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Committee hears changes to organized retail theft grant program, DOJ eligibility added
Summary
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.
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…
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