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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
HOUSE BILL 3198
By COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
February 13
Delete lines 4 through 8 of the printed bill and insert:
“SECTION 1. The Oregon Health Authority shall dedicate staff in the office of the au-
thority that is responsible for tribal affairs to lead the work of addressing the issue of
missing and murdered indigenous people. The dedicated staff shall:
“(1) Provide victim services, outreach, education and prevention services related to
missing and murdered indigenous people.
“(2) Collaborate with and support the development of interagency agreements with tribal
governments, native-led organizations, local, state and federal law enforcement agencies and
community leaders providing services related to missing and murdered indigenous people.
“(3) Collaborate with partners to develop and maintain data on missing and murdered
indigenous people in this state to identify patterns and inform targeted health interventions
and violence prevention programs.
“(4) Collaborate with representatives of the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon,
community-based organizations and urban-based American Indian and Alaska Native popu-
lations to implement community education programs and support youth engagement initi-
atives to reduce vulnerabilities that disproportionately impact indigenous people.
“(5) Strengthen partnerships between law enforcement and tribal and urban American
Indian and Alaska Native communities. ”.
LC 3439/HB 3198-1