---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Justice; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for biennial expenses of district attorneys."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 5012"
citation: "Oregon HB 5012 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-02T18:23:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c73889a5-fb42-4f39-bf01-1123dcf37101"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB5012"
source_hash: "fdb6715cd2b953a8324fb8390086e2005794b0b66afe703f7195276da3a56db0"
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 5012 (2023R1) — Relating to the financial administration of the Department of Justice; and declaring an emergency.

Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Justice for biennial expenses of district attorneys.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB5012/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB5012/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB5012/A-Engrossed)
4. **JWM Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25120)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB5012/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. — **50–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **40–0** (pass) · legislature

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-02T18:23:53+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T23:52:52+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-03T00:00:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-15T22:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2023-05-15T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-26T16:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-30T15:40:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-31T18:23:21+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-01T18:02:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-16T18:21:13+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-23T15:50:57+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-23T17:10:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-24T22:20:39+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-29T18:11:08+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-29T20:11:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-18T20:55:25+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-26T17:51:21+00:00** Chapter 356, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 18, 2023.
- **2023-06-24T22:21:39+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Anderson.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c73889a5-fb42-4f39-bf01-1123dcf37101`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).