The Oregon Senate on June 28 passed House Bill 5006, an omnibus budget reconciliation bill that adjusts agency budgets for the 2025–27 biennium and makes supplemental adjustments to several 2023–25 budgets, the chamber’s sponsor said.

The bill, presented on the floor by Senator Lieber, provides roughly $1 billion in additional general-fund appropriations and about $2 billion in total funds, including $100 million for the emergency board and $696.2 million designated for seven special purposes, according to Lieber. It passed on a roll-call vote and was declared adopted by the presiding officer.

Why it matters: The measure bundles many final funding decisions into a single, last-floor bill — a common end-of-session practice that finishes agency budgets and adds program-specific investments. Supporters said the package funds wildfire response, long-term care workforce initiatives, housing, immigration legal services and other priorities; opponents criticized last-minute additions and centralized allocation decisions.

Most important facts: Senator Lieber described House Bill 5006 as “the omnibus budget reconciliation bill that implements the remaining adjustments to the state agencies legislatively adopted budgets for the 2025–27 biennium and adjust[s] the 23–25 budget for five agencies.” The bill also includes multiple budget notes and reporting requirements for agencies to follow during implementation.

Opposition and concerns: Senator Robinson said he had voted no on budget bills throughout the session, arguing he would have spent some funds differently and objecting to the practice of the legislature collecting money from local governments and redistributing it. “I think everyone may have noticed that I’ve been voting no on the budget bills,” Robinson said on the floor. “That’s easy. I would spend the money a little differently.”

Vote and next steps: The clerk recorded the roll call and the presiding officer declared the measure passed. The bill now proceeds to whatever post-adoption steps and administrative implementation the Legislature and agencies require under statute and the budget note timing embedded in the act.

Less urgent details: The bill also adjusts administrative rates and debt-service calculations, provides $77.6 million in general fund for various capital projects, and carries a number of agency-specific technical adjustments. Several senators thanked the Legislative Fiscal Office for its support during the late-session process.

The Senate adjourned sine die later in the day following the vote on the bill.