Oregon Senate Bill 486 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Failed on July 6 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-06 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits law enforcement agencies and officers from profiling based on specified personal characteristics or circumstances of individuals, except when characteristics or circumstances are tied to specific suspect description or credible information related to criminal incident or activity. Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt policies and procedures to eliminate profiling based on specified characteristics or circumstances of individuals and procedures for investigation of complaints against law enforcement officers. Requires Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to establish independent procedures for receiving and recording complaints. Authorizes Attorney General to investigate profiling complaints, publish report on findings and take other actions Attorney General deems appropriate.

Relating to profiling in law enforcement investigatory activity.

Sen. Chris Edwards [D]

Sen. Chuck Thomsen [R]

Sen. Alan Bates [D]

Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-06	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2015-01-20	Senate	Referred to Judiciary.
2015-01-12	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/SB486
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2015R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB486/Introduced