Statement on passage of HB 4002 from the Joint Committee On Addiction and Community Safety Response
SALEM, Ore.
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SALEM, Ore.
Yesterday, the ACLU of Oregon sent a letter to Representative Jason Kropf and Senator Kate Lieber, co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Addiction and Community Safety Response (“Joint Committee”), Speaker Dan Rayfield, other state legislators, and the Governor’s Office.
Today, students, teachers, librarians and community members from across Oregon showed up in person at the State Capitol and virtually to support Senate Bill (SB) 1583.
Today, Oregon lawmakers are holding what is likely to be the only public hearing on House Bill (HB) 4002, which would employ war on drugs tactics to recriminalize addiction.
At the Portland City Council Meeting on January 31, 2024, Commissioner Rene Gonzalez made statements indicating he supports the Portland Police Bureau’s use of unlawful surveillance in 2020, which infringed upon the rights of everyday people who protested for racial justice.
Today the Joint Interim Committee on Addiction and Community Safety announced that they plan to reverse the state’s public health approach to addiction and impose a criminal penalty for people not able to access treatment. The ACLU-OR and Oregonians for Safety and Recovery released this statement.