---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to child care; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Modifies definitions related to child care for purposes of implementation and enforcement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "HB 3558"
citation: "Oregon HB 3558 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lisa Reynolds"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-03-02T18:28:17+00:00"
last_action: "2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d1a2d45-2310-4ea7-acc8-708912911b94"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/HB3558"
source_hash: "1aa83b857e5327b46acef02bdf592b5cee657b61bbe2c8c92c8cd6522ea7c4cc"
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 HB 3558 (2023R1) — Relating to child care; and declaring an emergency.

Modifies definitions related to child care for purposes of implementation and enforcement.

## 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/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3558/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3558/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **6–4** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. — **35–17** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **19–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lisa Reynolds — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02T18:28:17+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07T17:30:01+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-29T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-31T23:45:24+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03T18:19:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:47:51+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 5, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-05T19:53:18+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 6, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-06T19:34:32+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-11T00:45:46+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 11, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-12T01:02:56+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 12, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-04-12T21:36:59+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T23:58:07+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12T21:37:59+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Levy B.
- **2023-04-17T19:02:04+00:00** Referred to Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-01T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-06-20T23:23:40+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21T00:07:02+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22T02:43:40+00:00** Carried over to 06-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T01:49:10+00:00** Carried over to 06-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-06-23T22:18:32+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-25T23:01:27+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-27T18:54:47+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-08-01T01:00:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-23T22:19:32+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Anderson.
- **2023-08-15T22:20:56+00:00** Chapter 554, (2023 Laws): Effective date July 31, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d1a2d45-2310-4ea7-acc8-708912911b94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).