Oregon House Republicans are joining GOP state senators in calling on Gov. Tina Kotek (D-OR) and Democrats to address Measure 110, the voter-approved drug decriminalization order.

GOP lawmakers in Oregon sent a letter last week to Koteck and Democratic leaders, including Senate President Rob Wagner and House Speaker Dan Rayfield, with several proposals for policy needed to curb addiction, crime, and homelessness that Republicans say have intensified since the passage of Measure 110 in 2021.

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“Oregon is in crisis because Measure 110 has failed. House Republicans have diligently assembled proposals for legislation needed to effect meaningful change to end the addiction, crime, and homelessness that plague our state,” House Republican Leader Jeff Helfrich said in a statement. “It is time for the majority party to put partisanship and special interests aside and work with Republicans to implement these desperately needed solutions so that our state can begin to heal.”

Their proposals include criminalizing those who possess fentanyl, heroin, and meth and offering those charged with drug-related offenses the option to undergo treatment instead of jail while clearing the criminal records of those who successfully undergo treatment.

The letter included a number of actions demanded by Republicans, including reinvesting the funds into county probation departments and state specialty courts where defendants are struggling with addiction and creating more recovery resources such as treatment beds.

“Each day that this horrendous policy remains in place creates more opportunity for drug dealers to take advantage of vulnerable Oregonians,” the letter states. “It’s another day that struggling addicts are unable to receive the treatment promised to them when the policy was enacted. It’s another day that Oregonians live in fear of falling victim to crime as desperate people look for ways to feed their habits. It’s another day that the homeless crisis worsens.”

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E. Werner Reschke was the only GOP House member who did not sign the letter, but he has called on the governor to convene a special session to repeal Measure 110.

State Senate Republicans asked Kotek to convene a special legislative session to address the state’s drug crisis and called for a state of emergency in a letter on Nov. 10.