---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the financial administration of the Columbia River Gorge Commission; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Columbia River Gorge Commission for biennial expenses. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 5508"
citation: "Oregon SB 5508 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-23T19:08:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7db7f62-6154-49ef-a6e1-a960528c0cc4"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB5508"
source_hash: "d90bc5a98599b842443a42b0702c07c0993f78c932187b71f81fbcae537ee1c8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 5508 (2025R1) — Relating to the financial administration of the Columbia River Gorge Commission; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Columbia River Gorge Commission for biennial expenses. Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB5508/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB5508/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB5508/A-Engrossed)
4. **JWM Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29091)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB5508/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. — **35–17** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **36–6** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. — **21–8** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-01-19T02:39:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-08T22:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2025-05-08T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-16T16:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-20T22:06:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-21T18:19:05+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-22T18:56:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22T19:47:49+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-05-22T22:38:31+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-29T01:48:45+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-29T20:27:52+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-02T20:50:42+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-03T22:43:19+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 4, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-06-04T21:55:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Levy E. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09T21:00:45+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-09T22:20:27+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-16T21:57:30+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-23T19:03:43+00:00** Chapter 334, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-23T19:08:23+00:00** Effective date, July 1, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7db7f62-6154-49ef-a6e1-a960528c0cc4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).