---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to over-the-counter hearing aids; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Exempts from regulation by Advisory Council on Hearing Aids and Health Licensing Office over-the-counter hearing aid. Defines \"over-the-counter hearing aid.\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 558"
citation: "Oregon SB 558 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-30T19:41:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7907bf4a-a018-4e4e-94e8-0f6b3b8c02d5"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB558"
source_hash: "9f0fe272ef0ef8c0c983c4f5313df0fb9d89338b71a49d5ded0eeb37e96d22eb"
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 558 (2023R1) — Relating to over-the-counter hearing aids; and declaring an emergency.

Exempts from regulation by Advisory Council on Hearing Aids and Health Licensing Office over-the-counter hearing aid. Defines "over-the-counter hearing aid."

## 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/SB558/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB558/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB558/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHC Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23197)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB558/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. — **60–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13T21:33:54+00:00** Referred to Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08T21:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-20T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-03-22T22:17:05+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23T18:14:27+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T17:34:50+00:00** Carried over to 03-28 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-03-28T18:57:22+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:08:55+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28T22:48:14+00:00** Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-04-26T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-01T22:08:34+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-02T02:10:28+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T21:41:19+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 3, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-03T19:43:02+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 4, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-04T18:58:24+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 8, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-08T19:11:09+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Nelson. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10T18:08:41+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-11T20:15:55+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-19T21:48:00+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26T19:31:00+00:00** Chapter 109, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-05-30T19:41:17+00:00** Effective date, May 19, 2023.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7907bf4a-a018-4e4e-94e8-0f6b3b8c02d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).