---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to body armor."
description: "Directs court to consider, when determining aggravation at sentencing, whether defendant was wearing body armor <i>at time</i>]<b> in course of and in furtherance</b> of crime<b> or to facilitate immediate flight therefrom</b>."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 618"
citation: "Oregon SB 618 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Floyd Prozanski"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-07-21T18:21:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35a0f7d5-e604-435e-ad34-dd9e1144f9c2"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB618"
source_hash: "6a75cf2482dbfc4058be139183021ca4d42c2f8e82f97383f3eda9a3c3bd00dd"
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 618 (2023R1) — Relating to body armor.

Directs court to consider, when determining aggravation at sentencing, whether defendant was wearing body armor <i>at time</i>]<b> in course of and in furtherance</b> of crime<b> or to facilitate immediate flight therefrom</b>.

## 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/SB618/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB618/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB618/A-Engrossed)
4. **B-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB618/B-Engrossed)
5. **HJUD Amendment -A2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/25014)
6. **House Amendments to A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB618/House%20Amendments%20to%20A-Engrossed)
7. **SJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/22668)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB618/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill. — **20–2** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Conrad. Passed. — **44–3** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **23–7** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Floyd Prozanski — primary (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## 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`
- **2023-01-13T21:33:54+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-01T21:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-06T22:36:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-07T18:20:31+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08T20:11:02+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-08T20:12:02+00:00** Bonham granted unanimous consent to change vote from aye to nay.
- **2023-03-09T18:14:52+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T23:20:24+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-06T15:01:00+00:00** Work Session cancelled.
- **2023-04-12T15:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-11T15:01:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-17T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-18T17:21:42+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-22T18:01:06+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-23T21:17:55+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 24, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-24T19:22:52+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-26T01:34:41+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Conrad. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15T22:14:02+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
- **2023-06-15T22:15:02+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Hansell.
- **2023-06-20T19:47:38+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-20T22:34:10+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-07-13T19:18:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-21T18:15:41+00:00** Chapter 288, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-07-21T18:21:19+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/35a0f7d5-e604-435e-ad34-dd9e1144f9c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).