---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to independent residence facilities."
description: "Removes requirement that independent residence facilities be licensed as child-caring agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 2108"
citation: "Oregon HB 2108 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00"
last_action: "2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/776bf0c7-6f32-4390-a0ec-d1e4284c8547"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/HB2108"
source_hash: "cc497483df724af7fdeda66ff8398f2367ceca47c6b357be01502a3fbb8a3185"
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 HB 2108 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to independent residence facilities.

Removes requirement that independent residence facilities be licensed as child-caring agencies.

## 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/HB2108/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2108/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed. — **26–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Noble. Passed. — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-11T15:57:04+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20T04:40:25+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-03-10T23:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-03-15T23:28:09+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-16T19:26:58+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-03-22T19:57:45+00:00** Carried over to March 24, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-24T18:08:50+00:00** Carried over to March 29, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-29T18:12:26+00:00** Carried over to March 30, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-03-31T03:44:01+00:00** Carried over to March 31, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-01T03:58:35+00:00** Carried over to April 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-04-02T04:09:35+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-04-06T02:18:23+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Noble. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-07T17:50:23+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12T16:11:26+00:00** Referred to Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-27T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-11T15:12:18+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-11T17:39:23+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12T19:07:58+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Lieber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-12T19:08:58+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-05-13T21:40:32+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-14T18:54:17+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-21T23:53:45+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-09-25T15:00:00+00:00** Chapter 59, (2021 Laws): Effective date January 01, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/776bf0c7-6f32-4390-a0ec-d1e4284c8547`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).