Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Rules Committee on June 25, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
Senate Bill 698
Directs Judicial Department to develop and implement automated system that identifies convictions, arrests, citations, charges and judgments of guilty except for insanity that are eligible to be automatically sealed.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Directs Judicial Department to develop and implement automated system that identifies convictions, arrests, citations, charges and judgments of guilty except for insanity that are eligible to be automatically sealed. Directs department to identify eligible records created prior to February 1, 2025, and send list to presiding judge of judicial district where record was created no later than February 15, 2025. Directs department to, beginning March 1, 2025, and every month thereafter, identify eligible records from previous month and send list to presiding judge of judicial district. Directs presiding judge to enter order sealing records within 30 days of receipt of list. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to, beginning no later than February 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, provide report to interim legislative committees related to judiciary concerning convictions that have been automatically sealed during previous year. Directs court to grant motion to set aside judgment of guilty except for insanity if no objection is received. Requires criminal history data providers to ensure criminal history reports reflect all material changes from previous 30 days. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
Its course
January 9 to June 25, 2023, 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.
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 Senate Jan 9 – Jun 25
- Jan 9Introduced
- Jan 13Sent to Judiciary
- Mar 2Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 4Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 14Judiciary reported it without a recommendation
- Sent to Rules
- Jun 25Died when the session ended
All 9 actions, as published
- Jan 9Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 13Referred to Judiciary, then Ways and Means.Senate
- Mar 2Public Hearing held.Senate
- Apr 4Work Session held.Senate
- Apr 14Recommedation: Without recommendation as to passage, requesting rescission of subsequent referral to Ways and Means and request referral to Rules.Senate
- Apr 14Minority Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be Printed Engrossed and rescind subsequent referral to Ways and Means (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Apr 14Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the President.Senate
- Apr 14Referred to Rules by order of the President.Senate
- Jun 25In committee upon adjournment.Senate