HB 3879
Directs the Governor and Legislative Assembly, in developing an outcomes-based budget, to use a process to establish the priorities of state government.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans
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Bill overview
This bill aims to improve how Oregon’s state budget is created by requiring the Governor and Legislative Assembly to use a process that focuses on achieving specific outcomes. It mandates the use of ‘outcomes-based budgeting,’ which prioritizes results over simply maintaining existing programs. The bill also introduces measures like a budget stress test, zero-based budgeting, and reporting requirements for vacant positions and agency performance, with an effective date of 91 days after the legislative session concludes.
Key provisions
- Establishes a process for developing an ‘outcomes-based budget’ focused on achieving state priorities.
- Requires state agencies to report on vacant positions and justify their retention.
- Mandates a biennial budget stress test to assess the financial impact of economic downturns.
- Declares a policy of using zero-based budgeting for biennial budgets.
- Requires state agencies to justify all proposed expenditures in agency request budgets.
- Directs the Department of Administrative Services to prepare a report on vacant positions.
- Establishes a performance-based process for determining statewide priority results.
- Requires agencies to include information on how they are addressing continuous improvement and performance management.
Who is affected
- Oregon State Government
- State Agencies
- Legislative Assembly
- Governor's Office
- Taxpayers
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Primary sponsor
General Government, and Veterans House Committee On Emergency Management
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