HB 4043 — Relating to courts.

83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session A-EngrossedEnrolled House Bill 4043 Ordered by the House February 18 Including House Amendments dated February 18 Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00.

Presession filed (at the request of House InterimIn- terim Committee on Judiciary for Representative Jason Kropf) SUMMARYCHAPTER The................................................. following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly.

ItAN isACT anRelating editor’sto briefcourts; statement of the essential features of the measure.

The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability standards.

Digest:

The Act lets the State Treasurer issue bonds to pay to expand or renovate courthouses.

The Act also changes who has to notify the court, and when, if a defendant found unfit to proceed is not complying with CRS.

(Flesch Readability Score:

65.5).

[Digest:

The Act lets the State Treasurer issue bonds to pay to expand or renovate courthouses.

(Flesch Readability Score:

61.8).] Authorizes the State Treasurer to issue Article XI-Q general obligation bonds to finance reno- vation or expansion of courthouses.

Directs the community mental health program director to notify the court within two judicial days when a defendant found unfit to proceed is not complying with community res- toration services.

Authorizes the director to delegate the duty to the entity providing the services.

A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to courts;

and [(iii)] (C) Replacing the courthouse creates an opportunity for colocation of the court with other NOTE:state offices;

Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new;

matter [italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.

New sections are in boldfaced type.

LC 256 A-Eng.

HB 4043 state offices;

Enrolled House Bill 4043 (HB 4043-A) Page 1 (C) The renovated or expanded courthouse would significantly improve the court facility, according to criteria adopted by the Chief Justice;

(b)(A) An agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection for a courthouse replacement project under ORS 1.181 (3) or a courthouse improvement project under ORS 1.181 (4) may include a requirement that the county transfer to the Oregon Courthouse Capital Construction and Improvement Fund an amount not less than 50 percent of the total estimated costs of a project [2]funded A-Eng.with bonds issued pursuant to ORS 1.181 or section 10, chapter 685, Oregon Laws 2015, with respect to the courthouse or portions of a courthouse that are the subject of the agreement.

HB 4043 funded with bonds issued pursuant to ORS 1.181 or section 10, chapter 685, Oregon Laws 2015, with respect to the courthouse or portions of a courthouse that are the subject of the agreement.

Enrolled House Bill 4043 (HB 4043-A) Page 2 (b) The intergovernmental agreement grants the state the exclusive right to control and use the courthouse or portions of the courthouse for a term that is at least equal to the term during which the bonds issued pursuant to ORS 1.181 and section 10, chapter 685, Oregon Laws 2015, will remain outstanding.

The time period may be extended by the court [3]as A-Eng.described in subsection (3) of this section by additional increments of 90 days, to up to a total of 365 days.

HB 4043 as described in subsection (3) of this section by additional increments of 90 days, to up to a total of 365 days.

The time period may be extended by the court as de- scribed in subsection (3) of this section by additional increments of six months, to up to a total of 18 months.

The time periodpe- riod may be extended by the court as described in subsection (3) of this section by additional incrementsin- crements of six months, to up to a total of 24 months.

Enrolled House Bill 4043 (HB 4043-A) Page 3 (d) The court may extend the community restoration period if the court finds:

[4](e) A-Eng.A period of time during which the defendant fails to make reasonable efforts toward gaining or regaining fitness to proceed, as determined by the court;

HB 4043 (e) A period of time during which the defendant fails to make reasonable efforts toward gaining or regaining fitness to proceed, as determined by the court;

(d) If the most serious offense in the charging instrument is a violation, a Class B or Class C misdemeanor or a Class A misdemeanor other than a person Class A misdemeanor, the court shall order that an updated evaluation, to determine whether the defendant has gained or regained fitness to proceed, be conducted and a report submitted to the court prior to the review hearing occurring 90 days after the order to engage in community restoration services is entered.

(e) [A community restoration services provider shall immediately notify the court] The community mental health program director, or the entity providing community restoration services to the defendant, if the director delegates the duty to the entity, shall file notice with the court within two judicial days following the defendant’s noncompliance with taking or receiving, or verbal refusal to take or receive, prescribed medications, or any other noncompliance or unexcused Enrolled House Bill 4043 (HB 4043-A) Page 4 absence from community restoration services treatment.

[5]Passed by House March 3, 2026 Received by Governor:

........................M.,........................................................., 2026 .....................................................Approved:....................

Timothy G.

Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House ........................M.,........................................................., 2026 ..................................................................................

Julie Fahey, Speaker of House ..................................................................................