---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to court processes; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Modifies provisions relating to court processes and procedures. Declares an emergency, effective on passage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 98"
citation: "Oregon SB 98 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T22:55:25+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c97ebd50-9246-4ab1-adf3-437c391ebc44"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB98"
source_hash: "0b89f620a933de6567f7ce3a2ca378f95c19b43d826dde7b881eade2f27b8ce1"
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 SB 98 (2025R1) — Relating to court processes; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies provisions relating to court processes and procedures. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB98/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB98/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB98/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB98/B-Engrossed)
5. **HJUD Amendment -A6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/29027)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB98/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **SJUD Amendment -4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26451)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB98/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **21–8** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. — **45–3** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by McLane. Passed. — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-02-12T23:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-02-24T17:08:29+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25T18:32:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-02-27T19:39:19+00:00** Third reading. Carried by McLane. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04T20:18:49+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-10T17:30:13+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-14T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-15T20:06:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-19T18:46:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-20T20:14:38+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22T18:41:32+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-05-27T22:12:24+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-28T16:49:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-03T19:41:57+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T22:41:32+00:00** Chapter 256, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-11T22:55:25+00:00** Effective date, June 3, 2025.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c97ebd50-9246-4ab1-adf3-437c391ebc44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).