File photo of the Oregon Capitol Building in Salem.
The first of more than a dozen bills aimed at increasing police oversight and accountability in Oregon were passed by the Senate, clearing a final hurdle on the way to Gov. Kate Brown’s desk for signature.
The Senate passed five policing bills Wednesday. Save for one bill modifying the crime of interfering with a peace officer, the bills passed with broad bipartisan support. The interfering with a peace officer bill, HB 3164, passed the Senate largely along party lines with Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose, joining 11 Republicans voting against the bill. Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Roseburg, did not vote.
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Oregon lawmakers consider proposal to make police disciplinary records public
Updated 6:20 PM;
Today 6:05 PM What we want to do is keep the profession as honorable as possible but also make it easier to identify those individuals that should not be wearing the uniform and get rid of them,” said state Sen. James I. Manning Jr., D-Eugene, who proposed the amendment to House Bill 2929.LC-
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A move to publicly disclose discipline taken against police officers in Oregon has become one of the more controversial law enforcement reform measures this session.
An amendment to a House bill by Sen. James I. Manning Jr., D-Eugene, says a police agency could no longer keep an officer’s personnel records confidential under the state’s public records exemption law.
Oregon House approves 9 police reform bills
They now move to Senate; several more bills awaiting hearings
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon House on Monday passed nine bills aimed at tackling police reform and holding law enforcement accountable. This slate of legislation was championed by Rep. Janelle Bynum (D- Clackamas) and the Oregon legislature’s BIPOC Caucus. The legislation sets statewide expectations for behavior and character of police, offer training in life safety and community safety, and set Oregon on a new path forward to greater transparency, department management and community inclusion on public safety efforts, according to Oregon House Democrats, whose news release continues below: