l9n/ Oregon

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 4145

Criminalizes the creation of a visual recording of aggravated animal abuse.

Became law as Chapter 41, Oregon Laws 2024, signed March 27, 2024, 51 days after it was filed. In force from January 1, 2025.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Digest: The Act creates new crimes concerning visual displays of animal abuse. The Act creates exceptions to the new crimes. The Act amends related animal cruelty laws. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6). Criminalizes the creation of a visual recording of aggravated animal abuse. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Creates the crime of encouraging aggravated animal abuse in the first degree. Punishes by a maximum of 364 days' imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Creates the crime of encouraging aggravated animal abuse in the second degree. Punishes by a maximum of six months' imprisonment, $2,500 fine, or both. Establishes certain exceptions to the new crimes. Establishes certain changes related to a prohibition against possession of the same genus or domestic animal against which a crime was committed or involved.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

6 co-sponsors

Zach Hudson, Charlie Conrad, Mark Gamba, Paul Holvey, James Hieb, Dwayne Yunker

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Floyd Prozanski, Janeen Sollman

Its course

February 5 to March 28, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action21 actions on 18 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Feb 2015 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days

JudiciaryFeb 5 to Feb 1611 days

In the SenateFeb 20 to Mar 514 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 20 to Feb 211 day

JudiciaryFeb 21 to Feb 298 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Mar 138 days

With the GovernorMar 13 to Mar 2714 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading58–0

    Passed · Feb 20 · 2 present

  • Senate, third reading25–5

    Passed · Mar 5

  • House of Representatives, concurrence56–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Mar 6 · 4 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 16

  • Senate committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 29

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Feb 20

  1. Feb 5Introduced
  2. Sent to Judiciary
  3. Feb 13Heard in Judiciary
  4. Feb 15Heard in Judiciary
  5. Feb 16Judiciary recommended it as amended
  6. Feb 19Read a second time
  7. Feb 20Passed the House of Representatives, 58 to 0

In the Senate Feb 21 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 21Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to Judiciary
  3. Feb 26Heard in Judiciary
  4. Feb 27Heard in Judiciary
  5. Feb 29Judiciary recommended it as amended
  6. Mar 1Read a second time
  7. Mar 5Passed the Senate, 25 to 5

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 6 – Mar 13

  1. Mar 6The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments and passed it again, 56 to 0
  2. Mar 13Signed in the House of Representatives

To the Governor Mar 19 – Mar 28

  1. Mar 19Signed in the Senate
  2. Mar 27Signed by the Governor
  3. Mar 28Became chapter 41 of Oregon Laws 2024, in force from January 1, 2025
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 13Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 15Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 16Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 16Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.House of Representatives
  7. Feb 19Second reading.House of Representatives
  8. Feb 20Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed.House of Representatives
  9. Feb 21First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  10. Feb 21Referred to Judiciary.Senate
  11. Feb 26Public Hearing held.Senate
  12. Feb 27Work Session held.Senate
  13. Feb 29Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill to resolve conflicts. (Printed B-Eng.)Senate
  14. Mar 1Second reading.Senate
  15. Mar 4Carried over to 03-05 by unanimous consent.Senate
  16. Mar 5Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed.Senate
  17. Mar 6House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill.House of Representatives
  18. Mar 13Speaker signed.House of Representatives
  19. Mar 19President signed.Senate
  20. Mar 27Governor signed.House of Representatives
  21. Mar 28Chapter 41, (2024 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2025.House of Representatives