OregonSB 9602025 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.

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Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

8 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 4 mixed.

More providers qualify for refugee grants

More organizations qualify for Oregon Department of Human Services refugee-service grants. Eligible providers include organizations with current or past U.S. State Department contracts for initial refugee resettlement and case management. Grants support services for refugees living in Oregon for up to 24 months. Services include help with benefits, housing, health care, language, transportation, employment, and family needs. No grant amount is specified.

Justice account covers more legal cases

Oregon’s Department of Justice can use its Protection and Education Revolving Account for more legal cases. The added cases are actions and suits brought under ORS 180.060. Money recovered from those cases also goes into the account, subject to existing exceptions. This expands agency funding uses without creating a direct household benefit or duty.

More borrowers qualify for levee financing

The law broadens access to Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority loans and grants for levee projects, including access for municipalities. Eligible applicants also include drainage or flood-control companies, businesses, nonprofits, and individuals involved in levee work or ownership. Applicants must show, and the authority must find, that projects substantially improve, expand, or repair state or municipal infrastructure. Projects must also be essential to using or developing farm, industrial, or commercial land in Oregon. No award amount is specified.

Dedicated funding supports farm overtime awards

The law creates an Agricultural Overtime Award Fund, separate from the General Fund. Its money is continuously available to the Oregon Business Development Department to develop, administer, and carry out the award provisions. Any balance remaining on January 2, 2027, moves to the General Fund. The law specifies no funding amount or new household award formula.

Early learning eligibility rules get delayed

The Early Learning Council gets two more years to develop and put specified eligibility rules in place. The deadline moves from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2029. The law does not set those criteria or specify how families’ eligibility changes.

Oregon redirects funds and pauses savings

On May 31, 2027, Oregon transfers $3 million from the Flexible Incentives Account to the General Fund. A separate $15 million transfer from the Oregon CHIPS Fund on that date depends on House Bill 2322 becoming law. These transfers make money available for general government use rather than the dedicated funds. The law also blocks the required Rainy Day Fund transfer for the two-year budget period ending June 30, 2025.

Summer learning loses its dedicated account

The law ends the Summer Learning Program Account and repeals its authorizing law on May 31, 2027. Any money left moves to the General Fund for general government use. Ending this account does not itself end the Summer Learning Program or its services.

Worker funds shift toward wage claims

The law transfers $14.68 million from the Workers’ Benefit Fund to the Wage Security Fund. This adds money to the fund that covers wage-payment claims while reducing the source fund. The transfer does not set new household payment amounts or eligibility rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Cosponsors

Judiciary
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Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 106 • No: 0

Senate vote • 6/27/2025

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

Yes: 29 • No: 0

House vote • 6/27/2025

Rules suspended. Third reading as Special Order of Business. Carried by Sanchez. Passed.

Yes: 51 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/24/2025

Ways and Means: Heard and Reported Out with Amendments

Yes: 20 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/11/2025

Judiciary: Heard and Reported Out

Yes: 6 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

Effective date, August 7, 2025.
8/13/2025Senate
Chapter 629, 2025 Laws.
8/13/2025Senate
Governor signed.
8/7/2025Senate
Speaker signed.
6/30/2025House
President signed.
6/30/2025Senate
Rules suspended. Third reading as Special Order of Business. Carried by Sanchez. Passed.
6/27/2025House
Rules suspended. Made a Special Order of Business immediately.
6/27/2025House
Rules suspended. Second reading.
6/27/2025House
Recommendation: Do pass.
6/27/2025House
Referred to Ways and Means.
6/27/2025House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
6/27/2025House
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed.
6/27/2025Senate
Second reading.
6/27/2025Senate
(Amendments distributed.)
6/27/2025Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
6/27/2025Senate
Work Session held.
6/24/2025Senate
Returned to Full Committee.
6/24/2025Senate
Work Session held.
6/24/2025Senate
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
6/13/2025Senate
Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.
3/17/2025Senate
Recommendation: Do Pass and be referred to Ways and Means.
3/17/2025Senate
Work Session held.
3/11/2025Senate
Public Hearing held.
3/4/2025Senate
Referred to Judiciary.
1/30/2025Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
1/30/2025Senate

Bill Text

JWM Amendment -3 (Adopted)
6/24/2025
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JWMCC Amendment -3 (Proposed)
6/24/2025
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A-Engrossed
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Enrolled
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Introduced
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Senate Amendments to Introduced
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