---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to sexual assault; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Creates crime of sexual <i>assault</i>]<b> abuse</b> by fraudulent representation. Punishes by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Specifies statute of limitations for crime. Defines crime as sex crime, requiring persons convicted of crime to report as sex offender."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 974"
citation: "Oregon SB 974 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jules Walters", "Kathleen Taylor", "Mark Meek", "Rob Wagner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-22T18:32:27+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/870558e3-b1a3-4d6c-a99a-2d8a157e55c6"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB974"
source_hash: "f93d5a75eea2119c5f325e4e9a749be30baf593fa412bb651b8107aa337439cc"
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 974 (2023R1) — Relating to sexual assault; and declaring an emergency.

Creates crime of sexual <i>assault</i>]<b> abuse</b> by fraudulent representation. Punishes by maximum of 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Specifies statute of limitations for crime. Defines crime as sex crime, requiring persons convicted of crime to report as sex offender.

## 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/SB974/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB974/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB974/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24410)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB974/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. — **46–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Meek, Taylor. Passed. — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jules Walters — primary (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — primary (person)
- Mark Meek — primary (person)
- Rob Wagner — primary (person)
- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Hansell — cosponsor (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Steiner — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Thatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Lily Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Knopp — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-22T18:32:27+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T23:50:40+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-04T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-14T23:49:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-17T19:08:40+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T20:06:12+00:00** Carried over to 04-19 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-19T20:09:27+00:00** Carried over to 04-20 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-20T19:02:57+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Meek, Taylor. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T17:02:37+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T00:25:18+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-10T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-17T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-18T17:21:53+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18T18:49:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-22T18:59:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-23T21:17:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-24T19:08:53+00:00** Rules suspended, taken from 05-24 Calendar and placed on Consent Calendar for 05-25.
- **2023-05-26T00:16:37+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-31T18:07:56+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-01T17:16:39+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-07T18:25:15+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 200, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00** Effective date, June 7, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/870558e3-b1a3-4d6c-a99a-2d8a157e55c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).