OR SB170 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Unknown
Status: Passed on June 23 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-23 - Effective date, January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Unknown
Status: Passed on June 23 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-23 - Effective date, January 1, 2026.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
The Act makes assault in the fourth degree more serious when the victim is at work and the assailant assaulted others at work. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1). [Digest: The Act directs the CJC to study assaults in the workplace. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3).] [Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study workplace assault convictions and sentences. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.] [Sunsets on January 2, 2027.] Increases the offense level of assault in the fourth degree when the defendant commits the assault against a victim performing official duties as part of the victim's employment and has certain prior convictions for assault in the workplace. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.
Title
Relating to assaults in the workplace.
Sponsors
| No sponsor information available at this time. |
Roll Calls
2025-06-04 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 48 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-05-22 - House - House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-13 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-04 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-22 - House - House Committee Do Pass the A-Eng bill (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-13 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-04 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | Effective date, January 1, 2026. |
| 2025-06-23 | Senate | Chapter 327, 2025 Laws. |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | Governor signed. |
| 2025-06-09 | House | Speaker signed. |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | President signed. |
| 2025-06-04 | House | Vote explanation(s) filed by Chaichi, Chotzen. |
| 2025-06-04 | House | Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. Ayes, 48; Nays, 4--Chaichi, Chotzen, Isadore, Watanabe; Excused, 6--Andersen, Gamba, Levy B, Nguyen D, Nguyen H, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Sanchez. |
| 2025-06-03 | House | Rules suspended. Carried over to June 4, 2025 Calendar. |
| 2025-06-02 | House | Rules suspended. Carried over to June 3, 2025 Calendar. |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Second reading. |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Recommendation: Do pass. |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2025-05-20 | House | Work Session held. |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Referred to Judiciary. |
| 2025-03-13 | House | First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 30. |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Second reading. |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Work Session held. |
| 2025-02-25 | Senate | Public Hearing held. |
| 2025-01-17 | Senate | Referred to Judiciary. |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. |
