Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Addiction and Community Safety Response Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 2470
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to expand the capacity of the Oregon State Hospital.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act changes laws about mental health findings. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.4). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to expand the capacity of the Oregon State Hospital. Requires certain updates and reports when a defendant has been ordered to engage in community restoration services due to lacking fitness to proceed. Authorizes the release of the defendant's fitness to proceed records upon request in specified circumstances. Authorizes the court to order the defendant to participate in an in-custody jail-based restoration treatment program when the defendant lacks fitness to proceed. Authorizes the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator to establish a program for persons found to lack fitness to proceed and to receive records concerning the defendant. Modifies the criteria for the commitment of an extremely dangerous person with mental illness. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, 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 action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
JudiciaryJan 17 to Apr 1184 days
Addiction and Community Safety ResponseApr 11 to Jun 27 · stopped77 days
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 Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Judiciary
- Apr 8Heard in Judiciary
- Apr 11Judiciary reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Addiction and Community Safety Response
- Sent to Addiction and Community Safety Response
- Apr 23Heard in Addiction and Community Safety Response
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Jan 17Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 11Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Apr 11Referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Apr 23Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives