---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to strangulation."
description: "Provides that person commits crime of strangulation if person knowingly impedes normal breathing or circulation of another person by applying pressure to chest of other person."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 1562"
citation: "Oregon SB 1562 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrea Salinas", "Bill Hansell", "Carla Piluso", "Duane Stark", "Floyd Prozanski", "Kathleen Taylor"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-22T18:07:44+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-11T18:56:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdc8d905-42e3-40f9-a617-7d399e310b07"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Measures/Overview/SB1562"
source_hash: "89703ef8819c63b24b15105018c1a56226d1cc254d28da9a896124d432a2d590"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
---

# Oregon SB 1562 (2018 Regular Session) — Relating to strangulation.

Provides that person commits crime of strangulation if person knowingly impedes normal breathing or circulation of another person by applying pressure to chest of other person.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1562/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1562/Senate Amendments to Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1562/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1562/B-Engrossed)
5. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1562/House Amendments to A-Engrossed)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1562/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Salinas, Stark. Passed. — **59–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
- Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **29–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Andrea Salinas — primary (person)
- Bill Hansell — primary (person)
- Carla Piluso — primary (person)
- Duane Stark — primary (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — primary (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — primary (person)
- Alan DeBoer — cosponsor (person)
- Alan Olsen — cosponsor (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Andy Olson — cosponsor (person)
- Arnie Roblan — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Smith Warner — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Post — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Boquist — cosponsor (person)
- Caddy McKeown — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Chuck Thomsen — cosponsor (person)
- Cliff Bentz — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Bonham — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis Linthicum — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Steiner Hayward — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Girod — cosponsor (person)
- Gene Whisnant — cosponsor (person)
- Ginny Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- Greg Barreto — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Janelle Bynum — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Barker — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Helfrich — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Williamson — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Parrish — cosponsor (person)
- Karin Power — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Thatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Knute Buehler — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Lee Beyer — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Hass — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Dembrow — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Marsh — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Courtney — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Rod Monroe — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Malstrom — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Knopp — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-22T18:07:44+00:00** Presession Released to the Public.
- **2018-02-05T15:42:35+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05T16:42:14+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13T16:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2018-02-15T16:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2018-02-16T22:20:02+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-19T18:14:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-02-20T19:15:03+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-20T19:51:52+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-21T00:39:20+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-26T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2018-02-27T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2018-02-28T20:49:04+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01T18:17:05+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2018-03-02T01:02:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to March 2, 2018 Calendar.
- **2018-03-03T00:52:32+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Salinas, Stark. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-03T22:42:10+00:00** Rules suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2018-03-06T23:56:11+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-07T00:24:00+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-04-03T20:15:14+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-11T18:48:02+00:00** Chapter 84, 2018 Laws.
- **2018-04-11T18:56:56+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2019.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fdc8d905-42e3-40f9-a617-7d399e310b07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).