Panel advances ODFW budget bill totaling about $582 million, adopts dash-1 amendment

The Ways and Means Natural Resources Subcommittee voted May 28 to move House Bill 5,009, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife budget bill for the 2025–27 biennium, to the Ways and Means full committee with a due‑pass recommendation after adopting the Legislative Fiscal Office dash‑1 amendment.

The Legislative Fiscal Office recommendation sets the department’s budget at roughly $582.2 million for 2025–27, supported by a mix of general, lottery, other and federal funds, and provides authority for 1,347 positions equal to 1,167.02 full‑time equivalents. Katie, a Legislative Fiscal Office staff member, summarized the recommendation and told the subcommittee the package “provides 1,347 positions equal to 1,167 o 2 FTE.”

Why it matters: the recommended budget and amendment bundle program maintenance, new policy packages and several revenue adjustments that together affect hatcheries, inland and marine fisheries, wildlife management, habitat work and agency administration. The budget assumes…