Back to Oregon

SB620 • 2025

Requires the Attorney General to report annually to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary on settlement agreements entered into by the Department of Justice that require the state to pay over $4 million.

Requires the Attorney General to report annually to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary on settlement agreements entered into by the Department of Justice that require the state to pay over $4 million.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Bonham
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 Attorney General to report annually to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary on settlement agreements entered into by the Department of Justice that require the state to pay over $4 million.

Digest: The Act tells the AG to report each year on settlement agreements entered into by DOJ that make the state pay more than $4 million.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: The Act tells the AG to report each year on settlement agreements entered into by DOJ that make the state pay more than $4 million.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4).
  • Requires the Attorney General to report annually to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary on settlement agreements entered into by the Department of Justice that require the state to pay over $4 million.
  • Relating to: Relating to settlement agreements entered into by the Department of Justice.

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. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Judiciary.

  3. 2025-01-13 Senate

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

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act tells the AG to report each year on settlement agreements entered into by DOJ that make the state pay more than $4 million. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4).
Requires the Attorney General to report annually to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary on settlement agreements entered into by the Department of Justice that require the state to pay over $4 million.
Relating to: Relating to settlement agreements entered into by the Department of Justice.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 620
Sponsored by Senator BONHAM (Presession filed.)
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 the AG to report each year on settlement agreements entered into by DOJ
that make the state pay more than $4 million. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.4).
Requires the Attorney General to report annually to the interim committees of the Legislative
Assembly related to the judiciary on settlement agreements entered into by the Department of Jus-
tice that require the state to pay over $4 million.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to settlement agreements entered into by the Department of Justice.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The Attorney General shall report annually to the interim committees of the
Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary on settlement agreements entered into by the
Department of Justice that require the state to pay over $4 million.
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 2669