Oregon Senate Bill 704 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-0)
Status: Passed on June 10 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-10 - Effective date, January 1, 2022.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Provides that discovery of victim's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation does not constitute reasonable explanation for extreme emotional disturbance for purposes of affirmative defense to murder in the second degree. Provides that discovery of victim's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation does not constitute reasonable explanation for extreme emotional disturbance for purposes of affirmative defense to murder in the second degree. Provides that person is not justified in using physical force upon other person if person would not have used physical force but for discovery of other person's actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

Relating to prohibiting defenses based on certain characteristics of the victim.

Sen. Rob Wagner [D]	Sen. Katherine Lieber [D]	Sen. Floyd Prozanski [D]	Sen. Charles Riley [D]
Rep. Robert Nosse [D]	Rep. Karin Power [D]	Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]	Rep. Marshall Wilde [D]
Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]	Sen. Lew Frederick [D]	Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]	Sen. Kayse Jama [D]
Sen. James Manning [D]	Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon [D]	Sen. Wlnsvey Campos [D]	Rep. Maxine Dexter [D]
Rep. David Gomberg [D]	Rep. Dacia Grayber [D]	Rep. Zach Hudson [D]	Rep. Tina Kotek [D]
Rep. Jason Kropf [D]	Rep. Pam Marsh [D]	Rep. Rachel Prusak [D]	Rep. Jeff Reardon [D]
Rep. Lisa Reynolds [D]	Rep. Andrea Salinas [D]	Rep. Andrea Valderrama [D]	Rep. Anna Williams [D]

2021-05-13 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-05-06 - House - House Committee Do Pass (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-14 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 29 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-25 - Senate - Senate Committee Do pass (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-06-10	Senate	Effective date, January 1, 2022.
2021-06-10	Senate	Chapter 84, 2021 Laws.
2021-05-21	Senate	Governor signed.
2021-05-17	House	Speaker signed.
2021-05-14	Senate	President signed.
2021-05-13	House	Third reading. Carried by Power. Passed. Ayes, 54; Excused, 5--Clem, Hayden, Lively, Nearman, Stark; Excused for Business of the House, 1--McLain.
2021-05-12	House	Rules suspended. Carried over to May 13, 2021 Calendar.
2021-05-11	House	Second reading.
2021-05-11	House	Recommendation: Do pass.
2021-05-06	House	Work Session held.
2021-05-04	House	Public Hearing held.
2021-04-20	House	Referred to Judiciary.
2021-04-15	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2021-04-14	Senate	Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist, Heard.
2021-04-14	Senate	Third reading. Carried by Wagner. Passed. Ayes, 29; Nays, 1--Heard.
2021-04-12	Senate	Second reading.
2021-04-12	Senate	Recommendation: Do pass.
2021-03-25	Senate	Work Session held.
2021-03-04	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2021-02-17	Senate	Public Hearing Cancelled.
2021-01-27	Senate	Referred to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation.
2021-01-22	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB704
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB704/Introduced
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB704/Enrolled
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/31603
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=515731
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/32223
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/MeasureVotes?id=521846