FINAL BILL REPORT
SSB 5195
PARTIAL VETO
C 414 L 25
Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Concerning the capital budget.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Trudeau, Schoesler, Chapman, Dozier and Nobles; by request of Office of Financial Management).
Senate Committee on Ways & Means
Background:

The capital expenses of state government, and its agencies and programs, are funded on a biennial basis by an omnibus capital budget adopted by the Legislature in odd-numbered years.  State capital expenses are paid from state general obligation bonds and from various dedicated funds and accounts.
Summary:

Biennial appropriations for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium and supplemental appropriations for the 2023-25 fiscal biennium for the various agencies and programs of the state are enacted, including appropriations for general government agencies, housing and human services programs, natural resources agencies, and educational institutions.  Budget summary materials can be found in the non-SCS tab in the committee materials for the public hearing.
Votes on Final Passage:
Final Passage Votes
Senate 47 0
House 98 0 (House amended)
Senate 47 0 (Senate concurred)
Effective:

May 20, 2025
Partial Veto Summary:

Twelve sections or subsections of the 2025-27 biennial capital budget and 2025 supplemental budget were vetoed, including the following:

  • a capital budget cost study;
  • a cost estimate for additional juvenile rehabilitation capacity;
  • the lake management plan portion of the Capitol Lake Deschutes Estuary project;
  • a Cama Beach State Park study;
  • reappropriation language extending the expiration of several programs including the Building Communities Fund, Early Learning Facilities, Behavioral Health Capacity grants, and Building for the Arts grant program;
  • a Small District and Tribal Compact Schools Modernization appropriation shift;
  • lapsing language for selected capital grant programs; and
  • a new broadband account.