---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to use of force by peace officers; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Provides that peace officer may not use force that <i>limits ability of person to breathe, including but not limited to choke holds</i>]<b> impedes normal breathing or circulation of blood of another person by applying pressure on throat or neck, unless peace officer may use deadly physical force</b>."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2020S1"
identifier: "HB 4203"
citation: "Oregon HB 4203 (2020S1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrea Salinas", "Floyd Prozanski", "Janelle Bynum", "Lew Frederick", "Mark Meek", "Tawna Sanchez", "Teresa Alonso Leon", "Tina Kotek"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-06-24T13:55:10+00:00"
last_action: "2020-07-07T15:54:58+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6988bdd-b67c-4de8-8085-352007d503a1"
source_url: "https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Measures/Overview/HB4203"
source_hash: "d0e8dedb5461c049829e7daa72d3e0b130ffba7fccb562e6162434972b398400"
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 HB 4203 (2020S1) — Relating to use of force by peace officers; and declaring an emergency.

Provides that peace officer may not use force that <i>limits ability of person to breathe, including but not limited to choke holds</i>]<b> impedes normal breathing or circulation of blood of another person by applying pressure on throat or neck, unless peace officer may use deadly physical force</b>.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4203/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4203/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4203/A-Engrossed)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020S1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4203/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. — **52–5** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. — **25–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **28–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Andrea Salinas — primary (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — primary (person)
- Janelle Bynum — primary (person)
- Lew Frederick — primary (person)
- Mark Meek — primary (person)
- Tawna Sanchez — primary (person)
- Teresa Alonso Leon — primary (person)
- Tina Kotek — primary (person)
- Akasha Lawrence Spence — cosponsor (person)
- Alissa Keny-Guyer — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Clem — cosponsor (person)
- Carla Piluso — cosponsor (person)
- Cheri Helt — cosponsor (person)
- Diego Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Reardon — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Fahey — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Monnes Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Hass — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Holvey — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Prusak — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Nosse — cosponsor (person)
- Rob Wagner — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Shemia Fagan — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffiny Mitchell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-24T13:55:10+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24T15:47:50+00:00** Referred to The First Special Session of 2020. `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25T17:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2020-06-26T17:24:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-26T19:44:42+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2020-06-26T20:30:30+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Meek. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-06-26T20:39:36+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-26T20:44:38+00:00** Referred to The First Special Session of 2020. `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-26T21:19:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-26T22:09:08+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Manning Jr. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-06-26T21:20:48+00:00** Rules Suspended. Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2020-06-26T20:31:30+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Breese-Iverson, Leif, Smith DB, Wallan, Williams.
- **2020-06-29T20:41:32+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2020-06-30T16:46:33+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2020-06-30T20:22:10+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-07T15:54:58+00:00** Chapter 3, (2020 Laws): Effective date June 30, 2020.
- **2020-06-26T22:10:08+00:00** Vote explanations filed by Boquist, Knopp, Prozanski, Taylor, Thatcher.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6988bdd-b67c-4de8-8085-352007d503a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).