---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to dogs harming livestock."
description: "Expands the definition of the term \"potentially dangerous dog,\" for dog control purposes, to include a dog that inflicts serious injury on or kills livestock."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "SB 733"
citation: "Oregon SB 733 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-06T22:13:28+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5cc9d41b-0e3a-4f61-9837-069d54921e3f"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB733"
source_hash: "ebe5f2fb3878851e724ccc9236f3b1c52eb535e9bc563b04f1e061cc5bacb253"
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 733 (2025R1) — Relating to dogs harming livestock.

Expands the definition of the term "potentially dangerous dog," for dog control purposes, to include a dog that inflicts serious injury on or kills livestock.

## 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/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB733/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB733/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB733/A-Engrossed)
4. **HALNRW Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28808)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB733/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **24–5** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed. — **48–3** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Court Boice — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T17:07:30+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T22:13:22+00:00** Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-03-25T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-03-31T15:59:25+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31T18:30:26+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-01T18:44:30+00:00** Carried over to 04-02 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-04-02T18:59:24+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-03T17:35:35+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10T21:12:57+00:00** Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-21T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-05T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-07T22:27:30+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-08T19:14:59+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-12T19:11:34+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 13, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-13T19:21:05+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 14, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-05-14T19:43:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Boice. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-19T18:32:15+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2025-05-20T22:02:32+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-21T17:14:04+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-28T00:03:09+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06T22:01:42+00:00** Chapter 170, 2025 Laws.
- **2025-06-06T22:13:28+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2026.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5cc9d41b-0e3a-4f61-9837-069d54921e3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).