Legislative advocacy to support survivors, sustain prevention, and generate system change.

Our work addresses the intersections of many different systems and disciplines that support survivors, prevent violence from occurring, and promote healing and accountability.

Since 2003, the Task Force has proposed or collaborated with partners on statewide legislation during each regular Oregon legislative session. The Task Force has an ongoing commitment to improving legislation and public policy as it relates to preventing and responding to sexual assault, abuse, and gender-based violence.

2024 Impact summary

Oregon SATF is a proud to serve on the steering committee for the Oregon Alliance to End Gender-based Violence (“The Alliance”), a grassroots legislative and public policy body that seeks to advance policy in support of survivors and prevention work in Oregon. We are grateful for the collaboration of our many survivors and community, state, legislative and nonprofit partners working to advance legislation that seeks to prevent and respond to sexual violence and abuse in Oregon. Click the button below to read this year’s summary, produced by The Alliance.

Detailed highlights from the 2024 Oregon legislative short session

2024 was an incredible year for advancing policy related to the prevention of and response to sexual violence and abuse in Oregon! Click on any item below to learn more, and access links to the legislation, testimony, and support materials available. The below is not legal advice and is not intended to be a complete summary of all bills.

* = Oregon SATF Priority or Requested Bill

+ = Oregon Alliance to End Gender-based Violence Priority Bill

  • This is an Oregon SATF priority and requested bill, and an Oregon Alliance to End Gender-based Violence priority bill.

    Bill number: Originally HB 4123, introduced by Rep. Jason Knopf, passed under SB 1507 (see section 393 on page 51).

    What it does: Under Oregon law, Oregon SATF is required to operate the Oregon SANE / SAE Certification Commission, including: developing and facilitating training for SANEs seeking certification, maintaining professional standards for certification and competencies, and management of the certification application and verification process, amongst others.

    For the first time in over 20 years, the Oregon legislature is supporting the work of the SCC with a one-time, $400,000 funding infusion! We are grateful to everyone who supported this bill this session!

    Link to Oregon SATF Written Testimony | Link to Oregon SATF Verbal Testimony (SANE Coordinator)

    Effective: July 1, 2024

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Transforming Space and Place

Transforming Space and Place

Legislative Spotlight: HB 3476

House Bill 3476 was a coordinated effort by the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault community, including the Oregon Department of Justice, the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, the Oregon Law Center,the Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force, and the Oregon Alliance to End Violence Against Women, to address confidentiality and privilege for survivors. With HB3476, Oregon was the first in the U.S. to establish privileged communications for student survivors seeking support from advocates on Oregon campuses. As described by former executive director, Michele Roland-Schwartz, “HB3476, along with efforts to bridge Title IX compliance with trauma-informed best practices, set into motion the robust campus program we see today.

Legislative impact by topic

Click on any of the tabs in the dropdown to learn more about Oregon SATF’s involvement in legislative and public policy matters for that particular topic.

    • Safe leave and payment protections: In partnership with the Alliance, expanded the availability of unemployment benefits for survivors forced to leave work to protect their safety.

    • Address Confidentiality: In partnership with the Alliance, established Oregon’s address confidentiality program in the Department of Justice for survivors who need to keep their residential address information out of the public record.

    • Employment protections: In partnership with the Alliance, allows victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking to take reasonable time off from work without being fired if they need the time to take steps to improve their safety, and Prohibiting job discrimination against survivors and requiring reasonable workplace safety accommodations.

    • Expansion of incapacitation laws: In partnership with the Alliance, expanded sexual assault laws to provide safety for all mentally incapacitated victims, regardless of the source of incapacitation.

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    • 2001: In partnership with the Alliance, the passage of HB 2918 established the Oregon Domestic & Sexual Violence Services (ODSVS) Fund as ORS 147.450 and OAR 137-086-0000, which provided the first ever general fund money for domestic and sexual violence advocacy programs throughout Oregon.

    • Fatality Review Teams: In partnership with the Alliance, Establishing authority for local fatality review teams to examine domestic violence deaths.

    • Establishment of the Sex Offense Treatment Board: In partnership with the Oregon Sex Offender Supervision Network, Oregon SATF’s priority bill HB 3233 (2007) created Oregon’s Sex Offender Treatment Board within Oregon Health Licensing Agency.