SB734 • 2025

Prohibits the use of certain mechanical restraints on youth, adjudicated youth or young persons in detention facilities or youth correction facilities.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Senator Gelser Blouin,, Manning Jr, Senator Frederick,, Gorsek,, Sollman,, Representative Nelson,, Ruiz,
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits the use of certain mechanical restraints on youth, adjudicated youth or young persons in detention facilities or youth correction facilities.

Digest: The Act does not allow the use of some kinds of restraints on a youth, adjudicated youth or young person in some kinds of facilities.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act does not allow the use of some kinds of restraints on a youth, adjudicated youth or young person in some kinds of facilities.
(Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Prohibits the use of certain mechanical restraints on youth, adjudicated youth or young persons in detention facilities or youth correction facilities.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Limits and Unknowns

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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 does not allow the use of some kinds of restraints on a youth, adjudicated youth or young person in some kinds of facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Prohibits the use of certain mechanical restraints on youth, adjudicated youth or young persons in detention facilities or youth correction facilities.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to the use of mechanical restraints on certain young people; declaring an emergency.
Current location: In Senate Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 734
Sponsored by Senators GELSER BLOUIN, MANNING JR; Senators FREDERICK, GORSEK, SOLLMAN, Repre-
sentatives NELSON, RUIZ (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 does not allow the use of some kinds of restraints on a youth, adjudicated youth
or young person in some kinds of facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).
Prohibits the use of certain mechanical restraints on youth, adjudicated youth or young persons
in detention facilities or youth correction facilities.
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the use of mechanical restraints on certain young people; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
The following types of mechanical restraints may not be used on a youth,
adjudicated youth or young person, as those terms are defined in ORS 419A.004, in a de-
tention facility established under ORS 419A.010 to 419A.020 and 419A.050 to 419A.063, or youth
correction facility, as defined in ORS 420.005:
(1) A straitjacket;
(2) A restraint that involves attaching an individual’s hands, feet or other body parts to
a fixed object such as a chair, bed or bolt in the wall or on the floor;
(3) A device that wraps around the body for the purpose of immobilizing a person’s arms,
legs or both, including a blanket wrap device;
(4) A combination of a locking shoulder harness, leg restraint and ankle strap;
(5) A device that removes the ability of an individual to see, hear or speak;
(6) A device that places an individual in a pain compliance position or leads to the
hyperextension of limbs or joints;
(7) A device that interferes with an individual’s ability to breathe; or
(8) A device that affixes to an individual’s neck or throat.
SECTION 2.
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
on its passage.
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 1466