HB2935 • 2025

Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study pretrial release and include certain data in the study.

Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

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Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study pretrial release and include certain data in the study.

Digest: The Act tells the CJC to study pretrial release.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act tells the CJC to study pretrial release.
The Act tells the CJC to provide the results of the study to the legislature by May 1, 2027.
(Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study pretrial release and include certain data in the study.

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Bill History

2025-06-06 House
Chapter 61, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
2025-05-12 House
Governor signed.
2025-05-05 House
Speaker signed.
2025-05-05 Senate
President signed.
2025-05-01 Senate
Third reading. Carried by McLane. Passed. Ayes, 25; Nays, 1--Robinson; Excused, 3--Anderson, Meek, Thatcher.
2025-04-30 Senate
Carried over to 05-01 by unanimous consent.
2025-04-29 Senate
Carried over to 04-30 by unanimous consent.
2025-04-28 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass.
2025-04-28 Senate
Second reading.
2025-04-22 Senate
Work Session held.
2025-04-15 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-02-21 Senate
Referred to Judiciary.
2025-02-20 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-02-18 House
Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. Ayes, 57; Nays, 1--Yunker; Excused, 2--Nguyen H, Tran.
2025-02-13 House
Carried over to February 18, 2025 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2025-02-11 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to February 13, 2025 Calendar.
2025-02-06 House
Second reading.
2025-02-05 House
Recommendation: Do pass and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.
2025-02-05 House
Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.
2025-02-03 House
Work Session held.
2025-01-27 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells the CJC to study pretrial release. The Act tells the CJC to provide the results of the study to the legislature by May 1, 2027. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.7).
Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study pretrial release and include certain data in the study. Requires the commission to provide the results of the study to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary no later than May 1, 2027.
Sunsets January 2, 2028.
Relating to: Relating to pretrial release.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2935
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of Governor
Tina Kotek for Oregon Criminal Justice Commission)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to pretrial release.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall study pretrial release
practices and outcomes in Oregon.
(2) When performing the study described in subsection (1) of this section, the commission
shall examine the following:
(a) Aggregate data related to the pretrial phase of criminal proceedings;
(b) Data regarding failures to appear for court hearings;
(c) Demographic data of the pretrial release populations; and
(d) Other data the commission deems relevant to pretrial proceedings, processes, prac-
tices and outcomes.
(3) The commission shall submit a report detailing the results of the study to the interim
committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary in the manner provided un-
der ORS 192.245 no later than May 1, 2027. The report shall contain data aggregated at both
the statewide and countywide level for each subject described in subsection (2) of this sec-
tion.
(4) The Judicial Department shall assist the commission in the performance of the study
and, to the extent permitted by laws related to confidentiality, shall provide to the commis-
sion any information the commission considers necessary to perform the study.
(5) Data reported pursuant to this section may only be used for statistical purposes and
not for any other purpose, and the data reports may not contain information that reveals
the identity of any individual. Data collected by government agencies or held by the com-
mission pursuant to this section that may reveal the identity of any individual is exempt
from public disclosure in any manner.
SECTION 2.
Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2028.
Enrolled House Bill 2935 (HB 2935-INTRO) Page 1
Passed by House February 18, 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 1, 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 2935 (HB 2935-INTRO) Page 2