Oregon Senate Bill 5538

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Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-20 - Public Hearing Scheduled.
Pending: Senate Public Safety Committee
Hearing: Feb 19 @ 8:00 am in H-174
Hearing: Feb 20 @ 8:00 am in H-174
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8). Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Department of the State Fire Marshal for 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 of the State Fire Marshal. Limits biennial expenditures by the department from federal funds. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

Relating to the financial administration of the Department of the State Fire Marshal; declaring an emergency.

No sponsor information available at this time.

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-20	Senate	Public Hearing Scheduled.
2025-02-19	Senate	Informational Meeting scheduled.
2025-01-18	Senate	Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.
2025-01-17	Senate	Referred to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB5538
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB5538/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/82931