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HB5019 • 2025

Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.

Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

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Last action
2025-07-25
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Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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

Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
  • Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.
  • Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-25 House

    Chapter 400, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2025.

  2. 2025-06-24 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-16 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-16 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-12 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed. Ayes, 20; Nays, 7--Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Robinson, Thatcher; Excused, 3--Nash, Starr, Weber.

  6. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Carried over to 06-12 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  10. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Second reading.

  11. 2025-06-03 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  12. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  13. 2025-06-02 House

    Third reading. Carried by Nguyen D. Passed. Ayes, 36; Nays, 18--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Edwards, Harbick, Helfrich, Javadi, Levy B, Lewis, Osborne, Owens, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 4--Marsh, McIntire, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Diehl.

  14. 2025-05-29 House

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-05-28 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  16. 2025-05-23 House

    Work Session held.

  17. 2025-05-19 House

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-05-19 House

    Returned to Full Committee.

  19. 2025-02-06 House

    Public Hearing held.

  20. 2025-02-05 House

    Informational Meeting cancelled.

  21. 2025-02-04 House

    Informational Meeting held.

  22. 2025-02-03 House

    Informational Meeting held.

  23. 2025-01-18 House

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.

  24. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  25. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.
Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 5019
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of Oregon
Department of Administrative Services)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission; and de-
claring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts
are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limits for payment
of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but ex-
cluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Oregon Liquor and
Cannabis Commission, for the following purposes:
(1) Distilled spirits, public
safety, administration and
agency support.......................... $148,606,774
(2) Marijuana regulation
- recreational ............................ $ 34,278,768
(3) Marijuana regulation
- medical ................................... $ 7,141,879
(4) Agents’ compensation
- all other .................................. $175,666,624
(5) Agents’ compensation
- distillery agents ...................... $ 10,947,086
(6) Capital improvements ............... $ 258,159
(7) Debt service .............................. $ 27,856,722
SECTION 2.
For the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, expenditures by the Oregon Liquor
and Cannabis Commission for liquor purchases are not limited.
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
July 1, 2025.
Enrolled House Bill 5019 (HB 5019-A) Page 1
Passed by House June 2, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 12, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
Approved:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled House Bill 5019 (HB 5019-A) Page 2