HB3967 • 2025

Provides that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may impound funds and eliminate benefits available to a judge that are not compensation to which a judge is entitled under the Oregon Constitution.

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

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

Provides that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may impound funds and eliminate benefits available to a judge that are not compensation to which a judge is entitled under the Oregon Constitution.

Digest: The Act says the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may take some money and benefits from judges.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act says the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may take some money and benefits from judges.
(Flesch Readability Score: 75.7).
Provides that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may impound funds and eliminate benefits available to a judge that are not compensation to which a judge is entitled under the Oregon Constitution.
Relating to: Relating to judges.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-04-24 House
Referred to Judiciary.
2025-04-21 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act says the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may take some money and benefits from judges. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.7).
Provides that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may impound funds and eliminate benefits available to a judge that are not compensation to which a judge is entitled under the Oregon Constitution.
Relating to: Relating to judges.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3967
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 says the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may take some money and benefits
from judges. (Flesch Readability Score: 75.7).
Provides that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may impound funds and eliminate benefits
available to a judge that are not compensation to which a judge is entitled under the Oregon Con-
stitution.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to judges.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
In the exercise of administrative authority and supervision over the courts
of this state, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has the authority to take actions and
establish rules that promote judicial accountability and fair and accessible justice services,
consistent with the mission of the state courts, including the ability to impound funds and
eliminate benefits available to a judge that are not compensation to which a judge is entitled
under Article VII (Amended), section 8, of the Oregon Constitution.
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 4730