HB5034 • 2025

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

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Last action: 2025-07-25
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.
(Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
Limits certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
Limits biennial expenditures by the commission from federal funds.

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Bill History

2025-07-25 House
Chapter 457, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2025.
2025-06-26 House
Governor signed.
2025-06-18 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-18 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-16 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Neron Misslin. Passed. Ayes, 22; Nays, 5--Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 3--Gorsek, Thatcher, Weber.
2025-06-12 Senate
Carried over to 06-16 by unanimous consent.
2025-06-11 Senate
Carried over to 06-12 by unanimous consent.
2025-06-10 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2025-06-10 Senate
Second reading.
2025-06-09 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-06-09 Senate
Referred to Ways and Means.
2025-06-05 House
Third reading. Carried by Nguyen D. Passed. Ayes, 34; Nays, 16--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Drazan, Edwards, Evans, Helfrich, Javadi, Lewis, McIntire, Osborne, Owens, Skarlatos, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 5--Chaichi, Levy B, Nelson, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Diehl, Harbick, Reschke, Scharf.
2025-06-04 House
Second reading.
2025-06-03 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2025-05-30 House
Work Session held.
2025-05-20 House
Work Session held.
2025-05-20 House
Returned to Full Committee.
2025-02-20 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-19 House
Informational Meeting held.
2025-01-18 House
Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Ways and Means.
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 certain biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Public Utility Commission of Oregon.
Limits biennial expenditures by the commission from federal funds.
Authorizes specified nonlimited expenditures.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to the financial administration of the Public Utility Commission of Oregon; 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 5034
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 Public Utility Commission of Oregon; and declaring
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 Public Utility Commis-
sion of Oregon, for the following purposes:
(1) Utility program ......................... $ 48,114,451
(2) Residential Service
Protection Fund ........................ $ 12,698,515
(3) Administration.......................... $ 12,130,019
(4) Oregon Board of Maritime
Pilots......................................... $ 1,060,019
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of
$1,510,497 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for
payment of expenses from federal funds collected or received by the Public Utility Commis-
sion of Oregon.
SECTION 3. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, expenditures by the Public Utility
Commission of Oregon from the universal service fund established in ORS 759.425 are not
limited.
SECTION 4. 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 5034 (HB 5034-A) Page 1
Passed by House June 5, 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 16, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled House Bill 5034 (HB 5034-A) Page 2