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House advances engrossed omnibus budget realignment bill; clerk reads SB 5550A aloud
Summary
The Oregon House of Representatives advanced by unanimous consent an engrossed omnibus budget realignment, Senate Bill 5550A, and the reading clerk recited the billtext that moves funding among multiple state agencies, including large increases to aging and disability services and health programs.
The Oregon House of Representatives on April 1 advanced by unanimous consent Senate Bill 5550A, an engrossed omnibus budget realignment that reallocates funds across multiple state agencies, while the reading clerk read the billtext aloud on the chamber floor.
The bill, read in full by the House reading clerk, includes hundreds of millions of dollars in adjustments and realignments for state agencies and programs. Key provisions spoken on the floor included increases to the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority, transfers and reductions in other agency appropriations, and multiple position- and pay-equity adjustments.
Why it matters: SB 5550A shifts existing appropriations and spending limitations enacted in Oregon Laws 2023 across programs that affect aging and disability services, child welfare, vocational…
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