HB3278 • 2025

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

Crime

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Representative Evans
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 sentencing types on recidivism rates.

Digest: The Act tells the OCJC to look at how different types of sentences effect recidivism rates and make a report about the study.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act tells the OCJC to look at how different types of sentences effect recidivism rates and make a report about the study.
(Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of sentencing types on recidivism rates.
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.
2025-01-24 House
Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2025-01-21 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells the OCJC to look at how different types of sentences effect recidivism rates and make a report about the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of sentencing types on recidivism rates. 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 public safety.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3278
Sponsored by Representative EVANS
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 tells the OCJC to look at how different types of sentences effect recidivism
rates and make a report about the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of sentencing types on
recidivism rates. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legis-
lative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to public safety.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall study the effect of different
types of sentences on 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 Sep-
tember 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 3148