House passes Department of Administrative Services budget with $1.9 billion allocation

The House repassed House Bill 50 02 on Friday, approving the biennial budget for the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) totaling about $1.9 billion and supporting 1,006 positions.

Representative Smith, presenting the budget, said DAS manages centralized services including state motor pool, statewide accounting, facility management, procurement and statewide payroll. The presentation identified specific allocations, including about $22.3 million in general fund for Oregon's wrongful conviction compensation statute, $6.3 million general fund for CASA, $5.7 million in lottery funds for county fairs, and increases intended to stabilize statewide payroll operations.

The Ways and Means subcommittee recommended approval. Representative Smith closed without further debate and the clerk declared the bill passed after the voting system was opened and the measure received the constitutional majority.

The bill will move through enrollment and transmittal to the governor for signature and then to DAS for program-level implementation and administrative rule changes as needed.