Bill Sponsor
Oregon House Bill 2005
Session 2025R1
Relating to behavioral health; and declaring an emergency.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jul 24, 2025
Sponsors
First Action
Jun 12, 2025
Latest Action
Aug 13, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2005
State
Oregon
Session
2025R1
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Summary
Describes when a person is in need of treatment because the person is a danger to self, a danger to others, unable to provide for basic personal needs or has a chronic mental disorder. Describes the evidence that the court may consider when determining whether a person is in need of treatment because the person is a danger to self, a danger to others, unable to provide for basic personal needs or has a chronic mental disorder. Modifies the diversion from commitment process. Creates a new procedure for determining when a person is incapacitated for purposes of a declaration for mental health treatment. Modifies the declaration for mental health treatment form. Describes when a declaration for mental health treatment obviates the need for involuntary treatment. Modifies provisions regarding the sharing of information regarding certain persons receiving mental health treatment. Includes certain attempted criminal conduct in the types of criminal conduct for which a person may be committed as an extremely dangerous person with mental illness. Directs the Judicial Department to collect and analyze data regarding tribal and state interactions relating to certain involuntary treatment of tribal members. Establishes the Task Force on the Intersection of Tribal and State Forensic Behavioral Health. Establishes maximum periods of commitment and community restoration services for criminal defendants determined to lack fitness to proceed. Establishes procedures for requesting extensions to the maximum periods up to a specified total time period. Sunsets the maximum periods on January 1, 2028. Modifies the process for court determinations on fitness to proceed. Specifies what the court may consider when making the determination and procedures for the hearing on the determination. Directs the court to determine, upon finding a defendant to lack fitness to proceed, whether the defendant may only be discharged to certain secure facilities. Modifies the process by which a committed defendant, determined to no longer require a hospital level of care, is discharged to other placements. Establishes procedures for objecting to proposed placements and court procedures when no placements are identified. Requires local governments to allow, within an urban growth boundary, siting of residential treatment facilities, residential treatment homes or crisis stabilization centers within additional land use zones. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Health Authority for the Behavioral Health Division for payments made to community mental health programs for civil commitments. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the Oregon Public Defense Commission for providing public defense to financially eligible persons in civil commitment proceedings. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
08/13/2025
House
Chapter 559, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 24, 2025.
07/24/2025
House
Governor signed.
06/30/2025
Senate
President signed.
06/30/2025
House
Speaker signed.
06/27/2025
House
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.
06/26/2025
Senate
Vote explanation(s) filed by Gelser Blouin.
06/26/2025
Senate
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed.
06/26/2025
Senate
Second reading.
06/26/2025
Senate
(Amendments distributed.)
06/26/2025
Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed C-Eng.)
06/26/2025
Senate
Work Session held.
06/25/2025
Senate
Referred to Ways and Means.
06/25/2025
Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
06/25/2025
House
Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed.
06/24/2025
House
Second reading.
06/23/2025
House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
06/20/2025
House
Work Session held.
06/20/2025
House
Returned to Full Committee.
06/20/2025
House
Work Session held.
06/18/2025
House
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
06/18/2025
House
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
06/18/2025
House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
06/17/2025
House
Work Session held.
06/16/2025
House
Public Hearing held.
06/12/2025
House
Referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response.
06/12/2025
House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Sources
Record Created
Jun 12, 2025 3:08:47 AM
Record Updated
Sep 25, 2025 1:26:17 PM