SB 5541 Oregon Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Transportation; and declaring an emergency.

Summary

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation for certain biennial expenses. Limits certain 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 certain biennial expenditures by the department from other federal funds. Limits certain biennial expenditures by the department from lottery moneys. Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

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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A-Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Aug 8, 2025

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an 'A-Engrossed' version to the final 'Enrolled' version ready for signature, with no substantive changes to funding amounts, budget limits, or policy provisions. The primary differences are formatting updates, addition of official enrolled signatures, and a minor technical amendment to Section 8 clarifying the funding source for debt service.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'A-Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' with updated printing and filing information indicating final approval status.

Added official enrolled signatures from the Secretary of Senate, President of Senate, Governor, and Secretary of State with signature lines.

Section 8 was updated to explicitly reference 'ORS 367.015' for the Oregon Transportation Infrastructure Fund, clarifying the legal authority for debt service and internally reimbursed expenditures.

Introduced → A-Engrossed · 16 edits · Jun 25, 2025

MAJOR

This bill appropriates state and federal funds to the Oregon Department of Transportation for the 2025-2027 biennium. The main changes involve adjusting budget amounts across various transportation categories, with significant reductions in maintenance funding and increases in infrastructure fund allocations. Several federal fund expenditure limits were also modified to reflect updated spending priorities.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on Department of Transportation budgeting, but the specific funding allocations and expenditure limits have been substantially revised from the original version.

FISCAL

Maintenance funding was reduced from $919,415,179 to $602,795,383, representing a decrease of approximately $317 million.

Project delivery and support funding decreased from $3,054,277,337 to $2,323,682,560, a reduction of about $731 million.

Interstate bridge replacement funding was adjusted from $427,052,367 to $425,227,367, a small decrease of $1.8 million.

Local government program funding decreased from $416,006,867 to $414,818,962, a reduction of $1.2 million.

Driver and motor vehicle services funding decreased from $388,777,093 to $314,924,074, a significant reduction of $74 million.

Commerce and compliance funding was reduced from $151,242,078 to $111,202,621, a decrease of $40 million.

Policy, data and analysis funding decreased from $194,984,158 to $191,753,836, a reduction of $3.2 million.

Public transportation funding increased slightly from $360,965,896 to $361,060,723, an increase of $95,000.

Department of Transportation administrative services funding decreased from $299,688,121 to $264,500,977, a reduction of $35 million.

Finance and budget funding decreased from $91,207,613 to $88,279,582, a reduction of $3 million.

Debt service funding decreased from $517,800,820 to $473,430,820, a reduction of $44 million.

Oregon Transportation Infrastructure Fund for wildlife corridor projects increased from $3,400,000 to $5,500,000, an increase of $2.1 million.

Federal fund expenditure limits for driver and motor vehicle services were adjusted from $32,708,473 to $32,710,971, a minor increase of $2,500.

Federal fund expenditure limits for policy, data and analysis were increased from $235,074 to $5,912,961, a significant increase of $5.7 million.

Federal fund expenditure limits for public transportation were adjusted from $151,515,427 to $151,641,163, an increase of $126,000.

Veterans' Services Fund allocation for veteran transit services increased from $1,051,157 to $1,109,618, an increase of $58,000.

Floor votes · House Jun 27, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

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 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed.

lower

Jun 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass.

lower

Jun 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways and Means.

lower

Jun 26, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

Jun 25, 2025

Introduced

(Amendments distributed.)

upper

Jun 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Pham. Passed.

upper

Jun 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

upper

Jun 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned to Full Committee.

upper

Jun 13, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.

upper

Jan 19, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.

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

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