2025 Regular Session
HB 3270
Expands the membership of the Emergency Board.
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Bill overview
This bill expands the membership of Oregon’s Emergency Board. It increases the number of Senate and House members appointed to the board, requiring at least four members with prior experience on the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. The changes are designed to provide the board with more resources and expertise during budget emergencies.
Key provisions
- Increases the number of Senate members on the Emergency Board to fourteen.
- Increases the number of House members on the Emergency Board to fourteen.
- Requires at least four members of the expanded board to have prior experience on the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
- The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House are now required to be members.
- The Emergency Board can allocate additional funds to state agencies during emergencies.
- The Emergency Board can authorize agencies to exceed their approved budgets during emergencies.
- The Emergency Board can revise or amend agency budgets during emergencies.
- The amendments become effective upon adjournment sine die of the 2027 legislative session.
Who is affected
- Oregon State Government
- State Agencies
- Members of the Oregon State Legislature
- The Emergency Board
- Taxpayers
Notable changes
- Expands the size of the Emergency Board significantly.
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