---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to clinical laboratories."
description: "Modifies provisions relating to providing results of tests to patients."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 781"
citation: "Oregon SB 781 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dick Anderson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-03T17:12:46+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T17:31:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d24b7c2-9145-4cc7-9006-1d81b46289f8"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB781"
source_hash: "9ce5c41d3344cb8a07cf3b4da3a27e86a043ca4fcde2d60158659a7c1108dc57"
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 781 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to clinical laboratories.

Modifies provisions relating to providing results of tests to patients.

## 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/SB781/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB781/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB781/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHC Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/20194)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB781/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Anderson. Passed. — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. — **56–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dick Anderson — primary (person)
- Fred Girod — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03T17:12:46+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03T20:03:08+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-12T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-19T19:32:16+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21T18:11:29+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22T19:30:53+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Anderson. 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`
- **2021-05-11T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-18T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-19T23:33:27+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.
- **2021-06-01T22:26:21+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03T18:59:08+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 285, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-30T17:31:39+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/9d24b7c2-9145-4cc7-9006-1d81b46289f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).