Oregon House Bill 4073 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Failed on March 4 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-04 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Modifies provisions relating to peremptory challenges to jurors. Modifies provisions relating to peremptory challenges to jurors. Modifies standard for disqualification of judges. Provides that prosecution in criminal case may not move to disqualify judge solely on basis that prosecution cannot have fair and impartial trial or hearing before judge. Provides that justifiable use of physical force in self-defense or in defending third person is affirmative defense when defendant engaged in, directed or otherwise participated in wrongful conduct that was intended to cause victim to be unavailable as witness, and did cause victim to be unavailable.

Relating to courts.

Rep. Marshall Wilde [D]	Rep. Ken Helm [D]	Rep. Zach Hudson [D]	Rep. Khanh Pham [D]
Rep. Lisa Reynolds [D]	Rep. Sheri Malstrom Schouten [D]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]

2022-02-11 - House - House Committee Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules (Y: 6 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-04	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2022-02-15	House	Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.
2022-02-15	House	Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.
2022-02-11	House	Work Session held.
2022-02-03	House	Public Hearing held.
2022-02-01	House	Referred to Judiciary.
2022-02-01	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Measures/Overview/HB4073
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4073/Introduced
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/33652