---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to guilty except for insanity; and declaring an emergency."
description: "</b> </i>] Modifies when a person is guilty except for insanity. [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>] <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2471"
citation: "Oregon HB 2471 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T23:59:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/febf9dcb-d3d3-4e9f-a883-83cddbcb58fe"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2471"
source_hash: "567f670795f8f326fb9521bc9c71ec91ee8412e44cb6b2ea8638f5663051ed18"
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 2471 (2025R1) — Relating to guilty except for insanity; and declaring an emergency.

</b> </i>] Modifies when a person is guilty except for insanity. [<i>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</i>] <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>

## 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/HB2471/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2471/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2471/A-Engrossed)
4. **HJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/27196)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2471/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. — **53–0** (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. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-31T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-04T20:10:16+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07T18:34:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:23:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 9, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-09T19:09:30+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-10T18:37:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10T21:44:51+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10T22:27:13+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-28T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-05T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-12T16:43:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-12T19:04:00+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13T19:14:26+00:00** Carried over to 05-14 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-14T19:23:40+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-15T18:43:01+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-15T19:35:40+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-23T01:58:03+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T23:59:21+00:00** Chapter 119, (2025 Laws): Effective date May 22, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/febf9dcb-d3d3-4e9f-a883-83cddbcb58fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).