---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to advance directives; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Modifies laws relating to form of advance directive."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 199"
citation: "Oregon SB 199 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T17:39:51+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efbf9984-7c71-4b8e-9617-df2e7fe59bff"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB199"
source_hash: "d10729b47ab4b6d017357a6789ceb7dabd69850ac4c3edeb0c8ed9075c29d834"
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 199 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to advance directives; and prescribing an effective date.

Modifies laws relating to form of advance directive.

## 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/SB199/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB199/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB199/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJD110 Amendment -5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19840)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB199/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Prusak. Passed. — **33–22** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–3** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. — **17–11** (pass) · upper

## 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`
- **2021-03-03T16:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-08T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-19T19:31:20+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21T18:11:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22T18:30:41+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27T16:54:08+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28T02:01:38+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-20T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-25T14:06:12+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-25T19:34:19+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26T20:01:20+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 27, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-27T19:48:12+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 28, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-28T18:08:11+00:00** Carried over to June 1, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-06-01T23:46:45+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 2, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-02T22:18:56+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Prusak. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-07T19:12:38+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-08T16:03:05+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-15T17:23:57+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30T17:36:37+00:00** Chapter 328, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-30T17:39:51+00:00** Effective date, September 25, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efbf9984-7c71-4b8e-9617-df2e7fe59bff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).