Oregon 59th District State Representative Daniel Bonham says a bill that would create longer sentences for criminals who cause permanent physical injury to their victim will get a hearing in a House committee but not a worksession, making it highly unlikely to be passed in 2020. Named Ezra’s Law, the bill defined as a permanent injury one that “permanently and significantly impairs” the victim’s cognitive functioning, vision, hearing or ability to walk breathe, eat or move their limbs, with the attacker at least at the age of 18 and convicted of first- or second-degree assault or attempted murder. Bonham says he will keep fighting for the bill beyond this session, whether he wins re-election in November or not. The bill is named after four-year-old Ezra Thomas of Madras, who two 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. The man received a 12-year sentence after being convicted of attempted murder and criminal mistreatment.