---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to hearsay; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Provides that requirement that certain hearsay statements of unavailable witnesses concerning acts of abuse must be supported by corroborative evidence applies in juvenile delinquency proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 317"
citation: "Oregon SB 317 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-26T19:41:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e960183b-7b06-4976-9d87-c4f4e188f62f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB317"
source_hash: "8cc780b7d5d5edc30faf998bb41ee5581f67305179569bf93661f55fb9563adb"
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 317 (2023R1) — Relating to hearsay; and declaring an emergency.

Provides that requirement that certain hearsay statements of unavailable witnesses concerning acts of abuse must be supported by corroborative evidence applies in juvenile delinquency proceedings.

## 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/SB317/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB317/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. — **60–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (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`
- **2023-02-08T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-02-20T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-02-22T17:24:45+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-22T18:32:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T19:57:34+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`
- **2023-03-27T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-06T15:01:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2023-04-25T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-27T23:24:51+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-02T02:10:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T21:41:19+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 3, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-03T19:43:02+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 4, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-04T18:58:24+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-08T18:57:03+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10T18:08:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-11T20:15:55+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-26T19:31:00+00:00** Chapter 105, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-05-26T19:41:00+00:00** Effective date, May 19, 2023.
- **2023-05-19T20:55:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e960183b-7b06-4976-9d87-c4f4e188f62f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).