---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to lawsuits."
description: "Extends applicability of education policies related to teen dating violence, domestic violence and sexual harassment to private schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 197"
citation: "Oregon SB 197 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-16T22:56:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b92e9b7c-2815-48e4-8d8f-e8df6dae77c9"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB197"
source_hash: "0242dcbd8d6989829f4afd9b7e529735a48672e04d23dfa7f1bb6e834e2c7f6b"
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 197 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to lawsuits.

Extends applicability of education policies related to teen dating violence, domestic violence and sexual harassment to private schools.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB197/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB197/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB197/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB197/B-Engrossed)
5. **HJUD Amendment -A2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21049)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB197/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **SJD110 Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20015)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB197/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **22–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Dexter. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **20–9** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–2** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19T19:35:42+00:00** Referred to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06T15:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-12T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-12T15:08:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-30T15:14:43+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04T17:45:07+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-05T18:38:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-06T18:28:25+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13T21:36:50+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-19T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-27T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-01T20:31:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03T18:49:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-07T22:59:40+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 8, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-08T23:30:45+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 9, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-09T23:16:15+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Dexter. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-09T23:17:15+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boshart Davis.
- **2021-06-14T18:20:30+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2021-06-15T16:46:29+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-21T16:12:59+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-07-14T22:29:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-16T22:54:15+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2022.
- **2021-08-16T22:56:23+00:00** Chapter 479, 2021 Laws.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b92e9b7c-2815-48e4-8d8f-e8df6dae77c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).