Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 617
Provides that an admission or a finding that a crime constitutes domestic violence is not an element of the crime for merger purposes.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act says that a finding that a crime constitutes DV is not an element of the crime, and changes when a person is GEI. The Act also changes the meaning of a term and enhances a sentence for some crimes involving children. (Flesch Readability Score: 70.9). Provides that an admission or a finding that a crime constitutes domestic violence is not an element of the crime for merger purposes. Modifies when a person is guilty except for insanity. Modifies the meaning of "sexually explicit conduct" for certain crimes involving children. Directs the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify invasion of personal privacy in the first degree as a crime category 8 on the sentencing guidelines grid when the victim is a minor.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, 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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
JudiciaryJan 17 to Jun 27 · stopped161 days
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.