Votes at a glance: Senate adopts budget and policy bills including multiple agency budgets, water and tribal measures

The Oregon State Senate on June 19 took final action on a series of budget and policy bills. Several budget bills for state agencies and multiple policy measures were read and declared passed during the floor session.

Key items recorded on the floor (passage declared unless otherwise noted):

- House Bill 5,002 (Department of Administrative Services budget): the chamber approved the DAS budget, which the sponsor said totals about $1.9 billion and includes funding for wrongful conviction compensation, CASA, county fair lottery funding and workday/pay system stabilization. The journal shows the measure declared passed on final reading.

- House Bill 5,004 (Department of Corrections budget): the Senate approved the DOC budget (roughly $2.6 billion total funds) with investments for county reimbursements, health-care compensation for physicians and dentists, IT modernization and preparatory work concerning the Oregon State Penitentiary replacement plan.

- House Bill 5,005 (Oregon Criminal Justice Commission budget): approved; included carryover provisions and assumes passage of related grant-reform legislation.

- House Bill 5,007 (Employment…