Oregon 2025R1 Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 373 — Prohibits the Department of Justice from charging officers and agencies of state government for assistance rendered.

Last action — In Senate Committee

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Summary

Digest: The Act says that DOJ may not bill state agencies for legal work. The Act tells DOJ to pay for legal work out of funds given to DOJ for that purpose. The Act says that DOJ may not enter into a union contract that includes billing for legal work. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.4). Prohibits the Department of Justice from charging officers and agencies of state government for assistance rendered. Directs the department to pay for the costs of assistance rendered to officers and agencies of state government out of funds appropriated to the department for that purpose. Becomes operative on July 1, 2027. Provides that the department may not enter into or renew a collective bargaining agreement that permits job classification or evaluation on the basis of hours billed by an attorney. Allows the department to track billable hours only for the purposes of reimbursement.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. In Senate Committee

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 89 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (89)

89 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 373 do?
Digest: The Act says that DOJ may not bill state agencies for legal work. The Act tells DOJ to pay for legal work out of funds given to DOJ for that purpose. The Act says that DOJ may not enter into a union contract that includes billing for legal work. (Flesch Readability Score: 81.4). Prohibits the Department of Justice from charging officers and agencies of state government for assistance rendered. Directs the department to pay for the costs of assistance rendered to officers and agencies of state government out of funds appropriated to the department for that purpose. Becomes operative on July 1, 2027. Provides that the department may not enter into or renew a collective bargaining agreement that permits job classification or evaluation on the basis of hours billed by an attorney. Allows the department to track billable hours only for the purposes of reimbursement.
Who sponsors SB 373?
SB 373 is sponsored by David Brock Smith (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 373?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB 373?
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