HB 2470
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to expand the capacity of the Oregon State Hospital.
Official Summary
Digest: The Act changes laws about mental health findings. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.4). Directs the Oregon Health Authority to expand the capacity of the Oregon State Hospital. Requires certain updates and reports when a defendant has been ordered to engage in community restoration services due to lacking fitness to proceed. Authorizes the release of the defendant's fitness to proceed records upon request in specified circumstances. Authorizes the court to order the defendant to participate in an in-custody jail-based restoration treatment program when the defendant lacks fitness to proceed. Authorizes the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator to establish a program for persons found to lack fitness to proceed and to receive records concerning the defendant. Modifies the criteria for the commitment of an extremely dangerous person with mental illness. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Committee
JACSR
Last Action
In committee upon adjournment.
Invalid Date
Legislative Timeline
House: In committee upon adjournment.
House: Public Hearing held.
House: Referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.
House: Without recommendation as to passage, be referred to Addiction and Community Safety Response, and then to Ways and Means by prior reference.
House: Work Session held.
House: Public Hearing held.
House: Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
House: First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
Story Thread
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