Oregon Senate Bill 577 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Passed on August 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-08-08 - Effective date, July 15, 2019.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Renames crime of intimidation as bias crime. Adds gender identity to list of characteristics of victim, perception of which constitutes defendant's motive to commit crime. Removes requirement that bias crime in the first degree be committed by two or more persons. Modifies bias crime statistics reported to Department of State Police by law enforcement agencies. Directs department to report data collected from law enforcement agencies to Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. Directs commission to include gender identity as characteristic of victim constituting aggravating factor when characteristic motivated commission of crime. Directs district attorneys to collect data concerning bias-related crimes and report to commission. Appropriates moneys to, and increases limitation on federal funds expenditures for, Department of Justice for distribution to district attorneys for purposes of collecting and reporting data] purposes of carrying out provisions of Act. Directs Department of Justice to establish hate crimes telephone hotline. Directs law enforcement agency responding to bias incident to refer victim to qualifying local victims' services or to hate crimes hotline. Creates position of Hate Crimes Response Coordinator in department. Directs department to collect data concerning bias crimes and bias incidents and report to commission. Directs commission to analyze all bias crime and bias incident data received from Department of State Police, district attorneys and Department of Justice, and to report on analysis annually to Governor, Legislative Assembly, Attorney General, Oregon District Attorneys Association, Department of State Police and Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. Appropriates moneys to commission for purposes of carrying out data analysis] provisions of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to bias crimes; and declaring an emergency.

Sen. Lew Frederick [D]	Sen. Floyd Prozanski [D]	Rep. Karin Power [D]	Sen. James Manning [D]
Rep. Janelle Bynum [D]	Rep. Jennifer Williamson [D]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]	Sen. Shemia Fagan [D]
Sen. Kathleen Taylor [D]	Sen. Rob Wagner [D]	Rep. Paul Holvey [D]	Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer [D]
Rep. Tina Kotek [D]	Rep. Robert Nosse [D]	Rep. Rachel Prusak [D]

2019-06-19 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 59 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-06-13 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 27 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-06-07 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng bill. (Printed B-Eng.) (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-04 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass with amendments. Refer to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-08	Senate	Effective date, July 15, 2019.
2019-08-08	Senate	Chapter 553, 2019 Laws.
2019-07-23	Senate	Effective date, July 15, 2019.
2019-07-23	Senate	Chapter 553, 2019 Laws.
2019-07-15	Senate	Governor signed.
2019-06-25	House	Speaker signed.
2019-06-24	Senate	President signed.
2019-06-19	House	Third reading. Carried by Williamson. Passed. Ayes, 59; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Power.
2019-06-18	House	Second reading.
2019-06-18	House	Recommendation: Do pass.
2019-06-17	House	Referred to Ways and Means.
2019-06-17	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2019-06-13	Senate	Steiner Hayward, excused when vote taken, granted unanimous consent to vote aye.
2019-06-13	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed. Ayes, 27; Excused, 2--Boquist, Johnson.
2019-06-12	Senate	Second reading.
2019-06-11	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
2019-06-07	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-06-05	Senate	Returned to Full Committee.
2019-06-05	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-06-03	Senate	Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety.
2019-04-23	Senate	Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2019-04-23	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
2019-04-04	Senate	Work Session held.
2019-03-12	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2019-01-17	Senate	Referred to Judiciary, then Ways and Means.
2019-01-14	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB577
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB577/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB577/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB577/A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB577/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB577/B-Engrossed
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB577/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/28643
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/29857
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=474704
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=476343