---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to in-person inspections; and declaring an emergency."
description: "Specifies that on-site inspections must be in person for <i>child-caring agencies, proctor foster homes, private residential boarding schools, foster homes, youth offender foster homes,</i>] health care facilities, home health agencies, residential<b> care</b> facilities, adult foster homes, <i>developmental disability child foster homes,</i>] hospice programs and qualified residential treatment programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2021 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 556"
citation: "Oregon SB 556 (2021 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara Gelser Blouin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-30T17:39:51+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b3925f8-4c4e-44e4-92cd-f35e9e47ba51"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Measures/Overview/SB556"
source_hash: "12897d57d883cbd47b9fb2e6a8d0f7c21acae16dcf874189153eac9ce94292a1"
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 556 (2021 Regular Session) — Relating to in-person inspections; and declaring an emergency.

Specifies that on-site inspections must be in person for <i>child-caring agencies, proctor foster homes, private residential boarding schools, foster homes, youth offender foster homes,</i>] health care facilities, home health agencies, residential<b> care</b> facilities, adult foster homes, <i>developmental disability child foster homes,</i>] hospice programs and qualified residential treatment programs.

## 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/SB556/Introduced)
2. **Senate Amendments to Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB556/Senate%20Amendments%20to%20Introduced)
3. **A-Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB556/A-Engrossed)
4. **SHSMHR Amendment -2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/ProposedAmendment/19519)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB556/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Ruiz. Passed. — **53–0** (pass) · lower
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. — **27–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion to refer to Committee on Ways and Means failed. — **11–17** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sara Gelser Blouin — primary (person)
- Deb Patterson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11T17:28:22+00:00** Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19T19:35:42+00:00** Referred to Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-04-01T22:16:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-06T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-04-15T22:07:07+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.) `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-19T17:47:44+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21T17:48:00+00:00** Motion to refer to Committee on Ways and Means failed.
- **2021-04-21T18:51:06+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21T18:52:06+00:00** Vote explanation(s) filed by Gelser.
- **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 Human Services. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12T22:16:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2021-05-19T22:17:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2021-05-26T14:01:22+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-26T18:51:55+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **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.
- **2021-06-01T23:46:45+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to June 2, 2021 Calendar.
- **2021-06-02T23:24:55+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Ruiz. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-07T19:12:38+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-08T16:03:05+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2021-06-15T17:23:57+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-30T17:36:37+00:00** Chapter 338, 2021 Laws.
- **2021-06-30T17:39:51+00:00** Effective date, June 15, 2021.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b3925f8-4c4e-44e4-92cd-f35e9e47ba51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).