SB5537 • 2025

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

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Last action: 2025-08-08
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-08-08 Senate
Chapter 610, 2025 Laws.
2025-08-08 Senate
Effective date, July 24, 2025.
2025-07-24 Senate
Governor signed.
2025-06-26 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-25 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-24 House
Third reading. Carried by Chaichi. Passed. Ayes, 37; Nays, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Edwards, Elmer, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wright; Excused, 6--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, Nguyen H, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Drazan, Evans, Ruiz, Valderrama.
2025-06-23 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to June 24, 2025 Calendar.
2025-06-20 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.
2025-06-19 House
Second reading.
2025-06-18 House
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-06-17 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2025-06-17 House
Referred to Ways and Means.
2025-06-16 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. Ayes, 24; Nays, 3--Hayden, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 3--Gorsek, Prozanski, Weber.
2025-06-12 Senate
Second reading.
2025-06-11 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
2025-06-06 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-05-28 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-05-28 Senate
Returned to Full Committee.
2025-04-09 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-08 Senate
Informational Meeting cancelled.
2025-04-07 Senate
Informational Meeting held.
2025-01-18 Senate
Assigned to Subcommittee On General Government.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Ways and Means.
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 Secretary of State for certain biennial expenses.
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 Secretary of State.
Limits certain biennial expenditures by the Secretary of State from federal funds.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to the financial administration of the Secretary of State; 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 5537
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 Secretary of State; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
There are appropriated to the Secretary of State, for the biennium beginning
July 1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the following amounts, for the following purposes:
(1) Administrative Services
Division..................................... $ 8,271,325
(2) Elections Division ..................... $ 18,608,207
SECTION 2. 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 Secretary of State, for
the following purposes:
(1) Administrative Services
Division..................................... $ 36,662,910
(2) Elections Division ..................... $ 1,443,423
(3) Audits Division.......................... $ 32,965,791
(4) Archives Division ...................... $ 12,912,387
(5) Corporation Division................. $ 18,538,978
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the amount of
$5,202,599 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 Secretary of State.
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 Senate Bill 5537 (SB 5537-A) Page 1
Passed by Senate June 16, 2025
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Obadiah Rutledge, Secretary of Senate
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Passed by House June 24, 2025
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
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
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