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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3682
Sponsored by Representative HELFRICH; Representatives ELMER, HARBICK, JAVADI, MANNIX, RESCHKE,
SCHARF, SKARLATOS, WRIGHT
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 tells LPRO to do a study on changing the timeline for passing the state budget.
(Flesch Readability Score:75.1).
Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to study changes necessary to adopt a
policy of passing budget bills before passing other bills. Directs the director to submit findings to
the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to ways and means not later than June
1, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the state budget.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. (1) The Legislative Policy and Research Director, in consultation with the
Legislative Fiscal Officer, shall conduct a study of the changes that would be necessary to
adopt a policy in Oregon that the Legislative Assembly must pass biennial budget bills before
passing other bills in an odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly.
(2) The study conducted under this section must include, without limitation:
(a) Analysis of any necessary statutory, constitutional, procedural, administrative or
otherchanges;
(b) Analysis of possible timelines for submission and approvals of proposed budgets within
the executive branch;
(c) Analysis of possible timelines for submission of a proposed budget from the executive
branch to the Legislative Assembly; and
(d) Proposals for legislative committee structures appropriate for analysis and prepara-
tion of budget bills.
(3) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, are directed to assist the
director in conducting the study and, to the extent permitted by laws related to
confidentiality, to furnish information and advice necessary for the director to complete the
study.
(4) The director shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245 to the in-
terim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to ways and means no later than June
1, 2026.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
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 4485