---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to special motions to strike."
description: "Modifies provisions relating to special motions to strike."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 305"
citation: "Oregon SB 305 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-16T23:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a12c65b0-db31-4d30-8a3c-8ff188086e20"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB305"
source_hash: "41ac741b2d4ebd12ea55b48e4ac5ae2043c2ac571dc0b9fa4eec6c6baf129549"
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 305 (2023R1) — Relating to special motions to strike.

Modifies provisions relating to special motions to strike.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB305/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB305/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. — **56–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12T19:26:35+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-15T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-02-20T17:26:13+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-20T18:15:48+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T19:03:45+00:00** Carried over to 02-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-02-22T19:59:16+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T18:14:25+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T17:30:17+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-20T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-21T14:44:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-24T19:05:24+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T18:29:26+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:43:55+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-01T17:14:34+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-08T20:12:01+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-16T22:45:00+00:00** Chapter 71, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-05-16T23:00:00+00:00** 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/a12c65b0-db31-4d30-8a3c-8ff188086e20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).