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HB3793 • 2025

Requires the Department of Justice to study public records requests.

Requires the Department of Justice to study public records requests.

Passed Legislature

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Requires the Department of Justice to study public records requests.

Digest: Tells DOJ to study public records requests and report back.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: Tells DOJ to study public records requests and report back.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7).
  • Requires the Department of Justice to study public records requests.
  • Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary no later than September 15, 2026.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 House

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-03-04 House

    Referred to Judiciary.

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Tells DOJ to study public records requests and report back. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7).
Requires the Department of Justice to study public records requests. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary no later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
Relating to: Relating to public records requests.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3793
Sponsored by Representative GOMBERG
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: Tells DOJ to study public records requests and report back. (Flesch Readability Score:
69.7).
Requires the Department of Justice to study public records requests. Directs the department to
submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary no
later than September 15, 2026.
Sunsets on January 2, 2027.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to public records requests.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The Department of Justice shall study public records requests. The depart-
ment shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and may include recom-
mendations 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 4556