HB3586 • 2025

Creates a civil cause of action against a person who removes a condom without the consent of the plaintiff.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Hartman, Representative Boice,, Helm,, Levy E,, Scharf,, Walters,, Senator Patterson
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Creates a civil cause of action against a person who removes a condom without the consent of the plaintiff.

Digest: The Act creates a cause of action against a person who removes a condom without consent.

What This Bill Does

Digest: The Act creates a cause of action against a person who removes a condom without consent.
The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die.
(Flesch Readability Score: 77.1).
Creates a civil cause of action against a person who removes a condom without the consent of the plaintiff.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-02-20 House
Referred to Judiciary.
2025-02-18 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act creates a cause of action against a person who removes a condom without consent. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.1).
Creates a civil cause of action against a person who removes a condom without the consent of the plaintiff.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Relating to: Relating to sexual battery; prescribing an effective date.
Current location: In House Committee

Current Bill Text

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83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3586
Sponsored by Representative HARTMAN; Representatives BOICE, LEVY E, SCHARF, Senator PATTERSON
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject
to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor’s brief statement of the essential features of the
measure as introduced. The statement includes a measure digest written in compliance with applicable readability
standards.
Digest: The Act creates a cause of action against a person who removes a condom without
consent. The Act takes effect on the 91st day after sine die. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.1).
Creates a civil cause of action against a person who removes a condom without the consent of
the plaintiff.
Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to sexual battery; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
(1) A plaintiff may bring a civil action for sexual battery against a person
if:
(a) The person engages in any form of sexual intercourse with the plaintiff;
(b) There is an agreement between the parties that a condom will be used during the
intercourse; and
(c) Prior to or during the intercourse, the person intentionally removes the condom
without the plaintiff’s verbal consent, causing direct contact between a sexual organ, mouth
or anus of the plaintiff and a sexual organ of the person.
(2) A plaintiff who prevails in a cause of action for sexual battery under this section may
recover:
(a) Special and general damages, including damages for emotional distress;
(b) Punitive damages;
(c) Reasonable attorney fees and costs; and
(d) Any other appropriate equitable relief.
(3) As used in this section, “any form of sexual intercourse” means oral or anal sexual
intercourse or sexual intercourse as those terms are defined in ORS 163.305.
SECTION 2.
Section 1 of this 2025 Act applies to conduct occurring on or after the ef-
fective date of this 2025 Act.
SECTION 3. This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
NOTE: Matter in boldfaced type in an amended section is new; matter [ italic and bracketed] is existing law to be omitted.
New sections are in boldfaced type.
LC 2511