HB3073 • 2025

Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of different types of sentences on rates of recidivism.

Crime

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Kropf
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of different types of sentences on rates of recidivism.

Digest: The Act directs the CJC to study rates of crime recidivism.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act directs the CJC to study rates of crime recidivism.
(Flesch Readability Score: 72.6).
Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of different types of sentences on rates of recidivism.
Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Judiciary.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act directs the CJC to study rates of crime recidivism. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6).
Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of different types of sentences on rates of recidivism. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Relating to: Relating to crime.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3073
Sponsored by Representative KROPF (Presession filed.)
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act directs the CJC to study rates of crime recidivism. (Flesch Readability Score:
72.6).
Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of different types of sen-
tences on rates of recidivism. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees
of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to crime.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall study how the imposition of
different types of sentences affects rates of recidivism. The commission shall submit a report
in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and may include recommendations for legislation,
to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary no later than
September 15, 2026.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 2951