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OR HB2632

Bill

Status

Passed

6/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Legislative Measures

AI Summary

  • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court must appoint a statewide advisory committee on treatment courts with 16 specified stakeholder groups including judges, prosecutors, public defenders, treatment providers, law enforcement, and state agencies to make recommendations on administration, funding, accountability, and eligibility criteria

  • Replaces the term "specialty courts" and "drug courts" with "treatment courts" throughout Oregon statutes, defining treatment courts to include adult drug courts, veterans' treatment courts, juvenile treatment courts, DUI courts, mental health courts, and family treatment courts

  • Treatment court programs must substantially adhere to evidence-based standards developed by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, which are designed to reduce recidivism cost-effectively and target medium-risk and high-risk offenders

  • Chief Justice must designate a case management system for maintaining confidential treatment court records, with programs required to use the system for case management, monitoring, and evaluation

  • Advisory committee members serve as volunteers without compensation or expense reimbursement, and all state agencies must assist the committee and provide necessary information subject to confidentiality laws

Legislative Description

Relating to specialty courts.

Last Action

Chapter 151, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

6/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/21/2025
Judiciary1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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