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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to slayers; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Modifies definition of \"slayer\" to include individuals who are found responsible or guilty except for insanity of taking person's life."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 565"
citation: "Oregon SB 565 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kim Thatcher", "Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9c3ef38-b6cc-41ce-8120-971f983d7413"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB565"
source_hash: "12f5fa2fa27344611b84ad0a41f10a378b67fc9257b2089256a865b271519b96"
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 565 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to slayers; and declaring an emergency.
Modifies definition of "slayer" to include individuals who are found responsible or guilty except for insanity of taking person's life.
## 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/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB565/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB565/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB565/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJD110 Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19357)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB565/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Heard and Reported Out — **100** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Wallan. Passed. — **540** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **263** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **43** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kim Thatcher — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Bill Kennemer — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19T19:35:42+00:00** Referred to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-29T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-13T19:48:07+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14T17:50:57+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15T19:32:34+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-16T02:32:30+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T19:33:34+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-04-20T22:23:00+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29T20:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-06T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-11T16:00:38+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-11T18:40:04+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12T19:27:08+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 13, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-13T19:08:28+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Wallan. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-14T18:54:17+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-17T18:03:11+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-21T15:38:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-10T18:23:55+00:00** Chapter 81, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00** Effective date, May 21, 2021.
- **2021-03-25T15:16:00+00:00** Work Session held.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9c3ef38-b6cc-41ce-8120-971f983d7413`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).