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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to animal rescue entities; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "[<i>Establishes defenses to the crimes of theft and animal abandonment, and immunity for civil liability, for an entity that takes possession, keeps or disposes of a cat as provided by the Act.</i>] <b>Establishes a defense to prosecution for theft, and immunity from civil liability, for an entity that takes possession of, keeps or disposes of a cat as provided in the Act.</b> Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 3604"
citation: "Oregon HB 3604 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Andersen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-18T19:23:22+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-11T23:37:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/653899ee-4557-455a-be83-07058d3268da"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3604"
source_hash: "f0e4101803b2e9a9b797e6b33e30a5776456ff52db5fe247a63bde0b4b1c5dba"
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 3604 (2025R1) — Relating to animal rescue entities; and prescribing an effective date.
[<i>Establishes defenses to the crimes of theft and animal abandonment, and immunity for civil liability, for an entity that takes possession, keeps or disposes of a cat as provided by the Act.</i>] <b>Establishes a defense to prosecution for theft, and immunity from civil liability, for an entity that takes possession of, keeps or disposes of a cat as provided in the Act.</b> 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/HB3604/House%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
2. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3604/Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3604/A-Engrossed)
4. **HJUD Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/28284)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3604/Enrolled)
## Votes
- Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. — **26–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. — **45–8** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Tom Andersen — primary (person)
- David Gomberg — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-18T19:23:22+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T17:58:52+00:00** Referred to Judiciary. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-09T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-15T21:47:37+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.
- **2025-04-23T01:00:50+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Andersen. 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`
- **2025-04-28T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-05T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-12T16:44:08+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-12T19:04:00+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13T19:14:26+00:00** Carried over to 05-14 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-14T19:25:17+00:00** Carried over to 05-15 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-15T19:12:23+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Broadman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20T17:35:37+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-20T22:02:32+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-05-27T23:56:40+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-11T23:37:45+00:00** Chapter 159, (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/653899ee-4557-455a-be83-07058d3268da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).