l9n/ Oregon

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 3969

Creates the crime of initiating a false report in the first degree.

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.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act creates new crimes about initiating a false report. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.3). Creates the crime of initiating a false report in the first degree. Punishes by a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Creates the crime of initiating a false report in the second degree. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Renames the crime of initiating a false report to initiating a false report in the third degree. Takes effect on the 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 House of Representatives

9 co-sponsors

Lucetta Elmer, David Gomberg, Darin Harbick, Cyrus Javadi, Rick Lewis, Kevin Mannix, Emily McIntire, Alek Skarlatos, Shelly Boshart Davis

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Todd Nash, Suzanne Weber

    Its course

    April 23 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 action3 actions on 3 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 23 to Jun 27 · stopped65 days

    Waiting for a committeeApr 23 to Apr 241 day

    Addiction and Community Safety ResponseApr 24 to Jun 27 · stopped64 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 Apr 23 – Jun 27

    1. Apr 23Introduced
    2. Apr 24Sent to Addiction and Community Safety Response
    3. Jun 27Died when the session ended
    All 3 actions, as published
    1. Apr 23First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
    2. Apr 24Referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response.House of Representatives
    3. Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives