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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2810
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed (at the request of Governor Tina Kotek for
Oregon Public Defense Commission)
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 OPDC to study law changes needed for public defense. The Act di-
rects the OPDC to provide the results of the study to the legislature by May 1, 2026. (Flesch
Readability Score: 61.0).
Directs the Oregon Public Defense Commission to study law changes needed to implement Sen-
ate Bill 337 (2023). Requires the commission to provide the results of the study to the appropriate
interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than May 1, 2026.
Sunsets January 2, 2027.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to the Oregon Public Defense Commission.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. (1) The Oregon Public Defense Commission shall study whether legislative
changes are needed in order to effectively implement chapter 281, Oregon Laws 2023 (En-
rolled Senate Bill 337 (2023)).
(2) The commission shall provide the results of the study, including any recommended
legislative changes, in a report to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative As-
sembly in the manner provided under ORS 192.245 no later than May 1, 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SECTION 2.Section 1 of this 2025 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027.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.
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