l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 2491

Establishes a standardized process for courts to follow when a petition is filed for the remission of fines, fees or costs associated with a criminal case.

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

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act sets a process for courts to follow when deciding whether to remit criminal fines, fees or costs. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3). Establishes a standardized process for courts to follow when a petition is filed for the remission of fines, fees or costs associated with a criminal case.

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 action11 actions on 10 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 1083 days

RulesApr 10 to May 121 days

RulesMay 6 to Jun 27 · stopped52 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 1

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 9Heard in Judiciary
  4. Apr 10Judiciary reported it without a recommendation, and that it go to Rules
  5. Sent to Rules
  6. Apr 21Heard in Rules
  7. Apr 28Heard in Rules
  8. May 1Rules recommended it as amended
  9. May 5Read a second time
  10. May 6Sent to Rules
  11. Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 11 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 9Work Session held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 10Without recommendation as to passage, with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Rules.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 10Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 21Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 28Work Session held.House of Representatives
  8. May 1Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  9. May 5Second reading.House of Representatives
  10. May 6Motion to rerefer to Rules carried. Rereferred.House of Representatives
  11. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives