OR SB1179

Sentencing courts must consider domestic abuse as a mitigating factor when the abuse was ongoing at the time of the crime and contributed to the criminal behavior, with such findings constituting "substantial and compelling reasons" for downward departure from presumptive or mandatory minimum sentences

Currently incarcerated individuals may petition for resentencing if they were subjected to ongoing domestic abuse that contributed to their criminal conduct and their original sentence was unduly harsh given the circumstances

Courts may impose reduced sentences for serious felonies including murder, manslaughter, assault, kidnapping, rape, robbery, and drug trafficking offenses when domestic abuse mitigation is established by preponderance of evidence

Establishes a 15-member Task Force on Services and Support for Incarcerated Domestic Violence Survivors to recommend programs and changes to Department of Corrections operations to prevent retraumatization, with a report due by September 15, 2026

Takes effect on the 91st day after the 2025 legislative session adjourns, with resentencing provisions applying retroactively to persons currently serving sentences