--- type: "Bill" title: "Relating to criminal procedures; and declaring an emergency." description: "Modifies the requirements for providing verification for the purposes of authenticating records in response to criminal process. Authorizes a prosecuting attorney to turn over grand jury recordings to the defense attorney as soon as a decision not to file a motion for a protective order has been made. Repeals a manner of committing the crime of harassment. Authorizes a phlebotomist to withdraw blood for a blood alcohol analysis to be used as evidence of driving while under the influence of intoxicants. Removes the time limit by which a prosecuting attorney must elect to treat a misdemeanor as a Class A violation or a specified felony as a Class A misdemeanor. Declares an emergency, effective on passage." jurisdiction: "us/states/or" legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly" session: "2025R1" identifier: "HB 2473" citation: "Oregon HB 2473 (2025R1)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: [] version_count: 8 action_count: 31 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00" last_action: "2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ff752a0-d901-4dfe-9ada-ef4432bd140d" source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2473" source_hash: "a2f3d2f0dde5dc2d64add944bd199e2281f698a52e4e6a0fc1bcf987f55c6583" 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 2473 (2025R1) — Relating to criminal procedures; and declaring an emergency. Modifies the requirements for providing verification for the purposes of authenticating records in response to criminal process. Authorizes a prosecuting attorney to turn over grand jury recordings to the defense attorney as soon as a decision not to file a motion for a protective order has been made. Repeals a manner of committing the crime of harassment. Authorizes a phlebotomist to withdraw blood for a blood alcohol analysis to be used as evidence of driving while under the influence of intoxicants. Removes the time limit by which a prosecuting attorney must elect to treat a misdemeanor as a Class A violation or a specified felony as a Class A misdemeanor. 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/HB2473/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced) 2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2473/Introduced) 3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2473/A-Engrossed) 4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2473/B-Engrossed) 5. **HJUD Amendment -3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28481) 6. **SJUD Amendment -A4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29171) 7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2473/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed) 8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2473/Enrolled) ## Votes - House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. — **40–0** (pass) · lower - Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper - Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower - Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper - Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed. — **49–0** (pass) · lower ## 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` - **2025-02-24T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held. - **2025-02-25T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held. - **2025-02-26T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held. - **2025-04-08T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held. - **2025-04-16T16:17:51+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-04-16T16:17:52+00:00** Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker. - **2025-04-17T19:17:05+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2` - **2025-04-21T19:59:47+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar. - **2025-04-23T01:42:35+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed. `passage, reading-3` - **2025-04-23T18:10:26+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee` - **2025-04-23T20:35:25+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee` - **2025-05-12T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held. - **2025-05-19T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held. - **2025-05-27T21:54:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-05-28T20:29:31+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2` - **2025-05-29T21:59:57+00:00** Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-02T19:24:04+00:00** Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-03T19:39:23+00:00** Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-04T19:31:28+00:00** Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-05T19:02:25+00:00** Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-09T19:36:00+00:00** Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-10T19:18:32+00:00** Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-12T00:22:01+00:00** Carried over to 06-12 by unanimous consent. - **2025-06-12T19:08:03+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3` - **2025-06-13T20:05:52+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. - **2025-06-17T18:57:33+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage` - **2025-06-17T19:25:05+00:00** President signed. `passage` - **2025-06-24T20:52:56+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature` - **2025-07-25T17:45:38+00:00** Chapter 375, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 24, 2025. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ff752a0-d901-4dfe-9ada-ef4432bd140d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).