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2010 Interim Session

The OCDLA Legislative Committee, with the help of one full-time susbstantive issues lobbyist and one fiscal issues lobbyist, works to draft and promote legislation beneficial to the criminal justice system and to protect the constitutional and statutory rights of those accused of crime.

The committee opposes legislation that would erode an individual’s constitutional rights and legislation that creates penalties that fall unequally upon those subjected to them.

The committee also works to secure adequate funding for the public defense function and to raise the quality of both juvenile and adult representation.

To get involved contact:
Go Legislative Committee Chair Bob Homan.
Go OCDLA Executive Director John Potter.
Go OCDLA Legislative Representative Gail Meyer.
Go OCDLA Legislative Representative Jennifer Williamson.


2009 Session Documents

Go Read Sine Die! by Gail Meyer, OCDLA Substantive Issues Lobbyist
Go OCDLA Legislative Concepts for 2009
Go ODAA Legislative Concepts for 2009
Go 2007-2009 Interim Workgroups/Task Forces and Other Likely Bills

Pre-2009 Session Documents

Go Measure 57 Summary — Legislative Referral, creates enhanced sentences for certain property and drug offenders.

Go See “View From Here—Lesser of Two Evils” by Greg Hazarabedian, OCDLA President, in the September/October 2008 Oregon Defense Attorney for a discussion of both Measure 57 and Measure 61, the “Mannix Mandatory Miminum Measure” and a comparison chart of the two.

February 2008 Special Session

Go Bills of interest to OCDLA at close of February 2008 Special Session

2007 Regular Legislative Session

Go Legislative Measures
Go 2007 New Laws of interest to OCDLA