---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to sex offenses."
description: "Expands types of prior convictions that increase offense level for crime of public indecency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 957"
citation: "Oregon SB 957 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hansell", "Bobby Levy", "Dick Anderson", "Kathleen Taylor", "Tim Knopp"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
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/877d74fc-a6c0-47d5-9d03-ef19768c65a9"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB957"
source_hash: "7aa98d96009eaad473459075a4c619cdbd441d48841cb5a2bc58876435b9dcd1"
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 957 (2023R1) — Relating to sex offenses.

Expands types of prior convictions that increase offense level for crime of public indecency.

## 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/SB957/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB957/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB957/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/24438)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB957/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Levy B. Passed. — **53–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Hansell — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — primary (person)
- Dick Anderson — primary (person)
- Kathleen Taylor — primary (person)
- Tim Knopp — primary (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- E. Werner Reschke — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
- James Hieb — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Kropf — cosponsor (person)
- Kate Lieber — cosponsor (person)
- Lily Morgan — 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`
- **2023-03-30T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-03T20:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-04-11T15:28:32+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12T19:12:32+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T23:20:23+00:00** Carried over to 04-17 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-18T03:09:16+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T17:10:18+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T16:33:07+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.
- **2023-05-18T17:21:52+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.
- **2023-05-24T19:08:32+00:00** Rules suspended, taken from 05-24 Calendar and placed on Consent Calendar for 05-25.
- **2023-05-25T19:44:40+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Levy B. 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 198, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+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/877d74fc-a6c0-47d5-9d03-ef19768c65a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).