Committees · 2016 Regular Session
Judiciary
Members
As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.
Floyd ProzanskiChair
Democrat · 4th District
Jeff KruseVice-chair
Republican · 1st District
Democrat · 8th District
Democrat · 21st District
Republican · 13th District
Bills
Bills sent to the committee in the 2016 Regular Session.
Bills sent23
14% of the bills the Senate sent to committees
Reported out78%
18 of 23; 5 stopped in committee
Time in committee10 days
most between 7 and 14 days
Amendments offered0
committee amendments
In every session
Each session over its whole term. The 2026 is so far.
202626 bills
reported 85% · typically 12 days, most 8–17 · 0 amendments · 6 members
2025299 bills
reported 38% · typically 46 days, most 34–66 · 0 amendments · 6 members
202413 bills
reported 85% · typically 11 days, most 8–15 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2023275 bills
reported 39% · typically 54 days, most 39–77 · 0 amendments · 5 members
202021 bills
reported 86% · typically 8 days, most 6–10 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2019312 bills
reported 52% · typically 48 days, most 31–73 · 1 amendment · 7 members
201819 bills
reported 95% · typically 7 days, most 7–14 · 0 amendments · 7 members
2017310 bills
reported 51% · typically 45 days, most 28–76 · 6 amendments · 5 members
201623 bills
reported 78% · typically 10 days, most 7–14 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2015291 bills
reported 55% · typically 42 days, most 28–68 · 4 amendments · 5 members
201420 bills
reported 80% · typically 10 days, most 6–11 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2013230 bills
reported 53% · typically 42 days, most 21–60 · 1 amendment · 5 members
201217 bills
reported 59% · typically 8 days, most 6–9 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2011298 bills
reported 56% · typically 52 days, most 36–79 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2009361 bills
reported 60% · typically 42 days, most 24–62 · 0 amendments · 5 members
2007381 bills
reported 53% · typically 39 days, most 19–65 · 0 amendments · 5 members
Bills it was sent
Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2016 Regular Session, newest first.
23 bills
House Bill 4066 · Modifies provisions relating to unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones.
Sent February 18, 2016 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4067 · Provides affirmative defense to public employee and certain nonprofit employee whistleblowers who provide lawfully accessed information to state or federal regulatory agency, law enforcement agency, manager employed by employer or employee's attorney .
Sent February 18, 2016 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4074 · Requires person adjudicated or found responsible except for insanity by juvenile court for act that, if committed by adult, would constitute felony sex crime to report as sex offender if juvenile court or Psychiatric Security Review Board jurisdiction over person ended prior to August 12, 2015, if jurisdiction ended after August 12, 2015, and before the effective date of Act or if ordered by court after hearing.
Sent February 18, 2016 · Reported out after 6 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4142 · Prohibits entity that employs private security providers from using name that implies entity is, or is affiliated with, local, state or federal law enforcement agencies or military.
Sent February 18, 2016 · Reported out after 5 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4128 · Expands crime of obstructing governmental or judicial administration to include engaging in business of notary public or immigration consultant without authorization.
Sent February 12, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4136 · Increases $500,000 limit on noneconomic damages recoverable in wrongful death actions and other statutorily created causes of action to $1.5 million.
Sent February 12, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 20 days
House Bill 4102 · Updates and modernizes certain laws pertaining to intestacy, wills and estate administration.
Sent February 11, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4003 · Extends sunset of Law Enforcement Profiling Work Group to July 1, 2017.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 9 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4073 · Adds secular organizations and current members of Legislative Assembly to list of persons and entities authorized to solemnize marriages.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 16 days · did not pass the Senate
House Bill 4127 · Makes statutory changes to achieve gender neutral language with respect to individuals who are in marital relationship.
Sent February 8, 2016 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4044 · Requires pawnbroker to keep register or record in physical or electronic form and permits pawnbroker to deliver register kept in electronic form to local police agency in electronic form.
Sent February 5, 2016 · Reported out after 17 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
House Bill 4082 · Expands crime of promoting prostitution to include receiving goods, services or other things of value derived from prostitution activity in certain circumstances.
Sent February 5, 2016 · Reported out after 12 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1550 · Directs presiding judges of judicial districts within state to ensure proceedings before grand jury are recorded.
Sent February 1, 2016 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1551 · Authorizes specified reporters to make report to Department of State Police Firearms Unit that person is experiencing mental health emergency and is danger to self or others with firearm.
Sent February 1, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 31 days
Senate Bill 1552 · Establishes Advance Directive Rules Adoption Committee for purpose of adopting by rule form of advance directive to be used in this state.
Sent February 1, 2016 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the Senate
Senate Bill 1553 · Creates new manner of committing crime of assault in the third degree when person with criminal negligence causes serious physical injury to vulnerable user of public way by means of motor vehicle.
Sent February 1, 2016 · Reported out after 16 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 1554 · Enacts Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (2015).
Sent February 1, 2016 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1555 · Allows polygraph test as condition of employment for preemployment screening of law enforcement officers, subject to applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Sent February 1, 2016 · Reported out after 10 days · then passed the Senate, and not the House of Representatives
Senate Bill 1556 · Expands definition of physical injury in Oregon Criminal Code to include physical trauma when injured person is vulnerable victim.
Sent February 1, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 31 days
Senate Bill 1561 · Requires court to consider requiring, and authorizes court to order, person to provide or contribute to financial support of child if court grants custody, guardianship, right of visitation, visitation, contact rights or other rights to person.
Sent February 1, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 31 days
3 more
Senate Bill 1567 · Creates crime of criminal impersonation.
Sent February 1, 2016 · Reported out after 8 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1571 · Directs Department of State Police to adopt rules concerning prioritization of testing untested sexual assault forensic evidence kits.
Sent February 1, 2016 · Reported out after 11 days · then passed the Senate, and became law
Senate Bill 1576 · Prohibits person that manufactures or distributes prescription contact lenses from preventing retailer from advertising or selling prescription contact lenses at price for consumers that is less than price that person sets or specifies.
Sent February 1, 2016 · Stopped in committee after 31 days