---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to preexisting condition exclusions; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Prohibits grandfathered health plan from imposing preexisting condition exclusion."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 699"
citation: "Oregon SB 699 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tim Knopp"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-22T16:29:52+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T17:31:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ee3b04d-aa64-44ce-93c2-0217a531e02a"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB699"
source_hash: "ef17eac467a5fa87cfbe15bfac8264b0e0600be5e966e319c7d3ddc1918774be"
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 699 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to preexisting condition exclusions; and prescribing an effective date.

Prohibits grandfathered health plan from imposing preexisting condition exclusion.

## 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/SB699/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB699/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Knopp. Passed. — **29–1** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tim Knopp — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Drazan — cosponsor (person)
- David Brock Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Zika — cosponsor (person)
- Lily Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Maxine Dexter — cosponsor (person)
- Raquel Moore-Green — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Sheri Schouten — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-22T16:29:52+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28T01:02:47+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-07T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-15T15:32:33+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-15T18:08:53+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-19T18:37:17+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Knopp. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-19T19:25:33+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19T18:38:17+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-04-23T18:06:46+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-18T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-19T23:33:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20T18:47:54+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24T19:54:59+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 25, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-05-25T20:01:01+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 26, 2021 Calendar.
- **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.
- **2021-06-01T19:48:51+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Hayden. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03T16:50:29+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-04T17:31:15+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-11T17:22:29+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30T17:07:29+00:00** Chapter 281, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-30T17:31:39+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/5ee3b04d-aa64-44ce-93c2-0217a531e02a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).