Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that repeals statutes concerning involuntary commitment to a mental facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Highlights:

• Repeals the statutes that authorized a court to order an individual to stay in a facility against their will on the basis of having an intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) (Sec. 1).

• Repeals several laws in ORS Chapter 427 which concern the conduct of people with an IDD from a court (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits a public body from denying services for mental illness if the individual also has an IDD (Sec. 2).

• Establishes an effective date of July 1, 2025 (Sec. 29).

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