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| Bill | Relating to hearsay; and prescribing an effective date. | Provides that certain hearsay statements related to certain sex crimes are not inadmissible in evidence, even though the declarant is available as a witness. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die. | us/states/or | Oregon Legislative Assembly | 2026R1 | HB 4157 | Oregon HB 4157 (2026R1) |
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Oregon HB 4157 (2026R1) — Relating to hearsay; and prescribing an effective date.
Provides that certain hearsay statements related to certain sex crimes are not inadmissible in evidence, even though the declarant is available as a witness. 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.
Votes
- Heard and Reported Out — 6–0 (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed. — 52–1 (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — 7–1 (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed. — 29–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Kathleen Taylor — primary (person)
- Thuy Tran — primary (person)
- Anna Scharf — cosponsor (person)
- Annessa Hartman — cosponsor (person)
- April Dobson — cosponsor (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Drazan — cosponsor (person)
- Court Boice — cosponsor (person)
- Courtney Neron Misslin — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrus Javadi — cosponsor (person)
- Darcey Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Emerson Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Floyd Prozanski — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Golden — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Mannix — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Thatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Lamar Wise — cosponsor (person)
- Lew Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Gamba — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Bunch — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah McDonald — cosponsor (person)
- Shannon Isadore — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly Boshart Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Rieke Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Susan McLain — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Andersen — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Willy Chotzen — cosponsor (person)
- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
- Zach Hudson — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-02T16:50:03+00:00 First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-02-02T17:51:51+00:00 Referred to Judiciary.
referral-committee - 2026-02-09T23:01:00+00:00 Public Hearing held.
- 2026-02-16T23:02:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2026-02-17T21:45:26+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-17T22:09:36+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2026-02-19T01:40:31+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to February 19, 2026 Calendar.
- 2026-02-19T20:48:23+00:00 Rules suspended. Carried over to February 20, 2026 Calendar.
- 2026-02-19T22:49:00+00:00 Rules suspended. Without objection, carry over to February 20, 2026 rescinded.
- 2026-02-19T23:01:29+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Tran. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-19T23:02:29+00:00 Vote explanation(s) filed by Chaichi.
- 2026-02-20T21:49:18+00:00 First reading. Referred to President's desk.
introduction, reading-1, referral-committee - 2026-02-20T22:59:40+00:00 Referred to Judiciary.
referral-committee - 2026-02-23T22:31:00+00:00 Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- 2026-02-25T21:47:00+00:00 Work Session held.
- 2026-02-27T17:42:14+00:00 Recommendation: Do pass.
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-27T20:49:42+00:00 Second reading.
reading-2 - 2026-03-02T22:05:10+00:00 Carried over to 03-03 by unanimous consent.
- 2026-03-03T20:25:30+00:00 Third reading. Carried by Taylor. Passed.
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-04T18:52:04+00:00 Speaker signed.
passage - 2026-03-05T16:38:22+00:00 President signed.
passage - 2026-03-31T21:07:00+00:00 Governor signed.
executive-signature - 2026-04-06T17:33:05+00:00 Chapter 71, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/14ee7d0a-2e20-4761-ac9a-cef40419329d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).