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HCR42 • 2025

Expresses the intent of the Legislative Assembly to reduce or phase out taxes enacted in chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House Bill 2025), when alternative funding sources are enacted and operative.

Expresses the intent of the Legislative Assembly to reduce or phase out taxes enacted in chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House Bill 2025), when alternative funding sources are enacted and operative.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative Fahey, Representative Levy E,, McLain
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate 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.

Expresses the intent of the Legislative Assembly to reduce or phase out taxes enacted in chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House Bill 2025), when alternative funding sources are enacted and operative.

Digest: The measure states that it is the intent of the House and the Senate to cut taxes in HB 2025 (2025) when other laws are passed.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The measure states that it is the intent of the House and the Senate to cut taxes in HB 2025 (2025) when other laws are passed.
  • (Flesch Readability Test: 60.0).
  • Expresses the intent of the Legislative Assembly to reduce or phase out taxes enacted in chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House Bill 2025), when alternative funding sources are enacted and operative.
  • Relating to: Expressing the intent of the Legislative Assembly to reduce or phase out taxes enacted in House Bill 2025 (2025).

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. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-06-26 House

    Read. Carried by Marsh. Adopted. Ayes, 37; Nays, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Diehl, Edwards, Elmer, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wright; Excused, 7--Cate, Harbick, Helfrich, Nguyen H, Reschke, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Drazan, Javadi, Owens.

  3. 2025-06-26 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  4. 2025-06-26 Senate

    Referred to Rules.

  5. 2025-06-25 House

    Recommendation: Be adopted.

  6. 2025-06-24 House

    Work Session held.

  7. 2025-06-23 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  8. 2025-06-23 House

    Referred to Rules.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The measure states that it is the intent of the House and the Senate to cut taxes in HB 2025 (2025) when other laws are passed. (Flesch Readability Test: 60.0).
Expresses the intent of the Legislative Assembly to reduce or phase out taxes enacted in chapter ___, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House Bill 2025), when alternative funding sources are enacted and operative.
Relating to: Expressing the intent of the Legislative Assembly to reduce or phase out taxes enacted in House Bill 2025 (2025).
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Concurrent Resolution 42
Sponsored by Representative FAHEY
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 measure states that it is the intent of the House and the Senate to cut taxes in HB
2025 (2025) when other laws are passed. (Flesch Readability Test: 60.0).
Expresses the intent of the Legislative Assembly to reduce or phase out taxes enacted in chap-
ter
, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House Bill 2025), when alternative funding sources are
enacted and operative.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Be It Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon:
(1) If the conditions in subsection (2) of this resolution are satisfied, it is the intent of the Leg-
islative Assembly to reduce or phase out:
(a) The increases to the privilege tax and the privilege use tax made by the amendments to ORS
320.405 and 320.410 in chapter , Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House Bill 2025);
(b) The increase to the tax on wages for transit made by the amendments to ORS 320.550 in
chapter , Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House Bill 2025); and
(c) The transfer tax and the transfer use tax imposed under sections 83 and 84, chapter
, Oregon Laws 2025 (Enrolled House Bill 2025).
(2) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly to enact the changes described in subsection (1)
of this resolution when new funding sources, including but not limited to a cap-and-invest program,
are enacted and operative.
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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