HB 4072
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HB 4072 amends ORS 135.010 to exclude holidays, weekends, and court-closed business hours from the 96-hour statutory window for arraigning a defendant who was arrested on an accusatory instrument but released before arraignment. This extends the actual calendar time defendants have to appear in court, shifting docket loads away from non-working periods while delaying formal judicial proceedings.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Official staff analysis states the measure addresses a significant buildup of out-of-custody arraignments after holidays or unexpected closures, which currently results in long, difficult-to-manage arraignment dockets because the existing 96-hour clock runs continuously through non-working days.
Basis: Official analysis · Sources: Staff Measure Summary; Staff Measure Summary
Inferred from cited text; not a stated purpose.
The measure may aim to align statutory timeframes with practical court operations by pausing the countdown during periods when courts are legally or practically unable to conduct proceedings, thereby reducing administrative strain on clerks and judges.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Gain additional calendar days to appear, potentially reducing immediate pretrial stress but delaying case resolution and counsel arrangement.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Experience shifted docket loads with fewer mandatory hearings during or immediately after holidays/closures, requiring calendar and case management adjustments.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Face adjusted scheduling for initiating formal proceedings and managing out-of-custody defendant appearances.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
May see shifts in case intake timing and resource allocation for out-of-custody defendants due to extended pre-arrangement windows.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Fiscal Impact Statement INTRO
Defendants must still appear within the recalculated timeframe; failure to do so may trigger bench warrants or bail forfeiture. Courts will need to adjust scheduling systems and case management software to accurately skip excluded days. No direct fiscal impact is projected for state or local governments, but administrative adjustments to court calendars are required. Access to justice is delayed as defendants await formal charges and counsel arrangement during the extended window.
Basis: Inferred · Sources: Introduced; Fiscal Impact Statement INTRO; Revenue Impact Statement INTRO
Defendants and Court Administrators
A defendant arrested on a Friday afternoon faces a statutory holiday Monday and weekend. Under current law, the 96-hour clock forces an arraignment during a court closure or creates massive backlog. HB 4072 pauses the clock, preventing administrative chaos and ensuring the defendant appears when courts are actually open.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Defendants and Prosecutors
A defendant arrested just before a long statutory holiday could remain out of custody for over two weeks before arraignment, increasing flight risk or allowing continued alleged conduct without immediate judicial oversight.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
inference
Sources · Introduced
The measure trades faster judicial processing and immediate oversight for reduced docket congestion and alignment with court operating hours. Upsides include streamlined court administration and fewer forced closures; downsides include delayed case resolution, extended periods of unmonitored liberty for defendants, and potential scheduling complexities for prosecutors and defense counsel.
Streamlined court administration and fewer forced closures during holidays or weather events.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Staff Measure Summary
Alignment of statutory deadlines with actual court operating hours, reducing administrative strain on clerks and judges.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Delayed case resolution and extended periods of unmonitored liberty for defendants awaiting formal proceedings.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
Scheduling complexities and potential confusion for prosecutors, defense counsel, and defendants tracking the new exclusion-based timeframe.
Basis: Inferred · Source: Introduced
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Introduced bill text posted
Posted Jan 28, 2026, 3:25 PM PST
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Oregon records no individual sponsors.
Presession filing record
Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession filed.
No deeper official pre-number history was found.
House carrier
Representative Willy Chotzen
Third Reading Of House Bills
Senate carrier
Senator James Manning Jr.
Third Reading Of House Measures
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Chapter 45, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.
Governor signed.
President signed.
Speaker signed.
Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed.
Ayes, 28; Excused, 2--Drazan, Girod.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass.
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out · Agenda item 3 · Room HR C · CARRIED OVER FROM THE 02-23-26 MEETING: Excludes specified periods of time from the time period within which a person released from custody must be arraigned.
IS_Impact HB 4072 INTRO
Revenue Impact Statement
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
Public Hearing and Work Session
Heard · Agenda item 3 · Room HR C · Excludes specified periods of time from the time period within which a person released from custody must be arraigned.
IS_Impact HB 4072 INTRO
Revenue Impact Statement
Referred to Judiciary.
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
Third reading. Carried by Chotzen. Passed.
Ayes, 48; Excused, 5--Boice, Hartman, Lewis, Sosa, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 7--Boshart Davis, Bunch, Diehl, Elmer, Gomberg, Nguyen D, Watanabe.
Second reading.
Recommendation: Do pass.
Work Session held.
Work Session
Heard and Reported Out · Agenda item 8 · Room HR B · Excludes specified periods of time from the time period within which a person released from custody must be arraigned.
IS_Impact HB 4072 INTRO
Revenue Impact Statement
Public Hearing held.
Public Hearing
Heard · Agenda item 2 · Room HR B · Excludes specified periods of time from the time period within which a person released from custody must be arraigned.
Referred to Judiciary.
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
“Enrolled bill text posted”
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