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SB665 • 2025

Requires public bodies to transfer moneys deriving from certain fines and civil penalties to the General Fund for general governmental purposes.

Requires public bodies to transfer moneys deriving from certain fines and civil penalties to the General Fund for general governmental purposes.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Bonham,, Robinson
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.

Requires public bodies to transfer moneys deriving from certain fines and civil penalties to the General Fund for general governmental purposes.

Digest: The Act says that public bodies may not keep money from certain fines or civil penalties.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act says that public bodies may not keep money from certain fines or civil penalties.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9).
  • Requires public bodies to transfer moneys deriving from certain fines and civil penalties to the General Fund for general governmental purposes.
  • Relating to: Relating to monetary penalties.

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. 2025-02-12 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  3. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Judiciary.

  4. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act says that public bodies may not keep money from certain fines or civil penalties. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.9).
Requires public bodies to transfer moneys deriving from certain fines and civil penalties to the General Fund for general governmental purposes.
Relating to: Relating to monetary penalties.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 665
Sponsored by Senator BONHAM (at the request of Senator Noah Robinson) (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 as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act says that public bodies may not keep money from certain fines or civil penalties.
(Flesch Readability Score: 68.9).
Requires public bodies to transfer moneys deriving from certain fines and civil penalties to the
General Fund for general governmental purposes.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to monetary penalties.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) Notwithstanding any other law, if a public body receives moneys that
derive from the levy of a fine or civil penalty authorized under state law, the public body
shall promptly transfer the entirety of such moneys to the State Treasurer for deposit in the
General Fund for general governmental purposes.
(2) As used in this section, “public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109.
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.
LC 1532