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Proposed Oregon Firearm Legislation SB789

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Legislation Overview

Title: Relating to crime.

Description: Increases penalty for crime of strangulation. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both, or, in certain circumstances, by 10 years' imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both. Removes exception for religious practices. Increases penalty for crime of menacing in certain circumstances. Punishes by maximum of five years' imprisonment, $125,000 fine, or both. Requires law enforcement officer to perform lethality assessment after making mandatory arrest for domestic assault. Requires court to consider completion of batterers' intervention program as mitigation when imposing sentence for domestic violence crime. Authorizes person to consider past use of force by other person when using physical force against other person in self-defense or in defense of third person.

Session: 2015 Legislative Measures

Last Action: In committee upon adjournment.

Last Action Date: July 6, 2015

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Bill Hansell;

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 30)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jul 6, 2015 In committee upon adjournment.
Senate Jul 1, 2015 Motion to withdraw from committee on Judiciary failed.Ayes, 11; nays, 18--Bates, Beyer, Burdick, Dembrow, Devlin, Edwards, Gelser, Hass, Johnson, Monnes Anderson, Monroe, Prozanski, Riley, Roblan, Rosenbaum, Shields, Steiner Hayward, President Courtney; excused, 1--Olsen.
Senate Mar 3, 2015 Referred to Judiciary.
Senate Feb 26, 2015 Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
Texts
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Amendments
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Link: link to state bill page

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