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SB520 • 2025

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to provide transportation services to the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center for veterans residing in Coos and Curry Counties.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to provide transportation services to the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center for veterans residing in Coos and Curry Counties.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Smith DB,, Representative Boice,, Osborne
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.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to provide transportation services to the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center for veterans residing in Coos and Curry Counties.

Digest: This Act gives money to Coos and Curry Counties to transport veterans to a VA medical center.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: This Act gives money to Coos and Curry Counties to transport veterans to a VA medical center.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).
  • Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to provide transportation services to the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center for veterans residing in Coos and Curry Counties.
  • Relating to: Relating to veterans.

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. 2025-02-10 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)

  3. 2025-02-10 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  4. 2025-02-06 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-01-28 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs, then Ways and Means.

  7. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act gives money to Coos and Curry Counties to transport veterans to a VA medical center. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to provide transportation services to the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center for veterans residing in Coos and Curry Counties.
Relating to: Relating to veterans.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
A-Engrossed
Senate Bill 520
Ordered by the Senate February 10
Including Senate Amendments dated February 10
Sponsored by Senator SMITH DB, Representatives BOICE, OSBORNE (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: This Act gives money to Coos and Curry Counties to transport veterans to a VA medical
center. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Department of Administrative Ser-
vices for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to provide transportation services to the Roseburg
Veterans Affairs Medical Center for veterans residing in Coos and Curry Counties.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to veterans.
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 Department of Administrative Services, for the biennium beginning July
1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $500,000 for distribution to Coos County for
the purpose of providing transportation services to the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical
Center for veterans residing in Coos County.
SECTION 2. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, for the biennium beginning July
1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the amount of $500,000 for distribution to Curry County for
the purpose of providing transportation services to the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical
Center for veterans residing in Curry County.
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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