Oregon legislation · 2025 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB2555: Relating to sentencing; and declaring an emergency.
Status: Chaptered, August 7, 2025
Digest: The Act makes changes to a pilot program for family sentencing in court. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Changes the name of the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program to the Family Sentencing Alternative Program. Makes the program permanent. Modifies eligibility requirements for the program to include all sentences for which a defendant is eligible for a downward dispositional departure. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, June 25, 2025:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session House Bill 2555 Sponsored by Representative NELSON, Senator MANNING JR; Representatives ANDERSEN, CHAICHI, CHOTZEN, GRAYBER, KROPF, NGUYEN H, PHAM H, RUIZ, TRAN, Senators FREDERICK, GELSER BLOUIN, GORSEK, PHAM K, PROZANSKI, REYNOLDS (Presession filed.) CHAPTER ................................................. Relating to sentencing; creating new provisions; amending section 1, chapter 673, Oregon Laws 2017; repealing sections 1 and 4, chapter 830, Oregon Laws 2015; and declaring an emergency. FAMILY SENTENCING ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM SECTION 1. (1) The Department of Corrections, in partnership with the circuit court and community corrections agencies of participating counties and the Department of Human Services, shall establish the Family Sentencing Alternative Program. (2) A defendant is eligible for the Family Sentencing Alternative Program if: (a) The defendant's presumptive sentence under the sentencing guidelines of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission is a term of imprisonment in the legal and physical custody of the Department of Corrections of at least one year; and (b) The defendant is pregnant at the time of sentencing or is the parent or legal guardian of a minor child and at the time of the offense or sentencing had physical custody of the child. (3)(a) If the defendant meets the eligibility requirements described in subsection (2) of this section and is eligible for a downward dispositional departure under the rules of the Oregon …
Sponsors
- Travis Nelson (D, 44) · primary sponsor
- Manning Jr., James (D, 7) · primary sponsor
- Farrah Chaichi (D, 35)
- Hai Pham (D, 36)
- Ricardo Ruiz (D, 50)
- Lew Frederick (D, 22)
- Sara Gelser Blouin (D, 8)
- Chris Gorsek (D, 25)
- Katherine Pham (D, 23)
- Floyd Prozanski (D, 4)
- Lisa Reynolds (D, 17)
- Willy Chotzen (D, 46)
Latest actions
- : Chapter 484, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.
- : Governor signed.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed.
- : Second reading.
- : Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
- : Referred to Ways and Means.
- : First reading. Referred to President's desk.
- : Third reading. Carried by Nelson, Chotzen. Passed.
Votes
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Smith DB. Passed. (June 24, 2025): 26 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Third reading. Carried by Nelson, Chotzen. Passed. (June 23, 2025): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
- JWM Committee Vote (June 17, 2025): 21 yea, 1 nay, passed
- HJUD Committee Vote (March 31, 2025): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Judiciary, Public Safety, Ways and Means
Common questions
- What is HB2555?
- HB2555 is a bill in the Oregon Legislature (2025 Legislative Measures): Relating to sentencing; and declaring an emergency.
- What does HB2555 do?
- Digest: The Act makes changes to a pilot program for family sentencing in court. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.4). Changes the name of the Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot Program to the Family Sentencing Alternative Program. Makes the program permanent. Modifies eligibility requirements for the program to include all sentences for which a defendant is eligible for a downward dispositional departure. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
- What is the status of HB2555?
- Chaptered as of August 7, 2025. Latest action: Chapter 484, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025. (August 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB2555?
- Travis Nelson (D, 44), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2555?
- On the Oregon Legislature website: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/2555
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