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LFO staff told the committee the bill \"refines the definition of a private security entity to be a person engaged in business of providing private security professionals for contracted private security services and it removes persons who simply employ private security providers for the definition.\" The presenter said this change removes entities such as large retailers that hire and certify their own employees from needing to be registered as security entities, which reduces the number of entities paying fees to the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training program. The presenter added there is no fiscal impact expected on the bill at this time in light of a recent DPSST fee bill.

Senator Brock Smith moved the measure; the subcommittee passed it without recorded opposition and assigned Senator Meeks to carry the bill on the Senate floor. A House sponsor or floor carrier was named to manage House-side floor action.

The subcommittee’s action narrows the statutory registration requirement and is expected to reduce administrative burden and the number of entities subject to DPSST registration fees. LFO noted the change will reduce the fee-paying entities but indicated no fiscal impact currently due to recent fee changes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Joint Committee On Ways and Means Subcommittee On Public Safety 06/10/2025 8:30 AM","oneSentenceSummary","The subcommittee approved Senate Bill 300a, which refines the definition of private security entities so employers who hire and certify their own employees (for example, large retailers) are not treated as contracted security entities, and moved the bill to Ways and Means with a due-pass recommendation.","taxTitle","Public Safety, Ways and Means, Joint, Committees, Legislative, Oregon","taxId",18852,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6208627,"Subcommittee debates new civil-commitment wording, approves funding and advances bill to Ways and Means",1710,322000,2032000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3743353-802bddf5f732f04fdc367c1fe681ded2&start=322&end=2032","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3743353-802bddf5f732f04fdc367c1fe681ded2/thumbnail_322000.jpg","/articles/6208627/Oregon/Subcommittee-debates-new-civil-commitment-wording-approves-funding-and-advances-bill-to-Ways-and-Means","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208627-569940f9383295be1a092cfd5142e374/orig.mp4?Expires=1770966096&Signature=KgH3LH9LJWZAyjyh4sC7Muvc70J5bfcFkTg7bufzJt9D6IYHXOo-keZKOij30YRPj1UdR5S-5PWl4PldUh~CVpgNgmrBgnUe25dLfRI3sxTb6BVQC8J6NEVymRZz6yoxPJsD9j~i465ksQwiCdAdDJ5j4bVTosZmIRgQ62r7G3u9WHrdG7NwMQ1KpJ79Yd6zNBKapx9lOflTUViaEj35fsuKt6~9NLUBeKaprbi5sfVKYQw6GTKsLXO3XRLscSnzFVDXL3CATflJVejC2kdKG5wqQa~rDNcr9knF7XopW-ZIMjlJy-vBkMQlQPPusP~y8P8lmsS62aRHuoYoCbgrlw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Safety Subcommittee on Tuesday debated and then adopted an amendment that tightens language about when an individual with a mental illness may be involuntarily committed, and it approved budget authority to support community mental-health programs and public defense related to the measure.

Chelsea Herman, Legislative Fiscal Office, summarized the bill: \"House Bill 2467 modifies the circumstances when an individual with a mental illness may be detained and committed to the Oregon Health Authority for involuntary treatment.\" She told the committee the measure modifies the definition of a person with mental illness, creates definitions for physical harm and serious physical harm, and requires the court to find by \"clear and convincing evidence\" that the individual has a mental illness and is in need of treatment. Herman also said: \"OHA must be notified immediately if commitment of an individual is proposed due to the individual appearing to need treatment because of a chronic mental disorder.\"

Legislative Counsel Laurie Ann Sills explained the A4 amendment’s definition of serious physical harm and how the definition is used in the bill. Sills said: \"Serious physical harm means serious physical injury, physical pain or other physiological impairment that causes a risk of death, a risk of serious and irreversible deterioration of health or serious and irreversible deterioration of any bodily organ.\" She noted that the committee should read that definition in context: to result in commitment the harm must be likely because of a mental disorder and the standard for involuntary commitment in this bill is higher for danger to self than for danger to others.

Committee members pressed on scope and process. Several members said the A4 language was new to them at Ways and Means, and multiple members expressed concern that the A4 amendment had not been vetted in a public hearing. One member said the amendment was \"very broad\" and raised capacity concerns, especially for rural counties where beds and placements are scarce. Others said the A4 wording appears to restate previously considered language in a different format.

On budget, LFO described the dash A6 amendment as adding 6,500,000 total funds across agencies: General Fund increase of 5,400,000 for the Oregon Health Authority for payments to community mental-health programs regarding civil commitments, and 1,100,000 General Fund for the Public Defense Commission to provide public defense to financially eligible persons under the act. LFO recommended adoption of A6; the amendment passed.

After discussion about the A4 process and budget oversight, the subcommittee voted to move House Bill 2467 as amended to the full Ways and Means Committee with a due-pass recommendation. Members on the dais recorded cautions about OHA accountability and said they would seek follow-up from the Governor’s Office and committee chairs before full consideration.

No additional reporting requirement was added to the statute during the work session; LFO noted the measure itself did not include a separate agency reporting requirement to the subcommittee.","Lawmakers debated an amendment that defines \"serious physical harm\" in civil-commitment law, adopted the amendment, added $6.5 million in budget authority for community mental health and public defense, and forwarded House Bill 2467 to Ways and Means with a due-pass recommendation.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6208632,"Committee adds funding, sends bill on residential behavioral-health reports to Ways and Means",730,94000,824000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3743353-802bddf5f732f04fdc367c1fe681ded2&start=94&end=824","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3743353-802bddf5f732f04fdc367c1fe681ded2/thumbnail_94000.jpg","/articles/6208632/Oregon/Committee-adds-funding-sends-bill-on-residential-behavioral-health-reports-to-Ways-and-Means","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6208632-9a364826f1377de93576a83e7375ddb1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770966096&Signature=WQvIyJoY3jZQL-csgNxunvhIntvKLDtHCgnt8sXH-MpoCj9pVSzg-Rg0NWcZFT-uuMV7YgBn6hAou4qEfJqLNS4jVZRrxnrvGAXxceJsbFeFFpYzggJIsdsNs3w2P~WNYoy78z74vWxdfG4~ocMlQDB~ZJ-~uUBzGxaunWop8qw-7401BNumgMNlLDUbZW9vVtE19gy56LcQwYisnet9y5WNlfITmHBKtIHrdYgUjicfS6WoNhE9ofLIB8PR72A88RUvhGC~z8uTgXXdWsO~CJ8EqhE3HWqc5YXlEtlkSXj3myA~D6ExQwR~WtoKXPNsEjdiybzGTi2mCR2fbWZDYg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Safety Subcommittee adopted an amendment Tuesday that adds one-time funding to House Bill 2015 and moved the measure to the full Ways and Means Committee with a due-pass recommendation.

House Bill 2015 requires the Oregon Health Authority to submit three reports, including a final report due Sept. 15, 2026, summarizing findings and legislative recommendations on alternatives or exceptions to nurse staffing requirements in residential treatment facilities, federally approved methodologies to reimburse residential treatment facilities, options to pay for behavioral-health services to medical-assistance recipients through different federal waivers, funding and capacity payments for temporarily absent residents, and strategies to fill capacity in newly licensed facilities. Mary Michelle Sosney, Legislative Fiscal Office, said: \"House Bill 2015 requires the Oregon Health Authority to submit 3 reports.\"

LFO staff told the committee the dash A4 amendment adds 1,300,000 in General Fund and 977,888 in federal funds to support contract work for financial modeling and cost analysis and seven limited-duration positions for project management, subject-matter expertise, rules development and licensing support. The bill as amended is repealed on Jan. 2, 2027. LFO recommended adoption of the dash A4 amendment, and the subcommittee adopted it without objection.

Co-chair Evans moved the bill, and the subcommittee voted to send House Bill 2015 as amended to the Ways and Means Committee with a due-pass recommendation. Representative Knowse was identified as the chief sponsor in the House.

The action is procedural: the amendments add one-time funds for planning, modeling and temporary staff and direct OHA to produce the required reports and adopt rules to support residential treatment facilities as they develop transition plans. The committee did not take a floor-level vote on policy changes; it forwarded the amended bill for budget and further review.

Committee members did not raise a recorded dissent on the amendment or the motion to move the bill.","The Public Safety Subcommittee adopted an amendment adding one-time funding and moved House Bill 2015, which directs the Oregon Health Authority to produce a series of reports and adopt licensing rules for residential treatment, to the Ways and Means Committee with a due-pass recommendation.","actionData","errors"]

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Panel narrows private security definition; bill advanced to Ways and Means

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