HB2717 • 2025

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds under Article XI-Q of the Oregon Constitution for construction of a veterans' home in Roseburg.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Evans
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds under Article XI-Q of the Oregon Constitution for construction of a veterans' home in Roseburg.

Digest: The Act says that the state may issue bonds for a veterans' home in Roseburg.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act says that the state may issue bonds for a veterans' home in Roseburg.
(Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds under Article XI-Q of the Oregon Constitution for construction of a veterans' home in Roseburg.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act says that the state may issue bonds for a veterans' home in Roseburg. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds under Article XI-Q of the Oregon Constitution for construction of a veterans' home in Roseburg.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to state financial administration; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2717
Sponsored by Representative EVANS (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act says that the state may issue bonds for a veterans’ home in Roseburg. (Flesch
Readability Score: 67.5).
Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds under Article XI-Q of the Oregon Constitu-
tion for construction of a veterans’ home in Roseburg.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) In addition to and not in lieu of any authorization to issue general obli-
gation bonds under ORS 286A.035, in the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, at the request of
the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, the State Treasurer may issue Article
XI-Q bonds under ORS 286A.816 to 286A.826 in an amount that produces $17,500,000 of net
proceeds for the purpose specified in subsection (2) of this section, plus an amount estimated
by the State Treasurer to pay bond-related costs.
(2) Net proceeds of bonds issued under this section must be transferred to the Depart-
ment of Veterans’ Affairs for construction of a veterans’ home in Roseburg, Oregon.
SECTION 2. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
July 1, 2025.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
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