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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2233: Relating to public safety; declaring an emergency.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2233 is a bill introduced in the Oregon House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to public safety; declaring an emergency. Primary sponsor: Tawna Sanchez (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 28, 2025): In committee upon adjournment.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish a program to provide legal services to assist adults in custody who are serving sentences at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Directs the commission to grant funds to the Oregon Justice Resource Center for purposes of the program. Directs the commission and center to evaluate the program and report to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to corrections no later than September 15, 2026. Sunsets December 31, 2027. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tawna SanchezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Tom AndersenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Sara Gelser BlouinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Farrah ChaichiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Willy ChotzenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Lisa FragalaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Susan McLainCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Hai PhamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Kathleen TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Jules WaltersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Sen WoodsCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. In committee upon adjournment.
  2. Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
  3. Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
  4. Work Session held.
  5. Public Hearing held.
  6. Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
  7. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source