---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to crimes constituting domestic violence; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "</b> </i>] Provides that <b>a pleading,</b> an admission or a finding that<b> criminal conduct constitutes</b> a crime [<i>constitutes</i>]<b> involving</b> domestic violence is not an element of the crime for merger purposes. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 2975"
citation: "Oregon HB 2975 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Annessa Hartman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-20T01:25:27+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee79d59d-d165-4553-8e3c-a6e480417ac6"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB2975"
source_hash: "3ef106d74b8f773b454f0a88ec10decf38d91c6805f3c778e11376d3a5dfc5ee"
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 2975 (2025R1) — Relating to crimes constituting domestic violence; and prescribing an effective date.

</b> </i>] Provides that <b>a pleading,</b> an admission or a finding that<b> criminal conduct constitutes</b> a crime [<i>constitutes</i>]<b> involving</b> domestic violence is not an element of the crime for merger purposes. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## 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/HB2975/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2975/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2975/A-Engrossed)
4. **HJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28495)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2975/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed. — **52–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Annessa Hartman — primary (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Drazan — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrus Javadi — cosponsor (person)
- Dacia Grayber — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
- Jules Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Helm — cosponsor (person)
- Lesly Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Fragala — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Meek — cosponsor (person)
- Rep Neron — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-13T16:01:32+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17T20:47:46+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24T23:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-08T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-15T21:47:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-16T17:54:42+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T22:37:38+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-21T19:59:47+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-23T00:48:12+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hartman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-23T18:10:26+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-23T20:35:25+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-12T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-19T16:47:51+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-19T18:21:23+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-20T19:31:29+00:00** Carried over to 05-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-21T19:19:17+00:00** Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-22T19:23:08+00:00** Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-27T19:08:43+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28T22:06:38+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-29T16:30:30+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-05T23:36:03+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20T01:25:27+00:00** Chapter 271, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee79d59d-d165-4553-8e3c-a6e480417ac6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).