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Subcommittee defers $25 million placeholder request to implement HB 4024 amid timing, cost concerns
Summary
Secretary of State staff asked for $25,000,000 to implement House Bill 4024's campaign finance changes but members raised timeline and vendor-market concerns; the subcommittee moved to defer the funding recommendation to the 2026 session pending RFP results and potential rule changes.
Deputy Secretary of State Michael Kaplan told the General Government Subcommittee that House Bill 4024 represents a "dramatic change" in Oregon's campaign finance law and will require a new, statewide IT solution that the department estimates could cost roughly $25,000,000 to procure and implement on a compressed timeline.
"We are asking for $25,000,000 to support an RFP process to find a developer capable of meeting 4024's unique requirements," Kaplan said,…
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