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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to consent; and declaring an emergency."
+description: "Removes term \"mentally defective\" from statutes defining sexual offenses. Provides that person is incapable of consenting to sexual act if person is incapable of appraising nature of person's conduct. <i>Directs trier of fact to consider certain criteria when determining whether victim had</i>]<b> Specifies meaning of</b> capability of appraising nature of <i>victim's</i>]<b> person's</b> conduct."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
+legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
+session: "2021 Regular Session"
+identifier: "SB 566"
+citation: "Oregon SB 566 (2021 Regular Session)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Sara Gelser Blouin"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1ecbb34-3b19-448c-9876-d1014ce83deb"
+source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB566"
+source_hash: "5dcc00412ecd0409d39191353750211ce35585ab13111fbe98cce5df90ba8c83"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-or"]
+---
+
+# Oregon SB 566 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to consent; and declaring an emergency.
+
+Removes term "mentally defective" from statutes defining sexual offenses. Provides that person is incapable of consenting to sexual act if person is incapable of appraising nature of person's conduct. <i>Directs trier of fact to consider certain criteria when determining whether victim had</i>]<b> Specifies meaning of</b> capability of appraising nature of <i>victim's</i>]<b> person's</b> conduct.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB566/Introduced)
+2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB566/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
+3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB566/A-Engrossed)
+4. **SJD110 Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19073)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB566/Enrolled)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **52–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **29–1** (pass) · upper
+- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–3** (pass) · upper
+- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
+- Andrea Salinas — cosponsor (person)
+- Anna Williams — cosponsor (person)
+- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
+- Janeen Sollman — cosponsor (person)
+- Teresa Alonso Leon — cosponsor (person)
+- Wlnsvey Campos — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2021-01-19T19:35:42+00:00** Referred to Judiciary and Ballot Measure 110 Implementation. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-16T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing Cancelled.
+- **2021-03-11T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2021-03-25T15:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2021-04-08T21:34:20+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-12T18:22:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-14T19:08:54+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-04-14T19:09:54+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
+- **2021-04-15T16:55:18+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-20T22:23:00+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health. `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-26T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
+- **2021-05-05T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
+- **2021-05-07T23:38:11+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-10T18:21:34+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-11T19:50:02+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 12, 2021 Calendar.
+- **2021-05-12T18:55:05+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-05-13T19:20:10+00:00** President signed. `passage`
+- **2021-05-17T18:03:11+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
+- **2021-05-21T15:38:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-10T18:23:55+00:00** Chapter 82, 2021 Laws.
+- **2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00** Effective date, May 21, 2021.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1ecbb34-3b19-448c-9876-d1014ce83deb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).
+