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SB5545 • 2025

Approves certain fees adopted by the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

Approves certain fees adopted by the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

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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
2025-07-25
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Chapter Number Assigned
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.

Approves certain fees adopted by the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

<b>Digest: The Act approves agency fees.

What This Bill Does

  • <b>Digest: The Act approves agency fees.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).</i>] [<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to _____ for biennial expenses.</i>] [<i>Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by _______.</i>] [<i>Limits biennial expenditures from federal funds.</i>] <b>Approves certain fees adopted by the Department of Consumer and Business Services.</b> Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
  • Relating to: Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.

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. 2025-07-25 Senate

    Chapter 556, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-07-25 Senate

    Effective date, July 17, 2025.

  3. 2025-07-17 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-26 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-06-25 Senate

    President signed.

  6. 2025-06-24 House

    Third reading. Carried by Watanabe. Passed. Ayes, 31; Nays, 16--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Hartman, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Munoz, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos; Excused, 6--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, Nguyen H, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 7--Evans, Helm, Javadi, Owens, Smith G, Walters, Wright.

  7. 2025-06-23 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 24, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-06-20 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2025 Calendar.

  9. 2025-06-19 House

    Second reading.

  10. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. Ayes, 17; Nays, 12--Anderson, Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Thatcher, Weber; Excused, 1--Gorsek.

  11. 2025-06-18 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  12. 2025-06-18 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  13. 2025-06-18 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  14. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-06-16 Senate

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

  16. 2025-06-13 Senate

    Work Session held.

  17. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Work Session held.

  18. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Returned to Full Committee.

  19. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  20. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Public Hearing Cancelled.

  21. 2025-04-14 Senate

    Public Hearing Cancelled.

  22. 2025-02-26 Senate

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.

  23. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  24. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act approves agency fees. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).</i>]
[<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to _____ for biennial expenses.</i>]
[<i>Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by _______.</i>]
[<i>Limits biennial expenditures from federal funds.</i>]
<b>Approves certain fees adopted by the Department of Consumer and Business Services.</b>
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to state financial administration; 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 5545
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 state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS 291.055 (1)(e), the
following new or increased fees, adopted by the Department of Consumer and Business Ser-
vices and approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, are approved:
(1) Check-Casher Initial License Fee: $300
(2) Check-Casher Renewal Fee: $300
(3) Money Transmitter Renewal Fee: $1,000
SECTION 2.
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.
Passed by Senate June 18, 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:
........................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 5545 (SB 5545-A) Page 1