HB 3191 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to support of cultural organizations.

HB 3191 allocates $8.875 million from the General Fund to directly fund 14 specific Oregon cultural organizations (such as the High Desert Museum, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and World Forestry Center) for the 2025-2027 biennium. It also creates a $400,000 Cultural Resources Economic Fund and sets aside $50,000 for a competitive grant program to support nonprofits that provide technical assistance to arts and cultural organizations. The bill provides concrete funding for established venues and establishes mechanisms for future grants, directly benefiting cultural institutions and the broader arts sector through financial support and administrative assistance.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → A-Engrossed · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add more sponsors and reorganize the grant distribution structure. The main substantive change is splitting the original single grant program into two separate funding streams: one for direct grants to specific cultural organizations and another for a competitive grant program to provide technical assistance to arts organizations.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a single direct grant program to include both direct grants to specific venues and a new competitive grant program for technical assistance to arts and cultural organizations.

FISCAL

The original bill had one $8,875,000 appropriation with one $400,000 appropriation for technical assistance. The amended version keeps the $8,875,000 for direct grants but reduced the technical assistance appropriation from $400,000 to $50,000.

A new competitive grant program was created through a separate section to award the $50,000 to a nonprofit organization that provides technical assistance to arts and cultural organizations.

ELIGIBILITY

The list of organizations receiving direct grants was reorganized and some entries were removed, while PHAME and Salem Art Association were added to the direct grant list.

TECHNICAL

The bill was renumbered and restructured, with sections 3 and 4 now governing the technical assistance program instead of sections 3, 4, 5, and 6.

SCOPE

Additional sponsors were added to the bill, including Representatives GOMBERG, LEVY B, NGUYEN H, RESCHKE, and WALTERS.

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Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

3 primary · 14 co-sponsors