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Oregon · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 710: Relating to judicial training.

Enacted 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

SB 710 is a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to judicial training. Primary sponsor: Janeen Sollman (Democratic), Suzanne Weber (Republican), Rep Neron. It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Effective date, January 1, 2026.

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.

</b> </i>] [<i>Requires the Judicial Department to study options for domestic and sexual violence training for judges. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Modifies the enumerated authority of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to include the authority to establish continuing education requirements for state court judges. Directs the State Court Administrator to create continuing education opportunities for judges to meet the requirements established by the Chief Justice. Requires the State Court Administrator to submit a report on the implementation of the judicial continuing education requirements to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2027.</b>

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Janeen SollmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Suzanne WeberPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Rep NeronPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Sara Gelser BlouinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Wlnsvey CamposCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Willy ChotzenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Paul EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Lew FrederickCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Mark GambaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Jason KropfCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Em LevyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Kate LieberCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Travis NelsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Deb PattersonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Floyd ProzanskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Lisa ReynoldsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Kim ThatcherCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“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. Effective date, January 1, 2026.
  2. Chapter 88, 2025 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Speaker signed.
  5. President signed.
  6. Third reading. Carried by Neron. Passed.
  7. Second reading.
  8. Recommendation: Do pass.
  9. Work Session held.
  10. Public Hearing held.
  11. Referred to Judiciary.
  12. First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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