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- Senate Bill 95: The committee adopted a motion by Senator Thatcher to recommend SB 95 for passage and to refer the bill to the Committee on Ways and Means by prior reference. Vice Chair Acher and Chair Prozanski recorded \"aye\" during the voice vote and the motion carried.

- Senate Bill 96: The committee adopted the dash-1 amendment and then moved SB 96, as amended, to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and referral to Ways and Means. Recorded \"aye\" votes during the final motion included Senator Roberts, Senator Galser (name listed in record), Senator Manning, Senator McLean, Vice Chair Thatcher and Senator Koski; the motion carried.

- Senate Bill 97: The committee adopted the dash-2 amendment (the dash-1 had been adopted earlier) and moved SB 97, as amended, to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. A roll-call portion of the record shows multiple senators voiced \"aye\" and the motion carried.

- Senate Bill 179: The committee adopted the dash-1 amendment clarifying references to equine and application dates and moved SB 179 as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.

- Senate Bill 548: The committee moved SB 548 (raising the marriageable age to 18 and repealing the 17-year parental-consent provision) to the floor with a due-pass recommendation; the record shows a roll-call with multiple \"aye\" votes and the motion carried. The chair designated two senators to carry the bill on the floor.

The committee recorded the adoption of amendments and due-pass recommendations; votes were by voice and multiple senators are listed in the transcript as having voted \"aye.\" The committee took no final floor action itself; bills were referred as noted to Ways and Means or placed on the floor as committee-carried measures.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Committee On Judiciary 03/03/2025 3:00 PM","oneSentenceSummary","During a March 3 work session the Senate Judiciary Committee approved due-pass recommendations or adopted amendments for a series of bills affecting judges, salaries, marriage-license fees, liability for recreational land use and minimum marriage age; most items were sent to the floor or to Ways and Means with committee amendments.","taxTitle","Judiciary, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",17923,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6302724,"Albany woman urges changes to intestate probate process after contested appointment; committee hears concerns",110,108000,218000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2476470-afe8fa2e3147a6bc4e3198c793236fc7&start=108&end=218","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2476470-afe8fa2e3147a6bc4e3198c793236fc7/thumbnail_108000.jpg","/articles/6302724/Oregon/Albany-woman-urges-changes-to-intestate-probate-process-after-contested-appointment-committee-hears-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6302724-38b4972bd9cc26f760dc0239788e6dcf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770512816&Signature=MdZEUzWxp6zy1Mge6rf~VKb4aZAF0ZMH~UXyriUDCcCYg3XftLyUUg7xpESBgzYOXepAq3jYvyADjEeXRZft0hpm6H3QxzwifV9D80sx0K8ODNEccFiMzGI0YjUfaitbWLi3G9XmszgR41VkGNIlDFjdDVJ3ARuJ6mlyQnb2yZ4IcnywlHrPA5dR~KSt~rnRbIIG3NJnoumDN9wcZG3cOG2WZet4-EMghzPOHKZztO-frkkaRuzYNiQKZcqb6WXkHADm~KLbIeKlAWpJ4wE7hqIk9NdT54B-NOIVdvYojc2G15hN5hlkWwropw92xuln5jF3TFvYIzF-9QO98pdKww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kimberly Sullivan of Albany told the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3 that the current intestate probate process allowed a distant relative to secure an intestate personal‑representative appointment in 15 days despite a will excluding that person, and that the court overlooked evidence contradicting the intestate claim.

Sullivan said her mother's estate proceedings began after the decedent died in 2017 and that a distant relative filed for intestate probate even though a will existed naming a different executor. She testified that an attorney for the intestate filer did not disclose a certified letter signed by the executor and that a judge approved the intestate PR appointment within 15 days, after which the distant relative and relatives forcibly accessed the decedent's residence and removed property.

Sullivan said it took more than a month of litigation to reverse the appointment and more than two years for the estate to be finally settled in November 2019; she said the process generated substantial attorney fees and that bond requirements imposed by the judge \"meant nothing\" until the probate court process was completed. She said she filed complaints with the Oregon State Bar and the Professional Liability Fund but said the PLF concluded the attorney \"did not have actual knowledge that there was a will\" and that the Bar found no wrongdoing.

Tisha, the staff member who gave the committee overview, told the committee Senate Bill 744 would require a person who petitions for appointment of a personal representative to make a reasonable attempt to locate and notify persons of higher priority than the proposed personal representative; the measure applies to decedents' estates commenced on or after the bill's effective date.

Sullivan said she would submit a list of proposed amendments and guardrails to committee staff for consideration. The committee closed the public hearing on SB 744 and did not take a committee vote during the session.","A witness told the Senate Judiciary Committee that current intestate probate practice permitted a distant relative to be appointed personal representative within 15 days and that additional statutory guardrails and waiting periods are needed to protect decedents' written wishes.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6302730,"Judges and justice of the peace urge committee to let counties include county seats in justice court districts",782,555000,1337000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2476470-afe8fa2e3147a6bc4e3198c793236fc7&start=555&end=1337","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2476470-afe8fa2e3147a6bc4e3198c793236fc7/thumbnail_555000.jpg","/articles/6302730/Oregon/Judges-and-justice-of-the-peace-urge-committee-to-let-counties-include-county-seats-in-justice-court-districts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6302730-9a1319d719fb56c703c7cf694fc04086/orig.mp4?Expires=1770512816&Signature=Jccgryooi5A3jGlOmzll0d3nWKAdlQjmyVLh8x4Ngy9WctByswQf1NsCp3Vxc-9acJTpkB6TE-Co6J~odsILDh7ErJieLMHT9VFIxe-zLj8jMovZ5oNl7Dr8OTdgGm2NVt6kDeLSLL1WvXRYC~fgrXhHjBrHU~3OAlf9uD9gO1e0cTUYnpR9vnZXAtdDrRhFiiFcmaIaelghArgRsbhq8erG5g0f8E-cA2qTAwqnjcjDJebubJ~-U~zdGNfk-0eG7VP9dPC63rUeUnhfxeNc424whGTZNXFOiFQnNW9rFq7k8nVP-cur~c9i-dz1Jmgf9XzZZoWSXvFkU9X6wpHVXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 913 would eliminate certain geographic limitations on justice court districts and allow counties to include the county seat or cities where circuit courts operate when establishing justice of the peace districts, witnesses told the Senate Committee on Judiciary on March 3.

Justin Kidd, the elected justice of the peace for Marion County, said the current statute bars roughly 140,000 Salem residents from voting for the justice of the peace or serving on justice-court juries despite being subject to the court's jurisdiction for many violations and civil matters. Kidd told the committee that the mismatch between who is subject to justice-court jurisdiction and who can vote in justice-court matters raises constitutional concerns and practical access problems.

Julia Britton, presiding judge of Beaverton Municipal Court and president of the Oregon Judges Association, testified in support on behalf of judges statewide. Britton said the current law disenfranchises large population groups in multiple counties (she cited Washington, Deschutes, Lane and Marion counties as examples) and that the legislature did not intend to exclude such large swaths of residents when the statute was written.

Judge Kidd also described operational consequences: justice courts are limited in where they may use county facilities, which can reduce access to accessible, transit‑served locations and create problems if a court building is rendered unusable by emergency. He said the bill does not change the court's jurisdictional authority; it would only allow county commissioners to include residents of the county seat in Justice Court electoral and jury processes.

Committee members asked questions about overlapping jurisdictions and the statute's history. Several senators described the provision as a historical artifact and expressed support for correcting the mismatch between who is governed by justice court jurisdiction and who can participate in selection and jury service. The public hearing was closed with no committee vote that day.

The witnesses requested that the legislature adopt the bill to enfranchise residents who are subject to justice-court jurisdiction but currently barred from voting or serving on juries in those courts.","Witnesses told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 913 would enfranchise residents who are currently barred from voting for or serving on justice-court juries because of a longstanding geographic restriction; supporters called the restriction outdated and potentially unconstitutional.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":44,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6302734,"Senate committee hears sharply divided testimony on bill to update Oregon—Death With Dignity law",2664,1343000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2476470-afe8fa2e3147a6bc4e3198c793236fc7&start=1343&end=4007","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2476470-afe8fa2e3147a6bc4e3198c793236fc7/thumbnail_1343000.jpg","/articles/6302734/Oregon/Senate-committee-hears-sharply-divided-testimony-on-bill-to-update-OregonDeath-With-Dignity-law","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6302734-e5ed626b23c282c2819c10b530feaeb1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770512816&Signature=HTDV7cHZkxxPpy6~~5XyhZdOt6nBodIwcq5m9KmXtyKRsN7q-OD~tdSWqITWpYsizQPFe6M4SR3E3Uitel5NrrbjYbIaDn4MOigJI6oadkDeTJvBwfg8C7dVLJwn0wGD2nsC8AuK1E8QtMTvdpiii~8ZvUcPiECUGknGSeKV-ffKQSycR5Gj0b2qRv9O2E9vSNenQsE5focidG8s9qKhRaeD9l6xgR6HachyNlmuugOnuHv607eHcaFxn9dA3L2Zfu1onPpNWCdhtC~CnmhgN6Ys5wdGYulwcZa8anH7lVV9osB5f4MmecrXS0h3rrNdIO-1McKpFsq-6HNp1L4lXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 1003 would update the Oregon Death With Dignity Act to allow electronic prescriptions and reporting, reduce waiting periods and permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to participate, proponents told the Senate Committee on Judiciary on March 3. Testimony at the public hearing was sharply split, with physicians, disability advocates and faith groups warning the changes would weaken patient protections.

Supporters said the bill addresses practical barriers and geographic disparities in access to the program. Dr. Kaplan, a physician who said he works with volunteer clinicians affiliated with End of Life Choices Oregon, told the committee the bill would update paper-based reporting and allow electronic transmission of prescriptions that today must be hand-delivered or mailed, and would permit qualified nonphysician clinicians to serve patients in rural areas who otherwise lack providers.

Opponents said the bill reduces essential safeguards. Sister Veronica Schueller of the Oregon Catholic Conference said allowing clinicians with \"less medical training and experience\" to prescribe life-ending medication posed risks to patients, and that shortening the waiting period from 15 days to 48 hours could hasten death without ensuring adequate palliative care or mental-health screening. Multiple medical witnesses said the bill permits a single nonphysician opinion in some circumstances and does not require mandatory psychiatric or psychological evaluation.

Several witnesses described concrete safety concerns. Dr. Sharon Quick, president of Physicians for Compassionate Care Education Foundation, told the committee the bill would allow \"only one nonphysician without any stated expertise\" to make difficult assessments about capacity, coercion and imminent death, and that patients near death often lose the capacity to provide informed consent. Dr. Angela Plowhead, a clinical psychologist with postdoctoral palliative-care training, said removing in-person licensing requirements and permitting remote out-of-state assessments would make it harder to detect coercion and compromised capacity.

Supporters emphasized access and rural shortages. Laurel Hines, a retired clinical social worker, said many patients in advanced stages can lose the ability to self-administer within the 15-day period and described family experience in which a loved one could not have used the program under current timing. Dr. Kaplan told the committee that in large parts of rural Oregon nurse practitioners and physician assistants deliver the majority of primary care and that excluding them leaves patients without meaningful access.

Committee members asked technical questions about scope of practice, licensing and how the bill would treat hospice assessments. Senator McLean asked whether nurse practitioners and physician assistants are licensed to diagnose terminal illness; witnesses said they frequently serve as primary clinicians in rural areas and that gaps in training and hospice certification raise substantive issues. Several speakers urged the legislature to require clearer training standards, mandatory mental-health evaluations when indicated and more robust safeguards for hospice patients.

The chair closed the public hearing and left the record open for two days for additional written testimony.

Votes are not part of the hearing record; the committee did not take a work-session vote on SB 1003 during this meeting.

The hearing record contains extended technical and personal testimony from both sides, and the committee will receive additional written submissions through Wednesday at 3 p.m.","Supporters told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 1003 would modernize the Death With Dignity Act and improve access in rural areas; opponents said it would weaken safeguards by shortening waiting periods and allowing nonphysicians to authorize lethal prescriptions.","actionData","errors"]

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