l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2481

Authorizes the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator to establish a program for persons found to lack fitness to proceed and to receive records concerning such persons.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<b>Digest: Authorizes the OPGC to create a program for people who lack fitness to proceed. Changes the rules about telling people they can have a lawyer and helping them get one in court cases about mental health treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.5).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act tells OHA to study mental health. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Health Authority to study behavioral health. Directs the authority to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] <b>Authorizes the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator to establish a program for persons found to lack fitness to proceed and to receive records concerning such persons. <b>Modifies provisions in civil commitment proceedings regarding notices of the right to counsel and the appointment of counsel.</b> [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>].

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 action10 actions on 8 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 May 2847 days

Ways and MeansMay 28 to Jun 27 · stopped30 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 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 Jan 13 – Jun 27

  1. Jan 13Introduced
  2. Jan 17Sent to Judiciary
  3. Apr 8Heard in Judiciary
  4. Apr 11Judiciary reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Addiction and Community Safety Response
  5. Sent to Addiction and Community Safety Response
  6. Apr 23Heard in Addiction and Community Safety Response
  7. May 21Heard in Addiction and Community Safety Response
  8. May 28Addiction and Community Safety Response recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  9. Sent to Ways and Means
  10. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Jan 17Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
  3. Apr 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 11Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 11Referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 23Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  7. May 21Work Session held.House of Representatives
  8. May 28Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  9. May 28Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  10. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives