l9n/ Oregon

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 4097

Modifies the process for setting aside convictions, dismissals, contempt of court findings and guilty except for insanity judgments.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 7, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: The Act changes the process for setting aside offense convictions and dismissals and contempt findings. The Act makes some of the same changes for setting aside GEI judgments. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act changes the process for setting aside offense convictions and dismissals. The Act makes the same changes for setting aside GEI judgments. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.7).</i>] Modifies the process for setting aside convictions, dismissals<b>, contempt of court findings</b> and guilty except for insanity judgments.<b> Increases waiting period for setting aside certain types of contempt of court findings.</b> Modifies when the court is required to hold a hearing on and grant motions to set aside. Requires that the court enter an order within [<i>60</i>]<b> 120</b> days of granting a motion to set aside. [<i>Authorizes the court to waive remaining fines and fees upon entry of the order.</i>]<b> Specifies a process for when a person has outstanding financial obligations and authorizes the court to waive such obligations under specified circumstances.</b> Provides that the required time period prior to filing the motion, during which the person is required to have no convictions, applies to motions to set aside convictions<b> and certain arrests, charges and citations</b> only. Provides that the dismissal of a traffic violation citation may not be set aside. <b>Directs the Judicial Department to annually submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary concerning motions to set aside.</b>

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

6 co-sponsors

Mark Gamba, Ken Helm, Zach Hudson, Travis Nelson, Rob Nosse, Paul Evans

In the Senate

    4 co-sponsors

    Michael Dembrow, Lew Frederick, Jeff Golden, Janeen Sollman

    Its course

    February 5 to March 7, 2024, 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 action10 actions on 7 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 7 · stopped31 days

    Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

    JudiciaryFeb 5 to Feb 1611 days

    RulesFeb 16 to Feb 2812 days

    Ways and MeansFeb 28 to Mar 7 · stopped8 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Feb 28

    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 5 – Mar 7

    1. Feb 5Introduced
    2. Sent to Judiciary
    3. Feb 8Heard in Judiciary
    4. Feb 15Heard in Judiciary
    5. Feb 16Judiciary reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
    6. Sent to Rules
    7. Feb 27Heard in Rules
    8. Feb 28Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
    9. Sent to Ways and Means
    10. Mar 7Died when the session ended
    All 10 actions, as published
    1. Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Feb 5Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
    3. Feb 8Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
    4. Feb 15Work Session held.House of Representatives
    5. Feb 16Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
    6. Feb 16Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
    7. Feb 27Public Hearing and Work Session held.House of Representatives
    8. Feb 28Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
    9. Feb 28Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
    10. Mar 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives