---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to mailing of notices."
description: "Provides that when state agency is required by statute to mail <b>certain</b> notice to <i>person</i>]<b> individual</b>, and agency has on file post office box address for <i>person</i>]<b> individual</b>, agency must mail notice to post office box address<b> if address is individual's last known address on file or address to which individual has requested that notices be sent</b>."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 636"
citation: "Oregon SB 636 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hansell"]
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/589155c4-776e-4f2f-a867-3797e7e1b18a"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB636"
source_hash: "de8dceec802baab4a15ba5673595752684a33f1bf04fd0bc82712f75bb1b613f"
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 636 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to mailing of notices.

Provides that when state agency is required by statute to mail <b>certain</b> notice to <i>person</i>]<b> individual</b>, and agency has on file post office box address for <i>person</i>]<b> individual</b>, agency must mail notice to post office box address<b> if address is individual's last known address on file or address to which individual has requested that notices be sent</b>.

## 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/SB636/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB636/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB636/A-Engrossed)
4. **SJD110 Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20313)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB636/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Wilde. Passed. — **51–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–2** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Hansell — primary (person)
- Marty Wilde — 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`
- **2021-02-02T16:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-12T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-07T15:01:00+00:00** Work Session not held.
- **2021-04-22T20:44:48+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26T18:07:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-28T19:48:41+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hansell. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-29T17:24:35+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06T18:03:47+00:00** Referred to General Government. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-13T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-14T23:45:03+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-17T18:24:34+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18T20:00:12+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 19, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-19T20:01:06+00:00** Carried over to May 20, 2021 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
- **2021-05-20T19:12:50+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Wilde. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-25T17:04:30+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-05-26T15:46:56+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-01T17:10:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-10T18:23:55+00:00** Chapter 143, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-10T18:49:52+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2022.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/589155c4-776e-4f2f-a867-3797e7e1b18a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).