HB3189 • 2025

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of the Oregon Arts Commission.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Representative Nosse,, Andersen, Representative Fragala,, Grayber,, Levy E,, Marsh,, Nathanson,, Neron,, Nguyen H,, Smith G,, Senator Anderson,, Frederick,, Manning Jr,, Meek,, Patterson,, Reynolds,
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of the Oregon Arts Commission.

Digest: The Act gives some funds to the OAC.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act gives some funds to the OAC.
(Flesch Readability Score: 100.0).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of the Oregon Arts Commission.
<b>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of distribution to the Oregon Arts Commission for grants to certain organizations.</b> Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-03-12 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-03-12 House
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2025-03-10 House
Work Session held.
2025-02-17 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act gives some funds to the OAC. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of the Oregon Arts Commission.
<b>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for the purposes of distribution to the Oregon Arts Commission for grants to certain organizations.</b>
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to the Oregon Arts Commission; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
House Bill 3189
Ordered by the House March 12
Including House Amendments dated March 12
Sponsored by Representatives NOSSE, ANDERSEN; Representatives GRAYBER, LEVY E, MARSH, NATHANSON,
NGUYEN H, SMITH G, Senators ANDERSON, FREDERICK, MANNING JR, MEEK, PATTERSON,
REYNOLDS (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. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.
Digest: The Act gives some funds to the OAC. (Flesch Readability Score: 100.0).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department
for the purposes of the Oregon Arts Commission.
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Business Development De-
partment for the purposes of distribution to the Oregon Arts Commission for grants to cer-
tain organizations.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Oregon Arts Commission; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Oregon Business Development Department, for the biennium beginning July 1,
2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $10,000,000, for the purposes of the Oregon Arts
Commission.
SECTION 2. (1) In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appro-
priated to the Oregon Business Development Department, for the biennium beginning July
1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $5,538,997, for distribution to the Oregon Arts
Commission for the purpose of making the following grants:
(a) $341,775 to the Oregon Ballet Theatre.
(b) $2,555,175 to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
(c) $949,375 to the Oregon Symphony.
(d) $743,298 to the Portland Art Museum.
(e) $474,687 to Portland Center Stage.
(f) $474,687 to the Portland Opera.
(2) The Oregon Arts Commission may not distribute funds from the commission’s oper-
ating support grant program to the organizations listed in subsection (1) of this section until
July 1, 2026.
SECTION 3.
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
on its passage.
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.
LC 953