Two area legislators introduced a bill in the Oregon Legislature this week that would create longer sentences for criminals who cause permanent physical injury to their victim.  59th District Representative Daniel Bonham first introduced Ezra’s Law during the 2020 session, and is being joined by 30th District Senator Lynn Findley in sponsoring the bill.  Bonham says while he had been disappointed that the bill didn’t move last year, since then the bill has been refined, including tightening the definition of permanent disability.  Judicial review for significant mitigating circumstances is also built into the bill.  The bill got a public hearing on Tuesday in the House Judiciary Committee.  The bill is named after four-year-old Ezra Thomas of Madras, who three years ago suffered severe injuries that left him in a wheelchair and unable to breath on his own after being beaten by his mother’s then-boyfriend.