---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to courts; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Conforms language in provisions relating to stalking protective order to language used in other provisions relating to protective orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 298"
citation: "Oregon SB 298 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T17:31:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39d47f70-9158-439a-959e-22779e58196c"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB298"
source_hash: "866f14f0d4e6be9f65902039519288d2760519ad48ce03ef1f51af9a3bd172a4"
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 298 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to courts; and prescribing an effective date.

Conforms language in provisions relating to stalking protective order to language used in other provisions relating to protective orders.

## 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/SB298/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB298/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **4–3** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **23–6** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. — **54–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## 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`
- **2021-02-16T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing Cancelled.
- **2021-03-11T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-18T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-07T15:16:59+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07T17:50:23+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08T19:06:20+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-09T16:58:30+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08T19:07:20+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-04-13T03:22:43+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-23T18:41:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Civil Law. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-18T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-21T23:31:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-24T19:01:50+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25T20:01:01+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 26, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-26T20:01:20+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 27, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-27T19:48:12+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 28, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-28T18:08:11+00:00** Carried over to June 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-06-01T23:17:55+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03T18:59:08+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-04T17:31:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-11T17:22:29+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30T17:07:29+00:00** Chapter 274, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-30T17:31:39+00:00** Effective date, September 25, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39d47f70-9158-439a-959e-22779e58196c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).