HB2543: $10.5 Million to immigration legal fund

By News Update
In: Uncategorized
Thursday February 6, 2025

HB2543 seeks to take $10,500,000 from the General Funds and transfer it to the Universal Representation Fund.

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon
OregonWatchdog.com

Oregon House Bill (HB2543) would transfer $10,500,000 from the General Fund to the Universal Representation Fund for immigration-related legal services.

The House Bill (HB2543) summary reads, “Appropriates money from the General Fund to the Judicial Department for purposes of transfer to the Oregon State Bar for purposes of use by the Legal Services Program to provide legal services to individuals on immigration matters.“

The bill is sponsored by Representative Andrea Valderrama (D), Jules Walters​ (D), Tom Andersen (D), Susan McLain (D), Lesly Muñoz​ (D), Mark Gamba (D), Dacia Grayber (D), Zach Hudson (D), Pam Marsh (D), Travis Nelson (D), Daniel Nguyen (D), Hoa Nguyen (D), Rob Nosse (D), Hai Pham​ (D), Nathan Sosa (D), Thuy Tran​ (D), State Senator James I. Manning Jr. (D), Wlnsvey Campos (D), Lew Frederick (D), Chris Gorsek (D), Deb Patterson​ (D), and Khanh Pham (D).

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