SB192 • 2025

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

Crime

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
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 Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of different types of sentences on rates of recidivism.

Digest: The Act directs the CJC to study rates of crime recidivism.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act directs the CJC to study rates of crime recidivism.
(Flesch Readability Score: 72.6).
Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of different types of sentences on rates of recidivism.
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

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

2025-06-27 Senate
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 Senate
Referred to Judiciary.
2025-01-13 Senate
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act directs the CJC to study rates of crime recidivism. (Flesch Readability Score: 72.6).
Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of different types of sentences on rates of recidivism. 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 crime.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 192
Printed pursuant to Senate Interim Rule 213.28 by order of the President of the Senate in conformance with pre-
session filing rules, indicating neither advocacy nor opposition on the part of the President (at the request
of Senate Interim 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 directs the CJC to study rates of crime recidivism. (Flesch Readability Score:
72.6).
Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study the effect of different types of sen-
tences on rates of recidivism. 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.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to crime.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall study how the imposition of
different types of sentences affects 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
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 3052