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SB5518 • 2025

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Energy for certain biennial expenses.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Energy for certain biennial expenses.

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Enacted

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

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Last action
2025-07-02
Official status
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.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Energy for certain biennial expenses.

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
  • Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the State Department of Energy for certain biennial expenses.
  • Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the department.

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. 2025-07-02 Senate

    Chapter 424, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-07-02 Senate

    Effective date, July 1, 2025.

  3. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-17 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-17 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-06-13 House

    Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. Ayes, 32; Nays, 8--Boice, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Drazan, Edwards, Harbick, Nelson, Smith G; Excused, 19--Boshart Davis, Diehl, Elmer, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Nguyen H, Osborne, Reschke, Ruiz, Scharf, Skarlatos, Sosa, Tran, Wallan, Walters, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Owens.

  7. 2025-06-12 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 13, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-06-11 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 12, 2025 Calendar.

  9. 2025-06-10 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 11, 2025 Calendar.

  10. 2025-06-09 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 10, 2025 Calendar.

  11. 2025-06-05 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 9, 2025 Calendar.

  12. 2025-06-04 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  13. 2025-06-04 House

    Second reading.

  14. 2025-06-03 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  15. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. Ayes, 18; Nays, 10--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 2--Hayden, Starr.

  16. 2025-06-02 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  17. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Second reading.

  18. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  19. 2025-05-23 Senate

    Work Session held.

  20. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Work Session held.

  21. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Returned to Full Committee.

  22. 2025-02-11 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  23. 2025-02-10 Senate

    Informational Meeting held.

  24. 2025-01-18 Senate

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.

  25. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  26. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 5518
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conform-
ance with presession filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the
President (at the request of Oregon Department of Administrative Services)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to the financial administration of the State Department of Energy; and declaring an emer-
gency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. There is appropriated to the State Department of Energy, for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the following amounts, for the following
purposes:
(1) Energy planning and
innovation................................. $ 10,441,447
(2) Energy development services .... $ 4,250,388
(3) Nuclear safety and
emergency response .................. $ 179,870
(4) Administrative services ............ $ 979,574
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of
$105,948,313 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limit for
payment of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts,
but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the State Department
of Energy.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of
$79,074,786 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 State Department of
Energy.
SECTION 4. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, the following expenditures by the
State Department of Energy are not limited:
(1) Expenditures for loans for small scale local energy projects; and
(2) Expenditures for debt service.
SECTION 5.
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 Senate Bill 5518 (SB 5518-A) Page 1
Passed by Senate June 2, 2025
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Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Passed by House June 13, 2025
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
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 Senate Bill 5518 (SB 5518-A) Page 2