Oregon House Bill 4142

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 15-1)
Status: Failed on March 7 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-07 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The Act restricts pretrial release for persons who commit a new felony sex crime while on pretrial release for a felony sex crime. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.9). Provides that when a person is charged with committing a new felony sex crime while on pretrial release for a felony sex crime, the person is only eligible for release after a hearing during which the court determines whether security release may be denied, and if security release is allowed, the person must deposit the full security amount set by the court. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to pretrial release for felony sex crimes; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Court Boice [R]	Sen. David Smith [R]	Rep. Boomer Wright [R]	Rep. James Hieb [R]
Rep. Virgle Osborne [R]	Rep. Mark Owens [R]	Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson [R]	Rep. Kevin Mannix [R]
Rep. Courtney Neron [D]	Rep. Werner Reschke [R]	Rep. Brian Stout [R]	Sen. Lynn Findley [R]
Sen. Bill Hansell [R]	Sen. Dennis Linthicum [R]	Sen. Kim Thatcher [R]	Sen. Suzanne Weber [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-07	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2024-02-05	House	Referred to Judiciary.
2024-02-05	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/HB4142
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4142/Introduced
Supplement	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureAnalysisDocument/81345