---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to notices to children placed in out-of-state residential facilities; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Directs Department of Human Services to provide certain notices to children and wards whom department placed in out-of-state residential facilities between January 1, 2016, and June 30, 2020, and <b>upon request</b> to provide representatives of children and wards with certain documentation and information.<b>"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 707"
citation: "Oregon SB 707 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-22T16:29:52+00:00"
last_action: "2021-08-18T20:33:06+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3890c00b-2bcd-4a6a-a11a-78e690d9ed8e"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB707"
source_hash: "8d9f67137b61b2e8b8679f34597c44b20b206904ea63bb98ea47b9f59e0cf6a9"
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 707 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to notices to children placed in out-of-state residential facilities; and declaring an emergency.

Directs Department of Human Services to provide certain notices to children and wards whom department placed in out-of-state residential facilities between January 1, 2016, and June 30, 2020, and <b>upon request</b> to provide representatives of children and wards with certain documentation and information.<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/SB707/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB707/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB707/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHSMHR Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20000)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB707/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Williams. Passed. — **57–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Cedric Hayden — cosponsor (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Kim Thatcher — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Wilde — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Noble — 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 Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09T23:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-08T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-01T22:16:00+00:00** Work Session not held.
- **2021-04-16T18:07:21+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-16T18:07:22+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-05T14:17:00+00:00** Assigned to Subcommittee On Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08T15:03:00+00:00** Returned to Full Committee.
- **2021-06-08T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-11T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-06-15T15:37:15+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-15T18:01:33+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-16T19:17:39+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-16T19:18:39+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Heard.
- **2021-06-17T16:58:59+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T23:00:37+00:00** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-21T00:59:42+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-21T17:43:38+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-06-23T00:38:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 23, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-23T18:07:01+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Williams. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-26T17:19:39+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-26T21:22:31+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-07-14T22:29:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-18T20:29:51+00:00** Chapter 492, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-08-18T20:33:06+00:00** Effective date, July 14, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3890c00b-2bcd-4a6a-a11a-78e690d9ed8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).