SB 5702
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Establishes and adjusts six-year statutory expenditure limitations for state capital construction projects across multiple agencies, primarily using bond proceeds, insurance settlements, and other non-General Fund revenues. Material consequence: Authorizes approximately $570 million in new or adjusted spending caps for the 2025-27 cycle, enabling continued facility renovations, affordable housing development, and university infrastructure projects without immediate General Fund appropriations, while extending expiration dates for prior project approvals.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The measure aligns statutory spending caps with multi-year bond authorization cycles to prevent agencies from hitting expenditure limits before bond proceeds are fully drawn down.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Enrolled; Budget Report A
Gain statutory authority to spend up to specified caps for land acquisition and facility construction/renovation.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Receive adjusted distribution limits for general obligation bond proceeds ($509.5M and $34.5M respectively).
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Benefit from a $75 million increase to the LIFT Affordable Rental Housing Program limit, expanding capacity for property acquisition and construction.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Face indirect costs through eventual bond debt service, though no immediate General Fund impact is required.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Revenue Impact Statement A
Agencies must execute contracts and manage construction within six-year expiration windows; unspent limits expire without carryover.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Eligibility for housing programs depends on HCS administration of LIFT/HOLD funds.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Enforcement relies on DAS/HECC tracking against statutory caps. Risk of cost overruns remains if actual construction costs exceed limits, though the text only establishes maximums, not funding guarantees.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
State agencies and housing beneficiaries
Construction markets stabilize and projects complete ahead of schedule, delivering significant affordable housing units and modernized state facilities while fully leveraging federal matching funds for infrastructure.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Budget Report A
State agencies and taxpayers
Inflation or supply chain disruptions cause costs to surge, agencies exhaust statutory limits prematurely, leaving partially built facilities stranded and requiring emergency legislative action or project cancellation.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
The text legally permits spending up to statutory caps but does not define line-item boundaries for capital versus operational classification, creating room for administrative overreach if oversight is lax.
Sources · Enrolled
Provides agencies with necessary multi-year spending flexibility for capital projects without immediate General Fund outlays, but shifts long-term debt service obligations to future budgets while capping expenditures that may not align with actual construction cost fluctuations. Upsides include accelerated facility modernization and housing production; downsides include potential budget inflexibility if project costs exceed limits or bond proceeds underperform.
Accelerated delivery of state facilities and affordable housing units without immediate General Fund appropriation.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Budget Report A
Long-term debt service obligations shift to future budgets, and rigid six-year caps may not accommodate construction cost volatility.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Revenue Impact Statement A
The enrolled version increases the LIFT Affordable Rental Housing Program limit by $75 million (to $540 million), adjusts public university bond distribution to $509.5 million, reduces community college bond distribution to $34.5 million, and adds specific project allocations including Moda Center improvements ($365 million) and Portland State Office Building restack ($11.5 million). It also extends expiration dates for prior project approvals to 2025 or 2027, whereas the previous version contained lower caps and different project scopes.
Housing and Community Services Department limit increased by $75 million for LIFT Rental Housing.
Expands capacity for low-income rental housing acquisition and construction.
Sources · Enrolled; Senate Amendments to Introduced
Higher Education Coordinating Commission public university limit increased by $60.1 million; community college limit decreased by $3 million.
Reallocates bond proceeds toward specific university projects while adjusting community college allocations.
Sources · Enrolled; Senate Amendments to Introduced
Expiration dates for multiple prior projects extended to June 30, 2025, or June 30, 2027.
Prevents premature expiration of project approvals and allows agencies more time to draw down bond proceeds.
Sources · Enrolled; Senate Amendments to Introduced
Tradeoff: Provides agencies with necessary multi-year spending flexibility for capital projects without immediate General Fund outlays, but shifts long-term debt service obligations to future budgets while capping expenditures that may not align with actual construction cost fluctuations. Upsides include accelerated facility modernization and housing production; downsides include potential budget inflexibility if project costs exceed limits or bond proceeds underperform.
high confidence. Analysis is grounded exclusively in the enrolled bill text and official fiscal reports. No external speculation is used.
Possible effects if adopted; not current bill text.
If adopted, the amendment would increase total Other Funds capital construction expenditure limits by approximately $570.2 million across multiple state agencies and projects over six-year periods, while decreasing community college bond proceeds by $3 million. It reallocates funding toward affordable housing, university infrastructure, and specific facility renovations, with most new limits expiring June 30, 2031.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment likely responds to updated project cost estimates, insurance settlement proceeds from destroyed forestry facilities, and revised scope requirements for university and housing projects. Budget documentation notes specific increases tied to insurance settlements for Klamath and Santiam facilities, post-pandemic office design policies for portfolio repositioning, and expanded project scopes for public university parking and auxiliary uses.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Budget Report A
Gain or lose authorized spending ceilings for capital projects, altering procurement timelines and project viability.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Receive adjusted bond proceeds; HECC public universities gain $60.1 million while community colleges lose $3 million in authorized limits.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Benefit from a $75 million LIFT program increase and a new $25 million HOLD preservation fund, expanding capacity for acquiring and constructing affordable rental units.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Affected by a $365 million limit for venue and plaza renovations, potentially altering event infrastructure and public space access.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Agencies must align procurement and construction schedules with new six-year expenditure windows. Projects exceeding original limits require this amendment to proceed legally. The emergency clause accelerates implementation, bypassing standard effective date delays. Bond proceeds distribution shifts per HECC adjustments, requiring updated grant contracts and loan agreements. Agencies must track spending against specific line-item ceilings rather than aggregate budgets.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Affordable housing developers and tenants
LIFT and HOLD funding expansions successfully accelerate construction of thousands of affordable housing units, significantly reducing regional homelessness metrics within the six-year window.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
State agencies and taxpayers
Unspent or misallocated bond proceeds due to construction delays or scope creep exhaust the $570.2 million limit without delivering infrastructure, leaving agencies with unmet capital needs and requiring future legislative reallocation.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
The text legally permits expenditure up to the stated ceilings for specified capital projects. Weak enforcement or misclassification could allow agencies to divert funds toward non-capital operational expenses or unauthorized facilities under the guise of altering or equipping buildings, though the explicit exclusion of lottery and federal funds from Other Funds limits and project-specific line items constrain broad discretion.
Sources · Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The measure trades strict prior expenditure ceilings for flexible, agency-specific capital limits to address updated project costs and insurance recoveries, accelerating infrastructure delivery while reducing legislative oversight over individual project budgets. Upsides include faster project completion and responsive funding; downsides include reduced granular budget control and potential opportunity cost from the community college reduction.
Faster project completion and responsive funding.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Responsive funding.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Reduced granular budget control and potential opportunity cost from the community college reduction.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
high confidence. The amendment text and committee budget reports provide explicit line-item limits, expiration dates, and funding sources. The Legislative Revenue Office confirms no direct revenue impact, as the measure adjusts expenditure ceilings rather than creating new taxes or fees.
If adopted, the amendment increases the six-year expenditure limitation for state capital construction projects by $570,206,534 in Other Funds for the 2025-27 biennium, adjusts prior biennia limits, and extends expiration dates for legacy projects. It legally authorizes agencies to obligate additional bond proceeds, insurance settlements, and fee revenues for land acquisition, building alterations, and affordable housing development without violating statutory spending caps.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment addresses unmet demand for affordable rental housing and post-disaster infrastructure recovery by reallocating bond proceeds and insurance settlement funds to specific capital projects.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Receives expanded statutory authority to develop and preserve affordable rental units through a $75 million LIFT increase and a new $25 million HOLD Fund allocation.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Gains additional funding limits to replace fire-destroyed Klamath and Santiam facilities, enabling continued disaster recovery construction.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Public university allocations increase by approximately $60.1 million while community college allocations decrease by $3 million, shifting general obligation bond proceeds distribution.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Receive adjusted expenditure caps that enable continued procurement, construction, and facility upgrades for specified capital projects without triggering spending limitation violations.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
Agencies may legally obligate funds up to the new statutory caps without violating expenditure limitation statutes.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Contractors and developers gain access to additional capital for housing and infrastructure projects, potentially accelerating procurement timelines.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Budget Report A
Expiration date extensions prevent lapses in funding authority for legacy projects, allowing continued construction through June 30, 2031.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Costs are borne entirely by Other Funds (general obligation bonds, insurance settlements, aircraft registration fees, veteran home reserves), with no impact on General Fund appropriations.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Revenue Impact Statement A; Budget Report A
Oregon Housing and Community Services Department
The $75 million LIFT increase accelerates the delivery of hundreds of affordable rental units in historically underserved communities, significantly reducing regional housing shortages and associated public health costs.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
State agencies and contractors
If construction costs surge or bond proceeds are delayed, expanded caps could result in unspent allocations that expire unused by June 30, 2031, while agencies face contractual penalties for delayed project completions.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The text legally permits agencies to spend up to the capped amounts strictly for qualifying capital construction and land acquisition. Weak enforcement or misclassification of routine maintenance versus capital improvements could allow funds to be diverted to non-qualifying operational expenses, though the explicit exclusion of federal and lottery funds and strict project categorization in supporting analyses mitigate this risk.
Sources · Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Budget Report A
The amendment trades expanded capital development capacity for housing and disaster recovery against the risk of bond-funded projects outpacing actual construction demand or facing cost overruns that strain Other Fund revenues. Upsides include accelerated affordable housing production and critical infrastructure replacement. Downsides include potential allocation inefficiencies, delayed project timelines, and reliance on volatile insurance settlement proceeds and bond markets.
Accelerated delivery of affordable rental housing and preservation of at-risk units.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Budget Report A
Timely replacement of fire-destroyed forestry facilities, restoring statewide wildfire detection and aviation readiness.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Potential allocation inefficiencies if construction demand lags behind authorized caps.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Budget Report A
Reliance on volatile insurance settlement proceeds and bond markets, which could delay project initiation or increase financing costs.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Budget Report A
high confidence. Analysis is grounded in the proposed amendment text, Legislative Revenue Office impact statement, and Legislative Fiscal Office budget reports. No enacted status or external litigation risk is assumed.
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Posted Feb 6, 2026, 5:00 PM PST
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On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after “provisions;” delete the rest 2 of the line.
LC 322 draft
Date printed on LC draft: January 20, 2026
LC 322 became SB 5702
Mapping document posted: February 5, 2026 at 6:01 AM PST
LC 322
Joint Committee on Ways and Means introduction work session
Committee meeting: February 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM PST
HR 40
Committee introduction allows consideration; it does not imply every member supported the introduced or final text.
Regular sponsors: Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Senate carrier
Senator Fred Girod
Third Reading Of Senate Measures · Version A
House carrier
Representative Rob Nosse
Third Reading Of Senate Bills · Version A
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Effective date, April 7, 2026.
Chapter 137, 2026 Laws.
Governor signed.
Speaker signed.
President signed.
Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
Ayes, 50; Nays, 2--Cate, Osborne; Excused, 6--Hartman, Javadi, Levy B, Owens, Ruiz, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Boshart Davis, Wright.
Rules suspended. Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass.
Referred to Ways and Means.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed.
Ayes, 28; Nays, 1--Robinson; Excused, 1--Neron Misslin.
Second reading.
Senate Amendments to Introduced bill text posted
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)
Work Session held.
Amendment -1 adopted
Returned to Full Committee.
Work Session held.
Amendment -1 proposed
Public Hearing held.
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
Referred to Ways and Means.
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
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4 Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: 5 SECTION 1. Section 1, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to read: 6 Sec. 1. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expendit
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5 Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: 6 SECTION 1. Section 1, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to read: 7 Sec. 1. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expendit
17) ...................................... June 30, 2025 SECTION 3. Section 3, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to read: Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditur
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...................................... June 30, 2025 23 “ SECTION 3. Section 3, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to read: 24 “ Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expend
...................................... June 30, 2025 27 “SECTION 3. Section 3, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to 28 read: 29 “ Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting exp
...................................... June 30, 2025 27 “SECTION 3. Section 3, chapter 631, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to 28 read: 29 “ Sec. 3. Notwithstanding any other law limiting exp
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expended in SB 5702 are generated and considered in the Bond authorization bill SB 5701. Thus, this measure has no Revenue Impact. ___________________________________
mount corresponds to the total project amounts for three projects authorized in SB 5701. The projects are funded with proceeds from the issuance of Article XI-F(1), XI
mount corresponds to the total project amounts for three projects authorized in SB 5701. The projects are funded with proceeds from the issuance of Article XI-F(1), XI
reements between HECC and each university. Project descriptions are included in SB 5701. The expenditure limitation expires June 30, 2031. Additionally, the subcommit
reements between HECC and each university. Project descriptions are included in SB 5701. The expenditure limitation expires June 30, 2031. Additionally, the subcommit
the total project amount for one project scope and budget change authorized in SB 5701. This project is funded with proceeds from the issuance of Article XI-G bonds a
the total project amount for one project scope and budget change authorized in SB 5701. This project is funded with proceeds from the issuance of Article XI-G bonds a
nt between HECC and the community college. A project description is included in SB 5701. The expenditure limitation expires June 30, 2029. SB 5702 A 6 of 8 DETAIL
nt between HECC and the community college. A project description is included in SB 5701. The expenditure limitation expires June 30, 2029. SB 5702 A 6 of 8 DETAIL
“Digest: The Act changes the budgets and the timelines for state capital projects. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). [ Digest: The Act sets the amounts allowed to be spent on capital construction. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). ] Establishes and modifies limits on payment of expenses from specified funds by certain state agencies for capital construction. Extends expiration dates of certain capital construction project approvals and expenditure limitations. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.”
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