Oregon House Bill 3162 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on June 30 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Removes assistance animals from existing offense of interfering with assistance, search and rescue or therapy animal. Creates crime of interfering with assistance animal in second degree. Punishes by maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Increase penalties to maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, if person has certain previous convictions at time of offense. Adds crime to list of offenses for which instrumentalities of crime may be criminally forfeited. Creates crime of interfering with an assistance animal in first degree. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Increases penalties to maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both, if person has certain previous convictions at time of offense. Adds crime to list of offenses for which instrumentalities of crime may be criminally forfeited. Identifies costs and expenses included in economic damages for purposes of restitution for conviction of interfering with assistance animal.

Relating to interfering with an assistance animal.

Rep. Paul Evans [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-30	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2019-03-06	House	Referred to Judiciary.
2019-02-28	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB3162
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3162/Introduced