OCDLA LegislativeCommittee

The OCDLA Legislative Committee, with the help of one full-time susbstantive issues lobbyist and one fiscal issues lobbyist, works to draft and promote legislation beneficial to the criminal justice system and to protect the constitutional and statutory rights of those accused of crime. The committee opposes legislation that would erode an individual’s constitutional rights and legislation that creates penalties that fall unequally upon those subjected to them. The committee also works to secure adequate funding for the public defense function and to raise the quality of both juvenile and adult representation.

The Legislative Committee sponsors a low-cost Legislative Drive-In during regular legislative sessions which brings members to the Capitol to meet with legislators and learn about the legislative process.

Legislative Committee Meeting
Thursday, December 11, 2008
12:00 p.m.
Office of Public Defense Services

The committee meets weekly during legislative sessions and periodically during the interim. Contact Legislative Committee Chair Bob Homan or OCDLA Executive Directory John Potter for more information on how to get involved.
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OCDLA Lobbyists:

Substantive Issues
Gail Meyer
Attorney at Law
3933 NE 32nd Place
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 799-8483
glmcj@nwlink.com

Ann Christian
510 SW 3rd Street
Suite 400
(503) 851-1460

Fiscal Issues
Mark Nelson
867 Liberty Street NE
Salem, OR 97309
Public Affairs Counsel
Salem, OR 97309
(503) 363-7084
fax: (503) 371-2471
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Measure 57 Summary — Legislative Referral, creates enhanced sentences for certain property and drug offenders.
See “View From Here—Lesser of Two Evils” by Greg Hazarabedian, OCDLA President, in the September/October 2008 Oregon Defense Attorney for a discussion of both Measure 57 and Measure 61, the “Mannix Mandatory Miminum Measure” and a comparison chart of the two.

February 2008 Special Session

Bills of interest to OCDLA at close of February 2008 Special Session.

2007 Regular Legislative Session

Legislative Measures.
2007 New Laws of interest to OCDLA.