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Committee testimony said the measure applies to all individuals required to register (as described in the bill) regardless of when they were released, sentenced or discharged, and authorizes reassessment for people classified on or after July 10, 2024. The bill was described as declaring an emergency and taking effect on passage; a Senate floor record provided in testimony listed 24 ayes, 4 nays and 2 excused.

Director Arthur was present to answer questions on implementation, and committee members asked clarifying questions before a member moved to recommend the bill be sent to the House floor with a due pass recommendation. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote recorded in the hearing transcript; members recorded as voting yes included Representatives Anderson, Chi Chi, Lewis, Mannix, Vice Chair Chilton, Vice Chair Wallen and Chair Kraft; Representative Tran was excused. The motion passed and Vice Chair Chilton agreed to carry the bill to the floor.

The work session closed after the motion passed and the committee moved on to other business.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Committee On Judiciary 05/05/2025 3:00 PM","oneSentenceSummary","During a May 5 work session the House Committee on Judiciary moved Senate Bill 1122A to the House floor with a due pass recommendation; the bill would let the Parole Board use a risk-assessment methodology based on risk at time of release, sentencing or discharge and permit reassessment in certain circumstances.","taxTitle","Judiciary, House of Representatives, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",18092,"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},6251737,"Committee hears changes to organized retail theft grant program, DOJ eligibility added",525,1613000,2138000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193493-834726eae17afb47383d866f1c772ccd&start=1613&end=2138","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193493-834726eae17afb47383d866f1c772ccd/thumbnail_1613000.jpg","/articles/6251737/Oregon/Committee-hears-changes-to-organized-retail-theft-grant-program-DOJ-eligibility-added","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6251737-72e156ebeb69760d4b51e6773726906f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157380&Signature=SCkA5U6zOF2UIC~KRD7zNTnF64LnTB2YFopkt6CW4~DLHUe46BIoXqNNwEuWHLSO1fvec6wEs-T5FQwp2D3kryTQSmjv~ou4jXh6FrXv~JooXxUUmTDyE4WT6iHzcwEdBJ5qTni7ysSppcOACxsvPBh2mcx~Iwkn2Z6ZzXhMWB7wjR~Vrh3p9pWHm5pXrvkgk1XNBRMP~ydBmHo-x5rs9uGMh5S-a-h1afi2~zXgc3zENV7QNlpxN~M2Mh3CvvCH-F9bR6yaMj73AOEJW2Z462wsFZzf1Oh7r6PzIf2Z82TV3D3ByTURk-tADT2hFFgDu-XRAG5nlbxIh6LrWNuReg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On May 5 the House Committee on Judiciary held a public hearing on Senate Bill 275A, which would modify Oregon's organized retail theft grant program, make the Department of Justice an eligible grant recipient in addition to local law enforcement, remove the Department of State Police and community-based organizations as grantees, and require a report to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission by Sept. 1, 2027.

Amanda Dalton, president of the Northwest Grocery Retail Association, told the committee the program was funded with $5 million last cycle and that the funds were distributed statewide to law enforcement grants. Derek Singston of Oregon Business and Industry described organized retail theft as a significant issue for retailers and cited national and state estimates of economic loss, attributing the figures to a retail-industry report.

Leslie Wu, policy adviser to Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a representative of the Oregon Department of Justice, said DOJ currently has two special agents and one criminal intelligence analyst assigned to organized retail theft work. Wu said DOJ personnel have assisted enforcement agencies 53 times across 14 counties and that those efforts led to over 70 arrests and recovery of about $640,000 in property.

Testimony explained the bill would clarify that grants may be used to buy law-enforcement equipment and provided examples such as digital forensics stations, trackers and surveillance cameras; DOJ witnesses said DOJ is equipped to house and maintain such equipment for multiagency investigations.

Proponents said the bill has been narrowed to focus on grant administration and that related public-safety provisions are expected to be folded into a separate omnibus package. There was no committee vote during this hearing; the hearing was closed and the committee moved on to other business. Testimony noted the Senate floor record for SB 275A showed 26 ayes and 0 nays.

Committee members asked where the economic-loss estimates came from and whether figures were annual; witnesses attributed the national totals to the National Retail Federation and said the figures referenced a recent year in that report. Witnesses stressed the grant funding aims to support coordinated, statewide responses and equipment needs for multiagency operations.","House Judiciary took testimony May 5 on Senate Bill 275A, which would modify the organized retail theft grant program to allow the Oregon Department of Justice to receive grants, clarify equipment purchase uses, and require a report to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission by Sept. 1, 2027.",{"_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},6251742,"Committee hears testimony on bill to shield assault survivors from retaliatory defamation suits",1582,29000,1611000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193493-834726eae17afb47383d866f1c772ccd&start=29&end=1611","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193493-834726eae17afb47383d866f1c772ccd/thumbnail_29000.jpg","/articles/6251742/Oregon/Committee-hears-testimony-on-bill-to-shield-assault-survivors-from-retaliatory-defamation-suits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6251742-8f2787969f24f35fd6821b9ec0949fac/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157380&Signature=ghQ0OwoL8mMf06XfEC4iDCxAth6WfllPxhhKoV9xIKWuo61yrXJ8N3CTkns4Vn0WLFraNNMJ~cTDIW1qkoUXRcox-Xz8H0JJMmhQvYy8VAE3~uc55sIlo2oFeyh0Tg9Mx-D-2qSv~LKT-ahqemVnTF3c2H3~JUWJIgMXVgI3GGsCUPd94jt~w28L~B2bbvFveKufSC-E7fTotA4g~nmRLgERIrvKxgVzDj6xFYP792wF8aPjsB8DrkZEWdUBxYfB0ZrSkqcxltbV8O9hehThHDjosWzqDal2VT6jh0HjY7BVkHLoUke-wdxiho7UTOmIrlavU~NJXKpApPGpt-CeEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On May 5 the House Committee on Judiciary opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 180A, which would amend Oregon's anti-SLAPP statute (ORS 31.150) to create a special motion to strike defamation claims arising from good-faith communications about incidents of sexual assault.

Supporters told the committee the bill is aimed at preventing wealthy or powerful defendants from using defamation lawsuits to silence survivors and deter reporting. Proponents described a burden-shifting process that lets a person accused in a defamation suit move to dismiss early if they can show an objectively reasonable belief the assault occurred, after which the plaintiff must demonstrate a probability of prevailing and prove malice where required.

Representative Kevin Mannix, who introduced the bill to the committee, said the measure '2protects assault victims to ensure their voices are not silenced.' Amber Kinney, an attorney who represents survivors of sexual violence, told the committee she had litigated a case for two years on behalf of a then-teenage client, identified in testimony as M, who was sued for $500,000 after disclosing an assault. Kinney said anti-SLAPP as currently written did not protect that client because Oregon's statute limits protection to certain types of statements, such as reports made to law enforcement or investigative agencies.

A young witness, who identified herself as Conz, described posting a disclosure on Snapchat at age 14 and then facing legal threats and intense pressure to recant. Shannon Miller, who said she is the mother of a teen the testimony called Maya, described being told by opposing counsel that she and her family faced a $500,000 defamation suit; Miller said her family endured two years of litigation, multiple depositions and significant financial strain before a jury found the statement at issue to be true.

Victoria Burke, an attorney and adjunct law professor who described herself as the bill's architect, said the proposal would modernize the anti-SLAPP law to cover the kinds of private-forum disclosures common among younger people (for example, disclosures via social media) and to align the statute with its original public-participation purpose. Elizabeth Tang of the National Women's Law Center urged a favorable recommendation, citing national trends of states expanding protections for survivors.

Kinney described how the proposed procedure would operate in practice: a defendant would file a motion under anti-SLAPP soon after being served, staying discovery and other litigation while the court decides whether the statement at issue qualifies for protection; if the court finds it qualifies, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to make a prima facie showing they can prevail, including showing malice where required.

There was no committee vote on SB 180A during this hearing; the measure was heard and then the public hearing was closed. The bill passed the Senate floor earlier with a recorded vote of 28 ayes and 0 nays, according to testimony to the committee.

Supporters emphasized the human and financial costs they say retaliatory suits impose on survivors, citing multiple examples from litigation the witnesses described. Committee members asked procedural questions about the timing and burden-shifting mechanics of the anti-SLAPP motion; bill proponents answered that the change would permit early dismissal and would stay discovery while the court resolves the motion.

If enacted as written during the hearing, proponents said, the bill would allow a successful defendant to get attorney fees and avoid extended discovery and depositions that survivors and their families said left them emotionally and financially harmed.

No formal committee action was taken at the hearing; the committee recessed the matter after testimony and moved on to other bills.","On May 5 the House Committee on Judiciary held a public hearing on Senate Bill 180A, which would expand Oregon's anti-SLAPP law (ORS 31.150) to allow defendants who make good-faith communications about sexual-assault incidents to move to dismiss defamation suits and shift burdens in early proceedings.","actionData","errors"]

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