limits for the six-year period beginning July 1, 2025, payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by various state agencies for capital construction. Limits for the six-year period beginning July 1, 2025, expenditures by specified state agencies from federal funds for specified capital construction projects. Limits for the six-year period beginning July 1, 2025, payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for expenditures of bond proceeds for the benefit of public universities and community colleges. Sets expiration date on project approvals and expenditure limitations. Modifies previously established expiration dates. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill imposes spending limits on state agency capital construction projects from specified funds, restricting fiscal management and expenditure authority.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Aug 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

A-Engrossed → Enrolled · 7 edits · Aug 8, 2025
MODERATE
This bill was finalized as Enrolled legislation, moving from A-Engrossed status. The primary substantive change is the addition of new state agencies to the capital construction budget limits, including the Oregon Health Authority, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Department of Aviation, and Public Safety Standards and Training. The bill also added specific funding amounts for the State Department of Fish and Wildlife and expanded the Higher Education Coordinating Commission's bond expenditure limits to include community colleges.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include additional state agencies that were not covered in the A-Engrossed version, broadening the range of state entities subject to capital construction budget limits.
FISCAL

Added new budget limits for the Oregon Health Authority ($2,675,000), Department of Veterans' Affairs ($2,754,000), Department of Aviation ($2,630,000), and Department of Public Safety Standards and Training ($3,241,060).

Added new federal fund budget limits for Oregon Department of Aviation projects at Mulino State Airport ($2,974,132) and Aurora Airport ($1,287,000).

Added new federal fund budget limits for Oregon Military Department projects at Boardman Multipurpose Machine Gun Range ($13,000,000) and increased Linn County Readiness Center funding from $7,000,000 to $28,000,000.

Added new funding limit for State Department of Fish and Wildlife North Willamette Watershed District Office ($5,250,000).

Added new funding limit for Higher Education Coordinating Commission for community college bond expenditures ($20,000,000).

Modified the State Forestry Department Toledo Facility Replacement funding from Phase III ($6,000,000) to include Phase I and II specifications.

TIMELINE

Added Section 6 extending expiration dates for specific existing capital construction projects to June 30, 2027.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 28, 2025 · House Jun 28, 2025

How they voted

27–2
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Jun 28, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
9 Yea 2 Nay 1
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Aug 8, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jun 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading as Special Order of Business. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
lower
Jun 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Jun 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Jun 28, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Jun 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed.
upper
Jun 28, 2025
Introduced
(Amendments distributed.)
upper
Jun 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
upper
Jan 19, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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