HB2471 • 2025

Modifies when a person is guilty except for insanity.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action: 2025-06-11
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Modifies when a person is guilty except for insanity.

<b>Digest: The Act changes when a person is guilty except for insanity.

What This Bill Does

<b>Digest: The Act changes when a person is guilty except for insanity.
The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it.
(Flesch Readability Score: 69.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act changes when a person is guilty except for insanity.
The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die.

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Bill History

2025-06-11 House
Chapter 119, (2025 Laws): Effective date May 22, 2025.
2025-05-22 House
Governor signed.
2025-05-15 House
Speaker signed.
2025-05-15 Senate
President signed.
2025-05-14 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. Ayes, 30.
2025-05-13 Senate
Carried over to 05-14 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-12 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2025-05-12 Senate
Second reading.
2025-05-05 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-04-28 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-10 House
Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. Ayes, 53; Excused, 4--Cate, Lewis, Nguyen H, Owens; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Drazan, Ruiz, Wallan.
2025-04-10 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-04-10 Senate
Referred to Judiciary.
2025-04-09 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-08 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 9, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-07 House
Second reading.
2025-04-04 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2025-03-31 House
Work Session held.
2025-02-24 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Judiciary.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act changes when a person is guilty except for insanity. The Act takes effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act changes when a person is guilty except for insanity. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6).</i>]
Modifies when a person is guilty except for insanity.
[<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>]
<b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Relating to: Relating to guilty except for insanity; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2471
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of House In-
terim Committee on Judiciary for Oregon District Attorneys Association)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to guilty except for insanity; creating new provisions; amending ORS 161.295; and declaring
an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 161.295 is amended to read:
161.295. (1) A person is guilty except for insanity if, [ as a result of a qualifying mental
disorder] at the time of engaging in criminal conduct, the person lacks substantial capacity either
to appreciate the criminality of the conduct or to conform the conduct to the requirements of law ,
and:
(a) But for a qualifying mental disorder, the person would have had such substantial ca-
pacity;
(b) A mental disorder other than a qualifying mental disorder is not the primary cause
of the lack of substantial capacity; and
(c) The lack of substantial capacity is not the result of voluntary intoxication in combi-
nation with a qualifying mental disorder, a mental disorder other than a qualifying mental
disorder or both.
(2) As used in chapter 743, Oregon Laws 1971, the term “qualifying mental disorder” does not
include an abnormality manifested only by repeated criminal or otherwise antisocial conduct, nor
does the term include any abnormality constituting solely a personality disorder.
SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 161.295 by section 1 of this 2025 Act apply to con-
duct occurring on or after the effective date of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 3. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
on its passage.
Enrolled House Bill 2471 (HB 2471-A) Page 1
Passed by House April 10, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate May 14, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled House Bill 2471 (HB 2471-A) Page 2