---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to domestic terrorism."
description: "<b>Defines terms.</b> Creates crime of domestic terrorism<b> in the first degree</b>. Punishes by maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.<b> Creates crime of domestic terrorism in the second degree. Punishes by maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify crimes as specified crime categories of sentencing guidelines grid.</b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 2772"
citation: "Oregon HB 2772 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Evans"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-21T18:15:35+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab3ed939-ea78-4d9f-8741-549656cb2559"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB2772"
source_hash: "fde78fbb81360a4e4620dda6f722e1ed261960bc2cd6f2d6f475e97f39df3557"
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 2772 (2023R1) — Relating to domestic terrorism.

<b>Defines terms.</b> Creates crime of domestic terrorism<b> in the first degree</b>. Punishes by maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.<b> Creates crime of domestic terrorism in the second degree. Punishes by maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify crimes as specified crime categories of sentencing guidelines grid.</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.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2772/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2772/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2772/A-Engrossed)
4. **HJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23442)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2772/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. — **49–5** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **38–6** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Paul Evans — primary (person)
- Charlie Conrad — cosponsor (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Wallan — cosponsor (person)
- Lily Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Lewis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T16:13:56+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16T17:42:49+00:00** Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-03T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-06T16:53:07+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06T16:53:08+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-22T16:28:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-30T22:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2023-05-30T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-02T16:32:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-05T22:42:31+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-07T18:26:35+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-07T19:38:06+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 8, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-06-08T18:49:10+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Evans. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T18:26:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15T23:40:43+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20T19:53:44+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T01:49:10+00:00** Carried over to 06-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T19:03:45+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-25T23:01:27+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-27T18:54:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-23T19:04:45+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Knopp.
- **2023-08-04T22:36:14+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-08-21T18:15:35+00:00** Chapter 608, (2023 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab3ed939-ea78-4d9f-8741-549656cb2559`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).