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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 3879: Relating to state financial administration; prescribing an effective date.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 3879 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to state financial administration; prescribing an effective date. Most recent recorded action (June 28, 2025): In committee upon adjournment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Directs the Governor and Legislative Assembly, in developing an outcomes-based budget, to use a process to establish the priorities of state government. Requires state agencies to report to the Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services when any budgeted position is vacant for at least six months. Prohibits filling of a vacant position if the director determines that insufficient reasons exist for retaining the position. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, in coordination with the Legislative Fiscal Officer and the Legislative Revenue Officer, to prepare a biennial budget stress test report that estimates the effects on state finances of negative economic conditions. Declares the policy of the state to use zero-based budgeting in developing biennial budgets. Requires state agencies to include information justifying all proposed expenditures in agency request budgets. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
No sponsor recorded in source data.

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. In committee upon adjournment.
  2. Referred to Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans.
  3. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source