Oregon Creates Standalone Definition of Gender Identity

Oregon passed a bill removing gender identity from the definition of sexual orientation in state law and creating a new standalone definition of gender identity. The bill also added gender identity to all statutes that reference sexual orientation. The bill went into effect June 23, 2021.

See Oregon State Legislature website for the full text of the Statutes: https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB3041

Click to view the full bill: https://www.tenaco.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/OR-HB-3041-07-09-21.pdf