KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Oregon

SB1170 • 2025

Requires the Department of Justice to study access to justice.

Requires the Department of Justice to study access to justice.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Judiciary
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate 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 access to justice.

Digest: The Act tells DOJ to study access to justice and make a report.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act tells DOJ to study access to justice and make a report.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 83.0).
  • Requires the Department of Justice to study access to justice.
  • Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not 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 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-03-03 Senate

    Referred to Judiciary.

  3. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells DOJ to study access to justice and make a report. (Flesch Readability Score: 83.0).
Requires the Department of Justice to study access to justice. Directs the department 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 access to justice.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1170
Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
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 DOJ to study access to justice and make a report. (Flesch Readability
Score: 83.0).
Requires the Department of Justice to study access to justice. Directs the department 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 access to justice.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The Department of Justice shall study access to justice. The department
shall submit a report in the manner provided by ORS 192.245, and may include recommen-
dations 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 4321