---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to stalking; prescribing an effective date."
description: "Digest: The Act makes changes to crimes related to stalking. The Act also changes the definitions for stalking laws. The Act takes effect on July 1, 2024. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2024R1"
identifier: "HB 4156"
citation: "Oregon HB 4156 (2024R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Mannix", "Paul Evans", "Rick Lewis", "Susan McLain"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05T16:09:01+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-10T21:29:11+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6a5ce8a-e16e-4ddb-92a3-8b46b67c70c3"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Measures/Overview/HB4156"
source_hash: "730dc8656d8473740303124376dd74827789c49248e5bee37e2d6b90dfce1db1"
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 4156 (2024R1) — Relating to stalking; prescribing an effective date.

Digest: The Act makes changes to crimes related to stalking. The Act also changes the definitions for stalking laws. The Act takes effect on July 1, 2024. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.3).

## 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/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4156/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4156/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4156/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4156/B-Engrossed)
5. **HJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25957)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4156/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **JWM Amendment -A3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/26259)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2024R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4156/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **9–1** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed. — **54–2** (pass) · lower
- Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **25–3** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **46–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kevin Mannix — primary (person)
- Paul Evans — primary (person)
- Rick Lewis — primary (person)
- Susan McLain — primary (person)
- Aaron Woods — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Scharf — cosponsor (person)
- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Hansell — cosponsor (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Boomer Wright — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Charlie Conrad — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Goodwin — cosponsor (person)
- Court Boice — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrus Javadi — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- E. Werner Reschke — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Diehl — cosponsor (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McIntire — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Helfrich — cosponsor (person)
- John Lively — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Wallan — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn Findley — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Owens — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Nathanson — cosponsor (person)
- Ricki Ruiz — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Weber — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Knopp — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Cramer — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Virgle Osborne — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-05T16:09:01+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05T19:10:57+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2024-02-15T16:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-02-16T23:19:47+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16T23:19:48+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01T03:47:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07T01:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2024-03-06T17:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2024-03-07T01:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2024-03-07T17:09:14+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07T19:16:05+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-07T19:57:29+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Mannix. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-07T21:46:05+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07T21:56:10+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08T00:13:43+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08T02:17:41+00:00** Rules suspended. Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2024-03-08T02:52:52+00:00** Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-07T19:58:29+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Chaichi.
- **2024-03-13T21:47:02+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2024-03-19T18:45:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2024-04-04T23:03:58+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-10T21:29:11+00:00** Chapter 90, (2024 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6a5ce8a-e16e-4ddb-92a3-8b46b67c70c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).