---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to ABLE accounts."
description: "<i>Requires employer to offer contribution to ABLE account in lieu of contribution to retirement account.</i>]"
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2023R1"
identifier: "SB 571"
citation: "Oregon SB 571 (2023R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cedric Hayden", "Deb Patterson", "Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-09T18:53:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/311f0106-a613-459a-80e7-d31cb462e6fe"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Measures/Overview/SB571"
source_hash: "1ddc799c46ef23cd3fc0eb1873a9b9d041ee9e8a79b7ea4552615a4613c28c89"
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 571 (2023R1) — Relating to ABLE accounts.

<i>Requires employer to offer contribution to ABLE account in lieu of contribution to retirement account.</i>]

## 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/SB571/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB571/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB571/A-Engrossed)
4. **SLB Amendment -1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/23279)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2023R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB571/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. — **43–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out with Amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cedric Hayden — primary (person)
- Deb Patterson — primary (person)
- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Daniel Bonham — cosponsor (person)
- James Manning Jr. — 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`
- **2023-01-12T19:26:35+00:00** Referred to Labor and Business. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19T16:31:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-03-28T15:02:00+00:00** Public Hearing and Work Session held.
- **2023-03-31T19:57:49+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03T17:34:01+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T17:33:44+00:00** Carried over to 04-05 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-05T19:55:09+00:00** Carried over to 04-06 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-06T20:01:02+00:00** Carried over to 04-10 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-11T03:43:03+00:00** Carried over to 04-11 by unanimous consent.
- **2023-04-11T22:35:00+00:00** Gelser Blouin, Patterson declared potential conflict of interest.
- **2023-04-11T21:12:48+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T22:50:41+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-14T00:26:03+00:00** Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-08T20:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2023-05-10T20:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2023-05-15T16:07:43+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-15T19:33:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2023-05-16T19:08:21+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 17, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-17T19:46:43+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 18, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-18T19:29:13+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 22, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-22T18:59:57+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to May 23, 2023 Calendar.
- **2023-05-23T20:35:36+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Andersen. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-25T18:12:20+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2023-05-26T01:02:48+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2023-06-06T17:21:52+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-14T18:51:29+00:00** Chapter 156, 2023 Laws.
- **2023-06-14T18:56:36+00:00** Effective date, January 1, 2024.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/311f0106-a613-459a-80e7-d31cb462e6fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).