---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to designated person misdemeanors."
description: "Requires court to indicate in judgment document when person is convicted of misdemeanor assault or menacing constituting domestic violence."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 497"
citation: "Oregon SB 497 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Gorsek"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-20T17:10:35+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85288818-efa0-4ea8-8ea1-c71f8f25971f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB497"
source_hash: "f876bac5373f0ff490508f01a0d7322a752d764421d7fc7d86e0a56344157744"
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 497 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to designated person misdemeanors.

Requires court to indicate in judgment document when person is convicted of misdemeanor assault or menacing constituting domestic violence.

## 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/SB497/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB497/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB497/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB497/B-Engrossed)
5. **JWM Amendment -A3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/21271)
6. **SJD110 Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20370)
7. **Senate Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB497/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB497/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chris Gorsek — primary (person)
- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)

## 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`
- **2021-03-30T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-13T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-23T20:54:19+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-23T20:54:20+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-05T14:17:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08T20:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2021-06-08T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-11T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-14T21:24:38+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-15T18:01:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-16T18:57:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gorsek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-16T19:14:00+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T18:58:54+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Boquist, Heard, Robinson.
- **2021-06-16T22:09:57+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-18T18:12:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-21T17:43:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-23T00:49:48+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-25T23:24:04+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-26T00:02:47+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-07-19T22:29:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20T17:05:08+00:00** Chapter 581, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-08-20T17:10:35+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85288818-efa0-4ea8-8ea1-c71f8f25971f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).