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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the Judicial Department; and declaring an emergency."
+description: "Increases the salaries of state court judges. Provides that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has authority to take actions and establish rules that promote judicial accountability and fair and accessible justice services. Declares an emergency, effective on passage."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
+legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
+session: "2025R1"
+identifier: "HB 2712"
+citation: "Oregon HB 2712 (2025R1)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Gregory Smith", "Paul Evans"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-08-13T20:54:04+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/518f71e5-a477-4dbb-807c-9f240da5e989"
+source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2712"
+source_hash: "498d7bb09ee2e975622842d83a113d460f3d7a343c44e006dce896c3b5fb5668"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
+---
+
+# Oregon HB 2712 (2025R1) — Relating to the Judicial Department; and declaring an emergency.
+
+Increases the salaries of state court judges. Provides that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has authority to take actions and establish rules that promote judicial accountability and fair and accessible justice services. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2712/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2712/Introduced)
+3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2712/A-Engrossed)
+4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2712/B-Engrossed)
+5. **HJUD Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28605)
+6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2712/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
+7. **JWM Amendment -A5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29643)
+8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2712/Enrolled)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. — **41–1** (pass) · lower
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **42–4** (pass) · legislature
+- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. — **26–3** (pass) · upper
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Gregory Smith — primary (person)
+- Paul Evans — primary (person)
+- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
+- Mari Watanabe — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-31T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2025-04-07T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2025-04-11T18:36:43+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-11T18:36:44+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-11T15:31:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
+- **2025-06-07T23:50:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-12T15:33:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
+- **2025-06-12T15:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2025-06-17T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2025-06-19T22:38:04+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-06-20T18:45:56+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2025-06-23T21:16:51+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-06-23T22:13:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-23T23:04:28+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-24T20:42:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-06-24T22:16:12+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2025-06-25T01:14:17+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-06-26T18:14:38+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2025-06-26T22:38:22+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2025-08-01T01:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2025-08-13T20:54:04+00:00** Chapter 613, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 31, 2025.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/518f71e5-a477-4dbb-807c-9f240da5e989`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
+