HB 4043
Plain-language analysis
Generated analysis, not an official summary or legal advice. Confirm with linked Oregon documents.
HB 4043 expands state bonding authority for county courthouse renovations, additions, and deferred maintenance subject to county matching funds of at least 50 percent, and extends the deadline for community mental health providers to report defendant noncompliance with fitness restoration services from "immediately" to "within two judicial days."
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The expansion of eligible projects from only unsafe replacements to include renovations and additions suggests a legislative intent to address deferred maintenance or functional obsolescence in existing courthouses. The extension of the reporting deadline implies an administrative burden on providers that necessitated a more feasible timeline.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Can access state funds for courthouse renovations and additions but must provide matching funds of at least 50 percent of estimated costs (at least 75 percent if the project does not include colocation with other state offices). Counties may satisfy matches using property tax revenues, bond proceeds, other moneys, or land credits.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Administers the Oregon Courthouse Capital Construction and Improvement Fund; conducts regular status reviews and review hearings for community restoration defendants; receives noncompliance notifications from service providers within two judicial days.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Subject to statutory maximum time periods for restoration services based on offense severity, with exclusions for noncompliance and absences. Defendants face mandatory evaluation and review hearings at specified intervals.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Must file notice of defendant noncompliance or resumed compliance within two judicial days. The duty to notify may be delegated by the program director to the entity providing services.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
State Treasurer issues Article XI-Q bonds; DAS approves courthouse projects and determines when net proceeds are needed.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Counties must secure matching funds to access state bonding, potentially straining local budgets or delaying projects if matches are unavailable. The land credit option provides flexibility for counties with suitable property assets.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Courts will manage increased administrative requirements for community restoration, including status reviews every 45 days and review hearings every 90 or 180 days depending on offense severity.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Service providers gain a two-day window to report noncompliance, reducing immediate administrative pressure but potentially delaying court awareness of violations.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
The fiscal impact to the state is indeterminate due to unknown demand for bonding authority and varying project costs.
Basis: Stakeholder claim · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
County with obsolete but structurally sound courthouse
A county uses the renovation authority to modernize a functionally inadequate facility, improving security and accessibility. By leveraging land credits and colocation with other state offices, the county meets the 50 percent match requirement and accesses state funds, avoiding the prohibitive cost of a full replacement while upgrading court operations.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
Defendant with serious felony charge
A defendant repeatedly absconds or fails to comply with medication requirements, triggering exclusions that stop the clock on restoration time. The defendant remains in the community under restoration orders for the maximum 24 months without resolution, delaying justice and potentially endangering public safety while the state funds services.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Enrolled
The risk arises from weak enforcement of fund usage restrictions or deliberate misuse of the extended reporting window, not from the text authorizing abuse.
Sources · Enrolled
The measure expands state infrastructure support for courthouse renovations at the cost of higher county matching requirements, while balancing administrative feasibility for service providers against timely court notification for community restoration defendants.
Enables renovation and addition projects that were previously ineligible, addressing deferred maintenance and functional needs.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Provides counties with flexible matching options, including land credits.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Reduces immediate administrative burden on service providers by extending the reporting deadline.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Increases county fiscal burden with mandatory matching funds, potentially excluding counties unable to afford the 50 to 75 percent share.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Delays court awareness of defendant noncompliance by up to two judicial days.
Basis: Bill text · Source: Enrolled
Fiscal impact remains indeterminate, creating uncertainty for state budgeting.
Basis: Stakeholder claim · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement A
The enrolled bill adds Section 4, which amends community restoration reporting requirements, to the courthouse bonding provisions present in the previous version. The previous text only contained the insertion of Section 4; the enrolled text includes Sections 1 through 4, confirming the addition of the community restoration modifications as a distinct provision alongside the existing courthouse bonding authority.
Notification deadline for noncompliance extended from "immediately" to "within two judicial days."
Reduces immediate administrative burden on providers but delays court awareness.
Sources · Enrolled
Delegation of notification duty permitted from community mental health program director to service provider entity.
Increases operational flexibility for providers.
Sources · Enrolled
Tradeoff: The addition of Section 4 introduces a tradeoff between administrative feasibility for service providers and timeliness of court notification, which was not present in the previous version focused solely on courthouse bonding.
high confidence. Analysis is based solely on the enrolled bill text and official supporting analysis documents. No speculation beyond grounded inferences.
Possible effects if adopted; not current bill text.
If adopted, the amendment would impose a one-time, mandatory 120-hour public defense service requirement on private criminal trial attorneys who practiced in Oregon courts during 2026, with a statutory sunset on January 2, 2030. Material consequences include a temporary expansion of the available counsel pool for indigent defendants, administrative oversight duties for the Oregon State Bar and Public Defense Commission, and uncompensated time commitments for affected attorneys.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The text targets private practitioners who actively litigated in 2026 and mandates a fixed hour requirement paired with commission-provided training, suggesting a policy goal to rapidly mobilize experienced legal capacity for public defense during a specific window without enacting permanent rulemaking or fee structures.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Faces a mandatory service obligation and must track compliance through the Oregon State Bar.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Assumes administrative enforcement duties to verify hour completion and manage the mandate's implementation.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Bears responsibility for developing and delivering targeted training curriculum to prepare attorneys for the requirement.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Could experience increased access to experienced private counsel during the mandate period, while counties and state agencies remain unaffected by this specific provision.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Attorneys would need to allocate approximately 120 hours of uncompensated time between adoption and December 31, 2029, potentially disrupting existing caseloads or requiring practice adjustments.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
The Oregon State Bar would need to establish tracking and verification mechanisms for compliance.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
The Public Defense Commission would incur costs and logistical demands to design and deliver the required training curriculum.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Eligibility for the mandate is strictly limited by the 2026 appearance criterion, creating a fixed cohort rather than an open-ended requirement. Enforcement relies on bar reporting rather than judicial oversight.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Indigent defendants and courts
The mandate successfully channels hundreds of experienced private attorneys into complex indigent defense cases, dramatically reducing court backlogs and improving representation quality for low-income defendants across multiple counties during the 2026–2029 window.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Private attorneys and public defense system
Attorneys rush to complete hours under tight deadlines, resulting in superficial or poorly supervised representation; simultaneously, the Public Defense Commission lacks capacity to deliver adequate training, leaving mandated attorneys unprepared for complex public defense work while facing compliance penalties.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
The text legally permits mandatory service but does not define verification thresholds, creating room for duty creep or box-checking if oversight is inadequate.
Sources · Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
The measure trades a targeted, temporary surge in experienced private counsel for indigent defendants against the administrative burden and professional disruption of imposing an uncompensated service mandate on a specific cohort of practitioners. Upsides include rapid capacity expansion without permanent structural changes or new taxation. Downsides include compliance tracking costs, potential attorney burnout or practice strain, and risks to representation quality if training or oversight proves inadequate.
Rapidly increases available legal capacity for public defense without permanent structural changes; leverages existing bar expertise.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Creates compliance tracking costs for OSB/OPDC, imposes uncompensated time commitments on attorneys, and risks inconsistent service quality if training or oversight is inadequate.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
high confidence. Analysis is strictly grounded in the supplied proposed amendment text. All impacts are explicitly framed as conditional on adoption. No external assumptions or enacted-law references are used.
The proposed amendment establishes offense-based maximum durations for community restoration services, mandates strict judicial review schedules and evaluations, excludes periods of defendant noncompliance or absence from the service clock, and changes a community mental health provider’s notice deadline for noncompliance from “immediately” to “within two judicial days,” while allowing delegation of that reporting duty.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment; Staff Measure Summary A
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment imposes rigid time caps, mandatory court reviews, and clock-exclusion rules for nonengagement, suggesting an aim to prevent indefinite restoration orders while ensuring defendants actively participate in treatment; the reporting delay and delegation provision likely aims to reduce administrative burdens on providers.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment; Staff Measure Summary A
Subject to strict time limits, mandatory evaluations, and clock pauses for noncompliance; faces predictable case timelines that may accelerate resolution or trigger dismissal if caps are reached.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Required to conduct frequent status reviews, hearing schedules, and evaluate progress against a new statutory standard; increased administrative workload for tracking exclusions and extensions.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Granted delegation authority for reporting but must track compliance meticulously to avoid incorrect clock exclusions; relieved of immediate notification burden.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment; Staff Measure Summary A
Face predictable timelines that may accelerate case resolution or trigger dismissal if caps are reached without restoration; must adjust litigation strategy to new review schedules.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Courts must schedule status reviews every 45 days, review hearings every 90 or 180 days depending on offense severity, and evaluations every 180 days.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Providers have up to two judicial days to report noncompliance and may delegate this duty.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Noncompliance periods are excluded from the restoration clock, potentially extending total calendar time even if service days cap out.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Eligibility for state courthouse bonding is expanded but remains indeterminate in fiscal impact.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Revenue Impact Statement A
Defendant with low-level offense
Completes restoration within the 90-day cap and avoids prolonged case limbo or institutional costs.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Defendant with chronic noncompliance or provider reporting delay
Repeatedly misses treatment but technically appears for court, exploiting exclusion rules to indefinitely delay restoration; or a provider’s delayed reporting misses a critical window where immediate clinical intervention is required.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
The text legally permits administrative flexibility and clock pauses for documented nonengagement; however, insufficient judicial verification or provider misclassification could transform lawful exclusions into de facto indefinite detention or treatment avoidance.
Sources · Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
The measure balances preventing indefinite community restoration orders against ensuring active treatment participation by pausing the clock for noncompliance and allowing administrative flexibility in reporting. Upsides include predictable timelines, reduced provider administrative burden, and clearer judicial oversight. Downsides include potential manipulation of exclusion rules, delayed intervention due to extended reporting windows, and increased court workload for mandatory reviews.
Predictable case timelines reduce indefinite restoration orders and institutional costs.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Delegated reporting reduces administrative burden on community mental health programs.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary A
Extended reporting window may delay critical clinical intervention.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Mandatory review schedules and clock-exclusion tracking increase court administrative workload.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
high confidence. Analysis is grounded exclusively in the supplied proposed amendment text, fiscal/revenue statements, and staff summaries. No legislative intent or enacted status is assumed.
If adopted, the amendment would impose a one-time, mandatory 120-hour public defense service requirement on private trial attorneys who practiced in Oregon courts in 2026, require the Oregon Public Defense Commission to provide training for this work, and sunset the provision in January 2030. It creates a new regulatory obligation without establishing a centralized tracking system or dedicated funding, shifting compliance costs to individual practitioners and administrative burdens to state agencies.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment may aim to address public defense staffing shortages or court backlogs by leveraging experienced private counsel through a time-limited mandate.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Must complete 120 hours of qualifying public defense work by December 31, 2029, subject to OSB verification.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Must enforce the requirement, likely developing tracking mechanisms and compliance protocols without explicit statutory guidance on methodology.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Must fund and deliver criminal defense training to prepare attorneys for the requirement, creating an unfunded or unspecified administrative obligation.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
May experience increased availability of private counsel in public defense matters, potentially reducing trial delays, though case matching logistics are not addressed.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Attorneys must track and verify 120 hours within a roughly three-and-a-half-year window, requiring clear definitions of qualifying work and compliance documentation.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
The OSB will need to establish enforcement procedures, potentially increasing bar association administrative costs or requiring rulemaking.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
OPDC training provision creates a logistical obligation; without dedicated funding, resources may be diverted from existing programs.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
The one-time cohort limitation (2026 practitioners) prevents perpetual expansion of the mandate but limits long-term systemic impact.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Defendants and courts
A sudden, coordinated deployment of thousands of private attorneys rapidly fills critical public defender vacancies during a statewide caseload crisis, preventing constitutional right-to-counsel violations and eliminating trial backlogs.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Private trial attorneys and state agencies
OSB tracking failures or ambiguous compliance standards lead to widespread license suspensions for attorneys who cannot verify hours; OPDC training is underfunded or misaligned with actual court needs, creating a costly compliance burden with no practical utility.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
The text legally permits the OSB and OPDC to define qualifying services and training standards. Weak enforcement or ambiguous definitions could allow attorneys to misclassify private civil work as public defense hours, or enable providers to bill counties for unperformed training. Duty creep may occur if agencies expand tracking requirements beyond the amendment's scope without legislative authorization.
Sources · Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Mandating 120 hours of public defense work from a specific cohort of private attorneys trades increased representation capacity and reduced court backlogs against significant compliance costs, potential attorney attrition, and administrative burdens on state agencies. Upsides include immediate expansion of defense counsel availability; downsides include unquantified financial strain on practitioners and lack of dedicated funding or tracking infrastructure.
Immediate expansion of defense counsel availability without creating new permanent state positions.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Reduced trial delays and improved access to representation for indigent defendants.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Unquantified financial and time burdens on individual practitioners who must forego private income or absorb direct expenses.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
Administrative strain on the OSB and OPDC due to unspecified tracking, enforcement, and training costs.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -3 — proposed amendment
medium confidence. The amendment text is explicit regarding obligations and timelines, but lacks implementation details, funding mechanisms, or stakeholder data. Impacts depend on agency rulemaking and practitioner response rates.
If adopted, the measure would establish fixed statutory time limits and mandatory judicial review schedules for defendants receiving community-based mental health restoration services to regain fitness to proceed, while simultaneously expanding state bonding authority to fund courthouse renovations and additions. It replaces an immediate notification requirement with a two-judicial-day window and allows delegation of that reporting duty to service providers.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment; Fiscal Impact Statement A; Staff Measure Summary A
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment likely aims to prevent indefinite community restoration periods by imposing statutory caps while providing courts with structured, progress-based extension mechanisms, and to reduce administrative friction for mental health programs by clarifying notification timelines and delegation authority.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Subject to fixed maximum restoration periods tied to offense severity, mandatory fitness evaluations, and strict compliance requirements. Absences, custody time, or violations will pause the restoration clock rather than count toward the statutory cap.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Must schedule regular status reviews, review hearings, and fitness evaluations within specified timelines. Must adjudicate extension petitions based on clear evidence of progress and available services, requiring dedicated judicial time and standardized reporting protocols.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Bear responsibility for tracking defendant compliance, submitting detailed progress reports to courts every 45 days, and notifying courts of noncompliance or resumed compliance within two judicial days. The measure explicitly permits delegation of the notification duty from the program director to the service provider entity.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Affected by the separate courthouse bonding provision allowing renovations and additions to circuit courthouses. Counties must provide matching local funds of at least 50% of total estimated project costs for state bond-funded projects, creating new capital planning obligations.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Staff Measure Summary A
Defendants must maintain strict attendance and medication compliance; unexcused absences or violations will trigger clock stops, potentially accelerating case resolution but risking trial while medically unstable if extensions are denied.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Providers must implement tracking systems to meet the two-judicial-day reporting window and generate 45-day progress reports detailing services provided and additional needs.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Courts must allocate judicial resources for mandatory reviews, extension hearings within 30 days of petition, and fitness evaluations every 180 days (or 90 days for lower-level offenses).
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Fiscal impact for courthouse bonding is indeterminate and dependent on county participation and project scope; the restoration provisions carry no direct fiscal impact per official analysis.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Staff Measure Summary A
Defendant with complex, treatment-resistant mental health condition
The defendant receives the full 24-month restoration period through structured, court-monitored extensions. Clear evidence of progress is documented at each hearing, allowing successful reintegration into the community and avoidance of prolonged pretrial detention in a correctional facility.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Defendant with severe, treatment-resistant symptoms
The defendant fails to meet the 'clear evidence of progress' standard for an extension. The statutory clock expires, and the court proceeds to trial or dismisses charges while the defendant remains unfit, potentially resulting in inadequate representation, release without adequate safeguards, or rapid recidivism.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
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Sources · Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
The measure trades indefinite community restoration for fixed statutory time limits and structured judicial oversight, which promotes case resolution and resource predictability but risks prematurely terminating treatment for defendants who require longer periods to regain fitness.
Reduces pretrial detention costs by prioritizing community-based treatment with clear expiration dates.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Provides courts and providers with predictable timelines, mandatory review schedules, and explicit extension criteria.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Expands courthouse funding flexibility by allowing state bonds for renovations and additions, subject to county matching funds.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Staff Measure Summary A
May force trials or dismissals for defendants who remain medically unfit when statutory caps expire, despite ongoing treatment needs.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Imposes administrative burdens on courts to schedule frequent reviews and adjudicate extension petitions, and on providers to track compliance and generate detailed reports.
Basis: Official analysis · Source: Amendment -2 — proposed amendment
Creates indeterminate fiscal exposure for counties requiring 50% matching funds for courthouse projects, with no guaranteed state reimbursement levels.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Staff Measure Summary A
high confidence. Analysis is grounded exclusively in the supplied proposed amendment text, introduced bill text, and official fiscal/staff summaries. No enacted status or external speculation is applied.
If adopted, the amendment would impose statutory time limits and structured judicial oversight on community-based mental health restoration for criminal defendants found unfit to proceed, while relaxing immediate court notification requirements for treatment noncompliance to a two-judicial-day window and permitting delegation of that reporting duty. Material consequences include standardized restoration periods tied to offense severity, mandatory periodic fitness evaluations, strict exclusions from time calculations for custody or noncompliance, and shifted administrative burdens that may delay judicial awareness of treatment breakdowns while providing clearer due process boundaries for defendants and providers.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment; Fiscal Impact Statement A; Staff Measure Summary A; Staff Measure Summary A; Staff Measure Summary A
Official sources do not state why this measure was proposed.
Sponsor testimony, staff summaries, committee materials, or statutory findings may explain it.
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The amendment likely aims to balance due process and public safety by preventing indefinite community restoration without judicial oversight, while reducing administrative friction for providers through a brief reporting window and delegation authority.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Subject to fixed maximum restoration periods tied to offense severity, mandatory periodic evaluations, and strict time exclusions for noncompliance or custody.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Gained authority to delegate notification duties and a two-judicial-day reporting window, but face stricter compliance tracking and documentation requirements to justify extensions.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Must conduct regular status reviews, rule on extension petitions within 30 days, calculate time exclusions precisely, and manage increased scheduling demands.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Bear the burden of proof for extensions and must monitor compliance and progress to support or oppose restoration continuations.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Providers must meticulously track attendance, medication adherence, and treatment engagement. Courts will need dedicated scheduling infrastructure for frequent reviews. Defendants face stricter accountability with noncompliance pausing the restoration clock.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Courts must hold hearings within 30 days of extension petitions. Providers must file notices within two judicial days of compliance changes. Defendants must make documented reasonable efforts toward fitness.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Official sources indicate indeterminate fiscal impact for bonding provisions and no direct fiscal impact for reporting requirements, implying costs shift to existing court and community mental health budgets.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Fiscal Impact Statement A; Staff Measure Summary A
Restoration eligibility remains tied to fitness-to-proceed statutes but now operates within rigid temporal boundaries that may limit access to extended treatment for complex cases.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Strict time caps and exclusion rules require precise judicial monitoring of custody status, release conditions, and treatment participation, potentially increasing docket complexity.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The two-day reporting window may delay judicial awareness of treatment breakdowns, affecting public safety or defendant health, while rigid caps could force premature trial proceedings if restoration stalls.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Criminal defendants found unfit to proceed
A defendant with a complex trauma history and a non-violent felony receives exactly 24 months of structured, court-monitored restoration without arbitrary delays, culminating in a clear fitness determination that allows trial or dismissal and prevents years of legal limbo.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Criminal defendants found unfit to proceed
A defendant with severe, treatment-resistant psychosis fails to make reasonable efforts due to undiagnosed medical barriers; the court excludes noncompliance days from the clock, but the strict 24-month cap forces a premature fitness hearing where the defendant is deemed unfit and faces immediate trial or extended secure placement without adequate restoration time.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The gap between permitted administrative flexibility and strict judicial oversight creates opportunities for procedural manipulation if compliance standards are inconsistently applied or medically contextualized.
Sources · Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
The measure trades administrative flexibility and immediate judicial oversight for predictable timelines and structured provider reporting, which may improve system efficiency but risks delaying critical interventions or forcing premature legal resolutions when restoration stalls. Upsides include reduced provider burden and clearer due process boundaries; downsides include potential gaps in monitoring treatment breakdowns and rigid caps that may not account for complex clinical needs.
Standardized timelines reduce arbitrary detention-like conditions in the community and provide defendants with clear procedural expectations.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Delegation authority and a brief reporting window reduce administrative friction for community mental health programs.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Delayed notification windows may allow treatment breakdowns to persist unchecked, increasing public safety risks or defendant health deterioration.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
Rigid time caps may force premature fitness hearings for defendants with complex or treatment-resistant conditions, potentially resulting in inadequate restoration.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Amendment -1 — proposed amendment
high confidence. The amendment text is explicit regarding time limits, review schedules, exclusions, and notification changes. Fiscal and procedural impacts are directly traceable to the provided legislative documents.
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Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed.
LC 256 draft
Date printed on LC draft: January 9, 2026
LC 256 became HB 4043
Mapping document posted: January 13, 2026 at 1:18 AM PST
LC0256_DRAFT_2026_Regular_Session
House Interim Committee on Judiciary introduction work session
Committee meeting: January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM PST
HR F
Committee introduction motion
Committee meeting: January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM PST
A motion was made to adopt the listed legislative concepts as committee bills.
Official vote: ANDERSEN, CHAICHI, LEWIS, MANNIX, TRÂN, CHOTZEN,
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Representative Pam Marsh
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Representative Court Boice
Third Reading Of House Bills · Version A
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Senator David Brock Smith
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Chapter 33, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.
Governor signed.
President signed.
Speaker signed.
Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed.
Ayes, 27; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Hayden.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.
Staff Measure Summary · Version A
Referred to Ways and Means.
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
Third reading. Carried by Boice, Marsh. Passed.
Ayes, 53; Absent, 1--Tran; Excused, 2--Hartman, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 4--Chotzen, Diehl, Lewis, Smith G.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass.
Staff Measure Summary · Version A
Revenue Impact Statement · Version A
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out · Agenda item 7 · Room HR 40 · Relating to courts (Senator Brock Smith, carrier)
Returned to Full Committee.
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out · Agenda item 2 · Room HR G · Relating to courts
Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.
House Amendments to Introduced bill text posted
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out with Amendments · Agenda item 3 · Room HR B · Authorizes the State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q general obligation bonds to finance renovation or expansion of courthouses.
Amendment -3 proposed
Amendment -2 adopted
IS_Impact HB 4043 2
Revenue Impact Statement
Public Hearing held.
Public Hearing
Heard · Agenda item 3 · Room HR B · Authorizes the State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q general obligation bonds to finance renovation or expansion of courthouses.
Amendment -3 proposed
Amendment -2 proposed
Amendment -1 proposed
Public Hearing held.
Public Hearing
Heard · Agenda item 2 · Room HR B · Authorizes the State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q general obligation bonds to finance renovation or expansion of courthouses.
Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
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On page 1 of the printed bill, line 2, after “1.184” insert “and section 45, 2 chapter 559, Oregon Laws 2025”. 3 On page 3, after line 27, insert: 4 “SECTION 4. Section 45, chapter 559,
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2 Laws 2025”. 3 On page 3, after line 27, insert: 4 “ SECTION 4. Section 45, chapter 559, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to read: 5 “ Sec. 45. (1) For purposes of this section, the purpos
gon Laws 2025”. 3 On page 3, after line 27, insert: 4 “SECTION 4. Section 45, chapter 559, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to 5 read: 6 “ Sec. 45. (1) For purposes of this section, the pur
gon Laws 2025”. 3 On page 3, after line 27, insert: 4 “SECTION 4. Section 45, chapter 559, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to 5 read: 6 “ Sec. 45. (1) For purposes of this section, the pur
gon Laws 2025”. 3 On page 3, after line 27, insert: 4 “SECTION 4. Section 45, chapter 559, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to 5 read: 6 “ Sec. 45. (1) For purposes of this section, the pur
AN ACT Relating to courts; amending ORS 1.181, 1.183 and 1.184 and section 45, chapter 559, Oregon Laws 2025. Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon: SECTION 1. ORS 1.181 is
services to the defendant, with the goal of restoring their fitness to proceed. House Bill 2005 (2025) (enacted in Chapter 559, Oregon Laws 2025) significantly modified this p
goal of restoring their fitness to proceed. House Bill 2005 (2025) (enacted in Chapter 559, Oregon Laws 2025) significantly modified this process, in part by establishing time limits and r
ices in the community (often called “community restoration”). Under Section 45, Chapter 559, Oregon Laws 2025, a community restoration services provider for criminal defendants who are unde
ment of bond-related costs, as defined in ORS 286A.816. SECTION 4. Section 45, chapter 559, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to read: Sec. 45. (1) For purposes of this section, the purpose of
nt of bond-related costs, as defined in ORS 286A.816. 36 SECTION 4. Section 45, chapter 559, Oregon Laws 2025, is amended to read: 37 Sec. 45. (1) For purposes of this section, the purpose
“Chapter 33, (2026 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2027.”
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