l9n/ Oregon

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 3145

Establishes Task Force on Public Defense to examine and make recommendations concerning provision of public defense services .

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on June 29, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<i>Defines terms related to provision of public defense services.</i>] <i>Moves Public Defense Services Commission from judicial to executive branch. Expands membership of commission from seven to 11 members. Modifies appointing authorities and qualifications of members. Modifies manner in which member may be removed.</i>] <i>Directs commission to establish Office of Public Defense Services with trial division in addition to appellate division. Modifies certain policies and procedures commission is required to adopt, including policies concerning contracting and oversight. Requires commission to adopt caseload standards and statewide workload plan. Prohibits commission from approving contract authorizing flat fee compensation structure.</i>] <i>Modifies duties of executive director of Office of Public Defense Services. Directs executive director to develop certain policies and standards for provision of public defense services including performance metrics, quality assurance standards and training requirements. Establishes requirements for contracts for provision of public defense services. Specifies contents of report by executive director to commission and Legislative Assembly.</i>] Establishes Task Force on <i>Municipal Court</i>] Public Defense to examine and make recommendations concerning provision of public defense services <i>in municipal and justice court proceedings</i>]. Directs task force to submit<b> progress</b> report with<b> initial</b> recommendations to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary<b>, and to subcommittee of Joint Committee on Ways and Means with authority over budget of Public Defense Services Commission,</b> no later than <i>September 15, 2021</i>]<b> February 1, 2020</b>. <b>Directs task force to submit final report with recommendations and implementation plan to committees no later than December 31, 2020.</b> Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

    1 co-sponsor

    HJUD

    Its course

    February 27 to June 29, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action19 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 27 to Jun 25118 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 27 to Mar 56 days

    JudiciaryMar 5 to Apr 2248 days

    Ways and MeansApr 22 to Jun 14 · moved on53 days

    Capital ConstructionJun 14 to Jun 19 · moved on5 days

    Ways and MeansJun 19 to Jun 212 days

    In the SenateJun 25 to Jun 29 · stopped4 days

    Waiting for a committeeJun 25 to Jun 294 days

    Ways and MeansJun 29 to Jun 290 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    • House of Representatives, third reading31–28

      Passed · Jun 25 · 1 present

    • Senate, third reading0–27

      Failed · Jun 29 · 3 present

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 22

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Jun 21

    Text

    Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 27 – Jun 25

    1. Feb 27Introduced
    2. Mar 5Sent to Judiciary
    3. Mar 26Heard in Judiciary
    4. Apr 8Heard in Judiciary
    5. Apr 22Judiciary recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    6. Sent to Ways and Means
    7. Jun 14Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
    8. Jun 19Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
    9. Returned to Ways and Means
    10. Jun 20Heard in Ways and Means
    11. Jun 21Ways and Means recommended it as amended
    12. Jun 24Read a second time
    13. Jun 25Passed the House of Representatives, 31 to 28

    In the Senate Jun 29

    1. Jun 29Arrived in the Senate
    2. Sent to Ways and Means
    3. Ways and Means recommended it
    4. Read a second time
    5. Failed in the Senate, 0 to 27
    All 19 actions, as published
    1. Feb 27First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Mar 5Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
    3. Mar 26Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Apr 22Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    6. Apr 22Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
    7. Jun 14Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.House of Representatives
    8. Jun 19Work Session held.House of Representatives
    9. Jun 19Returned to Full Committee.House of Representatives
    10. Jun 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
    11. Jun 21Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
    12. Jun 24Second reading.House of Representatives
    13. Jun 25Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed.House of Representatives
    14. Jun 29First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
    15. Jun 29Referred to Ways and Means.Senate
    16. Jun 29Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.Senate
    17. Jun 29Rules suspended. Second reading.Senate
    18. Jun 29Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Bill failed.Senate
    19. Jun 29Vote explanation filed by Taylor.Senate