Senate Bill 295

Defines terms related to fitness to proceed. Reorganizes and restructures statutes related to fitness to proceed. Modifies procedures and criteria for committing defendant charged with felony to state mental hospital or other facility in order to gain or regain fitness to proceed. Requires court to find that defendant requires hospital level of care due to public safety concerns or acuity of symptoms of defendant's mental disorder, and that appropriate community restoration services are not provided. Modifies procedures and criteria for committing defendant charged with misdemeanor to state mental hospital or other facility in order to gain or regain fitness to proceed. Requires either recommendation from certified evaluator that defendant requires hospital level of care and statement from community mental health program director concerning available community restoration services, or for court to make certain findings concerning acuity of defendant's symptoms, public safety concerns and whether appropriate community restoration services are provided. Modifies procedures when circumstances authorizing commitment of defendant no longer exist. Provides that if defendant is charged with felony, superintendent of state mental hospital or director of facility to which defendant is committed may notify court when hospital level of care is no longer necessary. Requires superintendent or director to notify court when specified circumstances have changed for defendant charged with misdemeanor. Authorizes community mental health program director to notify court if community restoration services become available for committed defendant charged with felony or misdemeanor. Provides that documents related to involuntary medication of defendant are confidential and may be made available only to specified parties. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

• Senate, third reading27–1

  Passed · Apr 7 · 2 present

• House of Representatives, third reading57–0

  Passed · Jun 7 · 3 present

• Senate, concurrence29–1

  Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 9

• Senate committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Apr 1

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted May 27

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In the Senate Jan 11 – Apr 7

1. Jan 11Introduced
2. Jan 19Sent to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation
3. Mar 4Heard in Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation
4. Mar 8Heard in Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation
5. Mar 11Heard in Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation
6. Mar 15Heard in Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation
7. Apr 1Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation recommended it as amended
8. Apr 5Read a second time
9. Apr 7Passed the Senate, 27 to 1

In the House of Representatives Apr 7 – Jun 7

1. Apr 7Arrived in the House of Representatives
2. Apr 12Sent to Judiciary
3. Apr 23Sent to Civil Law Subcommittee
4. Apr 26Heard in Civil Law Subcommittee
5. Apr 28Heard in Civil Law Subcommittee
6. Returned to Judiciary
7. May 4Heard in Judiciary
8. May 24Heard in Judiciary
9. May 27Judiciary recommended it as amended
10. Jun 1Read a second time
11. Jun 7Passed the House of Representatives, 57 to 0

Back in the Senate Jun 9 – Jun 14

1. Jun 9The Senate agreed to the House of Representatives's amendments and passed it again, 29 to 1
2. Jun 14Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Jun 15 – Jul 7

1. Jun 15Signed in the House of Representatives
2. Jun 23Signed by the Governor
3. Jul 7Became chapter 395 of Oregon Laws 2021
4. In force from June 23, 2021