SB 170 — Increases the offense level of assault in the fourth degree when the defendant commits the assault against a victim performing official duties as part of the victim's employment and has certain prior convictions for assault in the workplace.
Last action — Chapter Number Assigned
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 23, 2025. Enacted.
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Current position in the legislative process.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
<b>Digest: The Act makes assault in the fourth degree more serious when the victim is at work and the assailant assaulted others at work. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act directs the CJC to study assaults in the workplace. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study workplace assault convictions and sentences. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Increases the offense level of assault in the fourth degree when the defendant commits the assault against a victim performing official duties as part of the victim's employment and has certain prior convictions for assault in the workplace. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.</b>
Bill Text
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Read SB 170 on the official Oregon source →Action History
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Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (90)
90 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 48 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 7% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rep Levy E | — | Yea |
| Rep Nguyen H | — | Not Voting |
| Rep Smith G | — | Yea |
| Rep Levy B | — | Not Voting |
| Rep Nguyen D | — | Not Voting |
| Rep Pham H | — | Yea |
| Rep Munoz | — | Yea |
| Andrea Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Annessa Hartman | Democrat | Yea |
| April Dobson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Bowman | Democrat | Yea |
| Dacia Grayber | Democrat | Yea |
| David Gomberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Farrah Chaichi | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| John Lively | Democrat | Yea |
| Jules Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Fahey | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Helm | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Fragala | Democrat | Yea |
| Mari Watanabe | Democrat | Nay |
| Mark Gamba | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Nancy Nathanson | Democrat | Yea |
| Nathan Sosa | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Marsh | Democrat | Yea |
| Paul Evans | Democrat | Yea |
| Ricki Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Nosse | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah McDonald | Democrat | Yea |
| Shannon Isadore | Democrat | Nay |
| Susan McLain | Democrat | Yea |
| Tawna Sanchez | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Travis Nelson | Democrat | Yea |
| Willy Chotzen | Democrat | Nay |
| Zach Hudson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alek Skarlatos | Republican | Yea |
| Anna Scharf | Republican | Yea |
| Boomer Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Christine Drazan | Republican | Yea |
| Court Boice | Republican | Yea |
| Cyrus Javadi | Republican | Yea |
| Darcey Edwards | Republican | Yea |
| Darin Harbick | Republican | Yea |
| Dwayne Yunker | Republican | Yea |
| E. Werner Reschke | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Diehl | Republican | Yea |
| Emily McIntire | Republican | Yea |
| Jami Cate | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Helfrich | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Mannix | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Wallan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lucetta Elmer | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Owens | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Shelly Boshart Davis | Republican | Yea |
| Vikki Breese-Iverson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgle Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 25% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Farrah Chaichi | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason Kropf | Democrat | Yea |
| Thuy Tran | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Andersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Willy Chotzen | Democrat | Nay |
| Kevin Mannix | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kim Wallan | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (30)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Sen Smith DB | — | Yea |
| Sen Woods | — | Yea |
| Sen Pham | — | Yea |
| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Gorsek | Democrat | Yea |
| Deb Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Floyd Prozanski | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Janeen Sollman | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Golden | Democrat | Yea |
| Kate Lieber | Democrat | Yea |
| Kathleen Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Kayse Jama | Democrat | Yea |
| Lew Frederick | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Reynolds | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark Meek | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Wagner | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Gelser Blouin | Democrat | Yea |
| Wlnsvey Campos | Democrat | Yea |
| Bruce Starr | Republican | Yea |
| Cedric Hayden | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Bonham | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Linthicum | Republican | Yea |
| Dick Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Girod | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Yea |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
| Noah Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Weber | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Nash | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Anthony Broadman | Democrat | Yea |
| Floyd Prozanski | Democrat | Yea |
| James Manning Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Gelser Blouin | Democrat | Yea |
| Kim Thatcher | Republican | Yea |
| Mike McLane | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 170 do?
- <b>Digest: The Act makes assault in the fourth degree more serious when the victim is at work and the assailant assaulted others at work. (Flesch Readability Score: 62.1).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act directs the CJC to study assaults in the workplace. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.3).</i>] [<i>Requires the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to study workplace assault convictions and sentences. Directs the commission to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary not later than September 15, 2026.</i>] [<i>Sunsets on January 2, 2027.</i>] <b>Increases the offense level of assault in the fourth degree when the defendant commits the assault against a victim performing official duties as part of the victim's employment and has certain prior convictions for assault in the workplace. Punishes by a maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both.</b>
- What is the current status of SB 170?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 23, 2025. Enacted.
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