HB 3239 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to criminal records checks; declaring an emergency.

Summary

] Appropriates moneys to and limits expenditures by the Department of Human Services , the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of State Police for implementation of programs related to criminal records checks, including the Rap Back program. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → A-Engrossed · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) as a recipient of funds alongside the Department of Human Services (DHS) and Department of State Police (OSP). The original version only funded DHS and OSP, but the A-Engrossed version now includes OHA for subsidizing employee criminal records check costs. Specific dollar amounts were added for each agency's General Fund appropriation, federal fund expenditure limits, and other fund expenditure limits to support the Rap Back program and related criminal records check initiatives.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from two agencies (DHS and OSP) to three agencies (DHS, OHA, and OSP), adding the Oregon Health Authority as a new recipient of appropriations and expenditure limitations for criminal records check programs.

FISCAL

Added Oregon Health Authority as a new recipient for General Fund appropriations ($2,154,303) and expenditure limitations for federal and other funds related to criminal records checks.

Updated the digest summary to reflect that funds now go to DHS, OHA, and OSP instead of just DHS and OSP.

Added specific expenditure limitation increases for OHA: $1,027,135 for federal funds and an unspecified amount for other funds.

Replaced blank appropriation amounts with specific dollar figures for DHS ($17,245,820 General Fund, $11,808,047 federal limit, $4,349,716 other funds limit) and OSP (amounts not shown in this excerpt but referenced in original sections).

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Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors