HB5031 • 2025

Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Public Defense Commission for certain biennial expenses.

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Enacted

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Sponsor
Last action: 2025-08-13
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Public Defense Commission for certain biennial expenses.

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget.
(Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Public Defense Commission for certain biennial expenses.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the commission.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-08-13 House
Chapter 588, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 24, 2025.
2025-07-24 House
Governor signed.
2025-06-24 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-24 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-23 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. Ayes, 28; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Robinson.
2025-06-20 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
2025-06-20 Senate
Second reading.
2025-06-19 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-06-19 Senate
Referred to Ways and Means.
2025-06-18 House
Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. Ayes, 49; Excused, 6--Boshart Davis, Munoz, Nguyen H, Owens, Smith G, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 5--Breese-Iverson, Drazan, Hartman, Levy B, Nathanson.
2025-06-17 House
Second reading.
2025-06-16 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2025-06-13 House
Work Session held.
2025-06-09 House
Work Session held.
2025-06-09 House
Returned to Full Committee.
2025-03-20 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-03-19 House
Informational Meeting held.
2025-03-18 House
Informational Meeting held.
2025-03-17 House
Informational Meeting held.
2025-01-18 House
Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Ways and Means.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).
Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Public Defense Commission for certain biennial expenses.
Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the commission.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Public Defense Commission; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 5031
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of Oregon
Department of Administrative Services)
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Public Defense Commission; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. There are appropriated to the Oregon Public Defense Commission, for the
biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out of the General Fund, the following amounts, for the
following purposes:
(1) Executive Division .................... $ 3,356,449
(2) Compliance, Audit and
Performance Division................ $ 8,645,518
(3) Appellate Division ..................... $ 28,821,352
(4) Adult Trial Division .................. $329,576,667
(5) Juvenile Trial Division.............. $ 45,417,129
(6) Preauthorized Expenses
Division:
(a) Standard preauthorized
expenses.................................... $ 94,115,182
(b) Temporary hourly increase
program .................................... $ 7,307,131
(7) Court Mandated Expenses
Division:
(a) Standard court mandated
expenses.................................... $ 52,272,158
(b) Temporary hourly increase
program .................................... $ 11,121,931
(8) Trial Representation Division ... $ 18,090,808
(9) Parent Child Representation
Program .................................... $ 46,737,940
(10) Administrative Services
Division:
(a) Administrative services ............ $ 23,808,787
(b) Financial case management
system ....................................... $ 323,866
(11) Special Programs, Contracts
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and Distributions Division:
(a) County discovery
reimbursements ........................ $ 6,348,960
(b) Court-appointed counsel for
protective proceedings .............. $ 1,627,594
(c) Law schools............................... $ 3,437,460
(12) Capital debt service and
related costs ............................. $ 1
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law limiting expenditures, the following amounts
are established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, as the maximum limits for payment
of expenses from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but ex-
cluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the Oregon Public Defense
Commission, for the following purposes:
(1) Juvenile Trial Division.............. $ 7,393,486
(2) Preauthorized Expenses............ $ 1,037,357
(3) Court Mandated Expenses ........ $ 6,547,938
(4) Parent Child Representation
Program .................................... $ 11,684,477
SECTION 3. This 2025 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2025 Act takes effect
July 1, 2025.
Passed by House June 18, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
..................................................................................
Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 23, 2025
..................................................................................
Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
Approved:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
..................................................................................
Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
..................................................................................
Tobias Read, Secretary of State
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