2025 Oregon Legislature Adjourns!

Posted by Pam Leavitt on June 30, 2025

The 2025 Oregon Legislative Session adjourned tonight, “Sine Die,” at 11:15 p.m. on Friday, June 27th. When it became clear that the House and Senate Democrats did not have enough votes to pass the newest version of the Transportation package, the Leadership in both chambers began working on moving through the remaining bills on the calendar to finish, just 48 hours before the Constitutional deadline.

Senate President Rob Wagner and the Speaker of the House released this statement: “This session, we focused on practical, bipartisan solutions to the challenges Oregonians face every day — from lowering the cost of living to expanding access to health care, housing, and public safety. We protected core services in a tough budget year, found common ground on complex issues, and made sure the work happening inside the Capitol reflected the values and priorities of people across the state,” Speaker Fahey said. “It wasn’t always easy — but we stayed focused, we stayed collaborative, and by in large, we delivered.”

The Republican House leader, Christine Drazen shared her perspective: The House Republicans delivered a major victory for working class Oregonians by defeating House Bill 2025, one of the largest tax hikes in Oregon’s history. With an estimated $11.7 billion price tag, HB 2025 B would have added dozens of new taxes and fee increases to fund a progressive left agenda that would harm Oregonians. Governor Kotek officially announced that the Supermajority failed to muster the votes during the House Committee on Rules today. “House Republicans have relentlessly focused on addressing the needs of everyday Oregonians and their families who are overwhelmed by the cost of living and frustrated by never-ending tax hikes. Forcing families to pay one of the largest tax hikes in history when they can barely get by was a cruel policy from the start.”

Following the conclusion of the 2025 session, Governor Kotek shared that a special session may be called to address “the looming crisis” with our transportation system. She issued the following statement: “I made a commitment to Oregonians that I would fight to stay the course on addressing homelessness and housing supply, mental health and addiction care, improving outcomes for Oregon students, and holding the line on Oregon values. I believe progress was made this session and I thank lawmakers for their work in these areas. However, the legislature adjourned two days before Constitutional Sine Die without meeting even the basic needs of our transportation system. I will be huddling with my team today to start planning for next steps.”

Oregon Credit Unions
Oregon credit unions had a very successful 2025 legislative session that included passing an update to the Oregon Credit Union Act (HB3370), defeating an attempt by the Oregon Bankers Association to tax corporate activity of credit unions purchasing bank assets, and introducing a very popular, bi-partisan Homeownership concept. In addition, we engaged to improve several pieces of legislation through amendments and support coalitions working on funding for Individual Development Accounts and Homeownership. We provided testimony on behalf of credit unions on issues like Elder Abuse, Veteran Lending, First Time Homebuyers Account, State “Junk Fee” concepts, Data Privacy and the State Bank Task Force. Oregon credit union voices were heard, and we were active and engaged in the six-month session.

A full legislative summary report will be available in the next few weeks! Please feel free to reach out to Pam with your questions!

Posted in Advocacy on the Move, Oregon Advocacy.