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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 1165
Sponsored by Senator PROZANSKI
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 gives money to the OPDC to increase the hourly rate paid to investigators.
(Flesch Readability Score:67.5).
Appropriates moneys to the Oregon Public Defense Commission to increase the hourly rate for
investigators.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. In addition to and not in lieu of any other appropriation, there is appropri-
ated to the Oregon Public Defense Commission, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, out
of the General Fund, the amount of $5,330,220, for the purpose of increasing the hourly rate
paid to defense investigators.
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
July 1, 2025.
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 4339